Internet to telly

[anonymous-user]

Dear electronic beards, I know this has probably been done to death on here before but which bit of wizardry do I need to send the Tour de France, wot I am watching on the pc, to the old telly in the lounge? Ta!

[HoHoHo]

swiveleyedgit said:

Dear electronic beards, I know this has probably been done to death on here before but which bit of wizardry do I need to send the Tour de France, wot I am watching on the pc, to the old telly in the lounge? Ta!

What you need is to dump the pc, get an iPad and an Apple TV.

Catch-up TV is a free app and once on your iPad (or iPhone) you then simply choice to watch it on the Apple TV which is plugged into your big TV.

Simples!

HTH

[N Dentressangle]

As long as you don't intend to do this wirelessly, fill yer boots:

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=...



Or you could just go and hand over hundreds of £ to Apple

There are wireless ways if you have the right TV, but as you're calling it 'old' that probably means more £. Further info here:

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/consumerelectro...

Edited by N Dentressangle on Sunday 8th July 14:10

[anonymous-user]

HoHoHo said:

What you need is to dump the pc, get an iPad and an Apple TV.

Catch-up TV is a free app and once on your iPad (or iPhone) you then simply choice to watch it on the Apple TV which is plugged into your big TV.

Simples!

HTH

Ah, I forgot to mention I'm skint

[Odie]

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/588...

of appropriate length

+

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/326...


If your PC has DVI out and your Telly has HDMI

[anonymous-user]

swiveleyedgit said:

Dear electronic beards, I know this has probably been done to death on here before but which bit of wizardry do I need to send the Tour de France, wot I am watching on the pc, to the old telly in the lounge? Ta!

ITV4. From a freeview box. Less than £20.

[anonymous-user]

Greg66 said:

ITV4. From a freeview box. Less than £20.

I've got a freesat box but to be honest I prefer watching on Eurosport. Thanks for all the other suggestions guys, more study needed.

[The_Doc]

Odie said:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/588...

of appropriate length

+

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/326...


If your PC has DVI out and your Telly has HDMI

This, times a million.

Yes to streaming, yes to connectivity, yes to networks, yes to Apple (actually FOAD Apple) but,,,,,,,,,,

sometimes a simple cable is the best, easiest, cheapest, most stable, quickest, least-Apple solution of all.

do it

[The Horse Man]

The_Doc said:

sometimes a simple cable is the best, easiest, cheapest, most stable, quickest, least-Apple solution of all.

do it

This.

Times a million.

Seriously. Wires. They work. All the time.

[Irrotational]

100 hundred thousand million agreed - cable = win

[Skyedriver]

So Odie & Mr Dentressangle
Am I right in thinking that oneend plugs into a standard outlet socket o a PC (Toshiba) and the other into a standard HDMI in socket on a TV (Panasonic)?
If so I'm off to order up the bits, ps which is better the one piece or the two pieces..?
Ta

[Rosscow]

If your PC has HDMI out then yes.

If not, you'd need a DVI to HDMI.

[Odie]

Skyedriver said:

So Odie & Mr Dentressangle
Am I right in thinking that oneend plugs into a standard outlet socket o a PC (Toshiba) and the other into a standard HDMI in socket on a TV (Panasonic)?
If so I'm off to order up the bits, ps which is better the one piece or the two pieces..?
Ta

you need to check the output on your PC, if it has a large white connector with lots of pin holes for a monitor then you will need the dvi to hdmi connector, if you computer has a hdmi socket (looks similar to usb but will be next to a dvi connection) then you dont.

DVI and HDMI are the same (similar anyway) standard so are interchangeable,

you may have even got a dvi to hdmi adapter with your pc if it doesnt have hdmi out.


You may also have to have a tinker with your graphics settings turn on the audio over HDMI setting so the sound goes down the HDMI cable not to your PC speakers. If you want to use your tellys speakers.

[Skyedriver]

being totally illiterate in this respect, there are a number of outlets, 3 x USB, a one with 3 rows of 5 pins and a symbol looks like a TV screen, and a one next to the USB which I think is a network cable, it has a symbol of three squares connected next to it.

[Odie]

Most PC connections are colour coded.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3...

Thats a DVI connector (note its white)

Below is a HDMI connector, note the tapered corners which make it different to USB(not colour coded)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum...

And last is the old monitor connection the VGA port (note its blue)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc...

have a look on the back of your PC and Telly and let us know which ones you have

[Rosscow]

Sounds like he just has VGA to me.

[Skyedriver]

Yes it seems to be a VGA
Does that mean I cannot link the lap top to a TV with HDMI
Actually the TV seems to have loads of options, its the lap top is the restriction

[aquarianone]

Check out the Boxee Box...does the interweb pretty well!

HDMI to TV, network cable to router...easy peasy!

[anonymous-user]

What about one of these... http://www.roku.com/UK?gclid=CNbKotCjsLECFQRTfAodC... ...?

[Odie]

Skyedriver said:

Yes it seems to be a VGA
Does that mean I cannot link the lap top to a TV with HDMI
Actually the TV seems to have loads of options, its the lap top is the restriction

Check the Back of your telly it might have a VGA port, mine certainly does.

What telly do you have? (make and model)