Help connecting my PC to TV

Fif23 · Feb 20, 2010

Hey, I have a 8800GT graphics card with a component 7 pin connection.
I bought a 7 pin-to-RCA cable, connected one end to the TV, the other to the card, put the TV on DVD/Game mode and I see nothing.. Why is that ?

On the other hand I have an old computer with a 4 pin svideo out, that oned worked flawlessly ...

Am I missing anything ?

richjordan255 · Feb 20, 2010

are you using a monitor at same time if you are you will need to set up dual monitor in the nvidia control panel

xBruce88x · Feb 20, 2010

yea you will have to set up the tv in the nvida control panel (help if you have the nvidia drivers not MS drivers). since you're using rca cables, i'd start with a res of 640x480 @ 59 or 60 htz and slowly go up from there

richjordan255 · Feb 20, 2010

its straight forward enough in the nvidia control panel

, also as silly as it sounds make sure your tv is on the right input

Fif23 · Feb 20, 2010

Hmm, It's a problem, because I have to disconnect my PC and take it to the living room where the TV is.... They are not both connected at the same time (LCD and CRT TV)

So do I have to connect both a DVI screen and a TV at the same time, then add another display in the control panel ?

PC-Myths · Feb 20, 2010

Silencer23 said:
Hmm, It's a problem, because I have to disconnect my PC and take it to the living room where the TV is.... They are not both connected at the same time (LCD and CRT TV)

So do I have to connect both a DVI screen and a TV at the same time, then add another display in the control panel ?

Yes, should be all

TheLaughingMan · Feb 20, 2010

I am lost. Your card should have 3 outputs, the two DVI's and 1 S-video. It should have come with an S-Video to Component connector if I am not mistaken.

When I connnected my card via this method, only the TV was connected and it came on just find. I had to make sure the TV was on before the computer was turned on, but that was all.

What TV do you have. I mean I get that it is a CRT, but what model and what kind of connectors are on the back?

Fif23 · Feb 20, 2010

That is correct, I have 2 DVI's and 1 S-Video.
I do not have the cable that came with it, so I bought one (7 Pin S Video to RCA)
My CRT is a Sony Wega Trinitron. It has 4 modes, each mode has 3 connectors, blue yellow and white.

TheLaughingMan · Feb 20, 2010

Ok, 1 more and I may be able to solve your problem. The converter you bought as a S-video for the card one end and 3 connects for the TV on the other?

If this is correct, that is not RCA that is component and the output is the three standard colors spectrum and all video out. RCA is 1 video and left/right speaker. It is normally colored Red/White/Yellow. A S-video to RCA should be a 1 to 1, S-video on one end and a single yellow output on the other and will NOT have a speaker output.

The only way to output audio through an Nvidia card is through a DVI to HDMI converter.

richjordan255 · Feb 20, 2010

yup the sound goes though ur sound card generally

Fif23 · Feb 20, 2010

TheLaughingMan said:
Ok, 1 more and I may be able to solve your problem. The converter you bought as a S-video for the card one end and 3 connects for the TV on the other?

If this is correct, that is not RCA that is component and the output is the three standard colors spectrum and all video out. RCA is 1 video and left/right speaker. It is normally colored Red/White/Yellow. A S-video to RCA should be a 1 to 1, S-video on one end and a single yellow output on the other and will NOT have a speaker output.

The only way to output audio through an Nvidia card is through a DVI to HDMI converter.

Yes that is what I bought ! 1 TO 1.
7-Pin SVIDEO on one end (sticks to the card) and a 24k golden connector on the other hand (goes to the yellow socket in TV)

Is that OK

richjordan255 · Feb 20, 2010

for the picture yes for sound u nead an earphone socket to l+r audio

TheLaughingMan · Feb 20, 2010

That is definitely connected correctly. If you are still not getting a picture, be sure the TV is ON and on the right settings to accept input from that plug array. Test it with another device if you need to to make sure it is right, as some of those TV's will have 2 or 3 RCA inputs. It may also be labeled if it is RCA input 1 or whatever.

Then turn the computer ON after the TV is turned ON.

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