PC to HDTV (What hookup do I need??)

[joshm662]

I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question, but I used my best judgement.

Anyways, I have an older PC... I mean, REAL old. A Dell Dimension E520 that runs Windows XP. It's a great PC and I have kept it in great shape by formatting the hard drive once a year and only keeping important files on it while keeping other things on my portable HD. Anyways, I'd love to be able to play the movies I've downloaded on my HDTV. So, what's the best connection to use? I've got USB ports on this PC, obviously and my TV is a brand new 51 inch Samsung with USB and HDMI ports.

Can anyone suggest what I should buy so I can make my flatscreen my new PC monitor, basically? I'd really appreciate ANY help. I'm looking for the best possible transfer/screen quality so let me know what to look for at my local store or possibly online (Amazon?). Thanks a lot guys!

[jason2074]

Your Dell desktop has one VGA as built-in and a PCI express slot for a video card that atleast have an HDMI output. It's either you would use the VGA to HDMI converter (if the samsung TV doesn't come with a VGA slot) or buy a video card with HDMI without replacing the 300 watts power supply.

[Pentium]

Yep...i agree

Just use the VGA to plug it in to your tv....if your tv has hdmi then it most likely has VGA
Or you can buy a video card like jason2074 said... but i dont know if you want to spend money on your old computer.

VGA


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[patio]

Noone has mentioned how junky the results are gonna be with that older PC/Card...