HD TV??

[ALECUBA]

hi all, i know this is a dumb question but i want to make sure when i do it...i just bought an 8800gts superclocked and it is hdtv ready, i have a 50" dlp tv which is also hdtv ready...how can i set this up so i can use the tv as the screen? do i use the cable that came with the card that has a s-video like input and a component video output? or do i need a special cable for that? how bout after connecting the cables, wats next?
thank you

 

[Arkaign]

Does your TV have a DVI port? If not, does your 8800 have an HDMI? If neither of these are an option, you can either do component HD (less quality), or S-video (terrible quality), or use a DVI to HDMI adapter (possible HDCP/DRM issues, as well as quality concerns). Bleh.

 

[jawknee530]

all of the 8800s should have hdcp so dvi-hdmi should work fine. if the tv has dvi input that would be best. also most hdtvs will have a vga input so you can use the included dvi to vga adapter from your vid card and run a vga cable to your tv input. that's what i do with my fourty inch samsung.

 

[Slugbait]

Note that your card will not support HD-DVD or Blu-ray playback at 1080 resolution. Just an FYI...

 

[ALECUBA]

yes my tv has a dvi input..so i guess i need an hdmi-dvi cabl...and im not planning on having or getting a blue ray reader or something so i wont be using blue ray or hd-dvd's...thx
btw, what would be a good score(what should i get) in 3dmark05 ???

 

[imported_Shaq]

Would using DVI-HDMI be better than components? Can you actually see the difference or is it theoretical? I'm using components right now, since I can use the DVI for 1 monitor and the component for another. If it is better maybe I'll just use 1 monitor on the HDMI input.