How to connect HD6850 with Analog TV?

[ShahJahan]

Hello.

I wish to connect my HD6850 Graphics card to my old 21.5" TV. The TV has analog TV aerial plug and 3 pin RCA connectors.

I wish to have both the Audio and Video from the TV. So what do I need to accomplish it? I think only HDMI is able to carry both audio-video signals. So will a cable with HDMI on one end and 3-pin RCA on the other end will give me Audio-Video from my TV? If not, then what else would I need?

Also, my card's one DVI is used by my PC monitor, so will it be able to use another port for connection? I have heard that some cards are incapable of using both DVI or one DVI and one HDMI at the same time?

My Specs:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Link
Motherboard: ASRock M3A785GXH Link
GPU: ASUS 1GB 256-bit Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU Link
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 Link


Thank you for your help.

 

[Skurge]

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-RCA-VGA-C.../dp/B002ZUI68G
Not sure if that does the signal conversion.

Also with that card you can use 2 DVI or DVI+HDMI. So you can connect both your TV and monitor to the card and use them at the same time.

 

[Termie]

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-RCA-VGA-C.../dp/B002ZUI68G
That should do the trick

Also with that card you can use 2 DVI or DVI+HDMI. So you can connect both your TV and monitor to the card and use them at the same time.

Actually, if you read the reviews of that product, it looks like it doesn't work. And that's not too surprising, since converting from HDMI to composite video is kind of a big step, and I'd guess you'd need a converter box.

Also, that wouldn't handle the sound. For sound, you'll need to use a standard 3.5mm male plug to 3.5mm male plug adapter, and you won't be able to use your video card to provide the sound. You'll need to use your onboard motherboard sound (if you have any).

What you'd need in order to do exactly what you're asking to do is a serious converter box, like this one: http://www.firefold.com/Component-RGB-and-RCA-Audio-to-HDMI-Converter-P30601C496.aspx. Honestly, you'll have to do some research to see if it can go from HDMI to analog, as it's actually designed to feed old analog streams to an HDMI TV, which is the reverse of what you're looking to do. I suggest you do some searching around, but at least this gives you an estimate of how much it will cost ($70), and whether that's worth it to you. Might be time for a new TV, unfortunately. The display from the computer to an old analog 480i TV would really look terrible - you'd barely be able to make out the text.

 

[ShahJahan]

Thank you for your replies. I guess that buying a new TV with HDMI will be the best option. But it is something I don't wish to do in the near future coz if I'm buying, I'd buy a 47" or bigger and I nether have money, nor space (as of now!) to accommodate it.

Thanks for the help though