Hello!
Well, the economy finally slapped me in the face and I am losing my job in two weeks so in an effort to save money I'd like to get rid of cable tv.
I want to hook my pc up to my hdtv. In order to accomplish this I'm going to need to upgrade my current graphics card. My computer only has a VGA connector on the back which the monitor is currently hooked up to.
The computer is a HP Pavillion a6000. There is two a6000 models with differing suffixes. One is an a6000la and the other is an a6000n. I think I have the 'n' model but for the life of me I do not know what the suffixes mean. Specs can be found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00873231&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=3377269
Footnote on these specs: I recently had the power supply replaced. I'm not sure what the replacement supply's specs are.
The tv I want to hook up to is an LG 37" HDTV with 720p resolution.
Specs can be found here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005009
I am not a gamer. Sole purpose is to watch television and movies from the PC in HD quality.
I'd like to stay below $100 if possible.
I realize this is off topic but if anyone could explain the difference between the expansion slots I'd greatly appreciate it. The computer has PCI, PCI Expressx16 (16 pin?), and PCI Expressx1. Just curious.
Thanks for everyone's help!!
Well, the economy finally slapped me in the face and I am losing my job in two weeks so in an effort to save money I'd like to get rid of cable tv.
I want to hook my pc up to my hdtv. In order to accomplish this I'm going to need to upgrade my current graphics card. My computer only has a VGA connector on the back which the monitor is currently hooked up to.
The computer is a HP Pavillion a6000. There is two a6000 models with differing suffixes. One is an a6000la and the other is an a6000n. I think I have the 'n' model but for the life of me I do not know what the suffixes mean. Specs can be found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00873231&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=3377269
Footnote on these specs: I recently had the power supply replaced. I'm not sure what the replacement supply's specs are.
The tv I want to hook up to is an LG 37" HDTV with 720p resolution.
Specs can be found here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005009
I am not a gamer. Sole purpose is to watch television and movies from the PC in HD quality.
I'd like to stay below $100 if possible.
I realize this is off topic but if anyone could explain the difference between the expansion slots I'd greatly appreciate it. The computer has PCI, PCI Expressx16 (16 pin?), and PCI Expressx1. Just curious.
Thanks for everyone's help!!