DJ_Longfellow

Ok, my Dad just purchased a Samsung LN-R237W LCD TV for $300....seemed like a great deal. Anyways....he wants to hook it up to his PC, what is the BEST way to do this?

I think it has HDMI, Component and PC inputs (VGA I'm assuming). What would give him the BEST picture? I know he could probably get a DVI to HDMI adaptor. Is that better than VGA?

Thanks!

GHackmann

DVI is better than VGA, since it's digital. The difference should be pretty small, although there are some video cards (mostly older nVidia-based ones) with unusually bad analog output quality.

DJ_Longfellow

Thanks....I think he'll need to find a DVI to HDMI cable since the TV only accepts HDMI.

Now, how can he get HD programming on this with an antenna? Would he need a HD receiver and antenna? What does that HDTV Wonder card from ATI do?

GHackmann

Whether or not you need an HD receiver depends on whether or not the TV has one built-in. For $300, I'd assume that it doesn't, but check the product specs to be sure.

The HDTV Wonder is an HD receiver for your PC. You could use it e.g. to set up a PC as a TiVo replacement.

DJ_Longfellow

Ok, I believe it does NOT have a tuner built-in. I'll double-check, but about 90% positive.

I see that Radio Shck sells a HD Receiver for $90...would that work? He would proably need an antenna also, correct? (I think they have Comcast also, but they don't even have a cable box) I don't think he would want to pay a monthly fee for one from them if it's just used in his office