Need help connecting a Windows Professional 2000 PC to a Plasma Screen TV...?

Question

The Plasma Screen TV has the following on the back of it:
1) Audio Input
2) Video Input
3) S - Video
4) Remote Control
5) Component Input
6) Audio Input
7) RGB Output
8) Audio Input
9) RGB Input
10) DVI Input
11) RS - 232 C Input ( Control/Service)
12) External Speaker Set

( Note: I listed everything as it appeared on the back of the TV and know that some of them are listed more than once ).




TV
1) | O |
2) | O | O |
3) something for a connector with 15 pins
4) 3 circles, one pink, one red, one green

Please help me find the appropriate way to connect the PC with the TV. Please try to be as detailed as you can.

Yeah, sorry, the second list is for the computer...

want both video and audio

Just found some more options on the back of the TV:
AV ( Expanded Input )
- R Audio L ( Mono ) Video

and
AV Output
- R Audio L Video

and Expanded Output

Answer 1

I think the second list you gave is the computer. Of that, you should use the 15-pin connector. It's analog VGA. Maybe #7 and #9 on your plasma screen. The connector should be the same. You just need a 15-pin to 15-pin VGA cable to connect the two.

The DVI connector on the plasma screen is most likely digital only. Check the manual. If it says DVI-D, its digital. DVI-I is both digital and analog. In that case, you can get an adapter that make it into that 15-pin connector and use the same 15-pin to 15-pin VGA cable I mentioned.

The green is the speaker jack and you can feed that to the plasma screen too if you like.

Answer 2

In your list you want to use numbers 8 and 9 (on the plasma, the RGB input and the audio input (that i hope) is grouped with the RGB) Check your Plasma manual to see if there is an analog or digital video/PC setting. Next check the plasma manual to find the list of resolutions that that screen will support. Then set the resolution and refresh rate in your Display Property Settings on your PC. You may want to do all of that before hooking up your Plasma, unless you have dual-monitor setup on your PC. If you don't know any of that, start with 800x600 at 60 Hz. Also test the cable before you start. If it still doesn't work (this is common) reboot your computer. Sometimes take three reboots. Good luck, hope this helps.

Answer 3

The owners manual shoould have the information,if not,go back to the store where you bought the T.V. and ask for help.

Answer 4

You could use the DVI input if you get the right adaptor wire.

Answer 5

Guessing that your television has HDMI enter. To have your computer video exhibit be displayed on your television your computer/computer would desire to have the HDMU output capacity. i assume the finest way would be to apply an s-video, with it an RCA cable for audio.