My 8 year old PC finally shit the bed and im in the market for either a new or used PC.

im very much the noob at this but i want to use my 40" Sony Bravia as the monitor.

what kind of processor size do i need for this or will that matter?

any guidance would be appreciated.

thank yooooooooooou

11/3/2008 4:54:00 PM

obligatory dell.com

11/3/2008 4:58:47 PM

i've been searching for this on google but apparently im using the wrong key words
what should i search for to answer this myself?

11/3/2008 5:02:12 PM

It's not the processor you really care about, but a vid card that will do HDMI out (I guess via a converter from DVI) and perhaps have enough tweaking tools to display on your TV. Search for HTPC and you should get all you care about for this sort of thing.

11/3/2008 5:25:21 PM

technically speaking you just need a video card with HDCP compliance and DVI out

then just get a HDCP compliant DVI-to-HDMI cable to your TV:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023104&p_id=2405&seq=1&format=2

there's also a couple thread on this:
message_topic.aspx?topic=472002&page=23

[Edited on November 3, 2008 at 6:42 PM. Reason : ,]

11/3/2008 6:40:18 PM

I believe this is proof mytwocents isn't a gunzz alias.

11/3/2008 6:57:23 PM

Question: If your TV has a VGA connector, why would you need any of this?

11/3/2008 7:15:45 PM

Quote :

"obligatory dell.com Apple.com"

11/3/2008 8:44:01 PM

Adam, if you're really looking for something lemme know - I can hook you up with the knowledge.

11/3/2008 8:53:30 PM

appple.com for a HTPC?? when did they get good at that?

11/3/2008 9:35:09 PM

im not really looking into using this as a dvr or adding a TV tuner nor will i be gaming.

i just want to use the PC with my TV (as the monitor)
hook up a wireless keyboard and mouse and spank it from the couch (lol)

my TV has a VGA connector also.

11/4/2008 12:59:34 PM