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Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 01:42 PM
How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
I want to play music and if possible video(teh pr0n) from my computer to my TV. How do I connect them? ??? My computer has an "S-video" plug on the back and my DVD player has an "S-video" plug on the back, but will that transfer video and audio? The one on the back of the DVD says "Output" though so I'm not sure if that would work? ??? My receiver has 3 "S-video" plugs, one for "DVD in", one for "monitor out", and one for "video2 in".
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b16sellout 04-10-2005 01:52 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
I want to play music and if possible video(teh pr0n) from my computer to my TV. How do I connect them? ??? My computer has an "S-video" plug on the back and my DVD player has an "S-video" plug on the back, but will that transfer video and audio? The one on the back of the DVD says "Output" though so I'm not sure if that would work? ??? My receiver has 3 "S-video" plugs, one for "DVD in", one for "monitor out", and one for "video2 in".
Receiver? Like a control box/RF Modulator?

91dxcrx 04-10-2005 01:53 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
you could connect the s video on your computer and the s video on your reciever for video. but you have to have your tv run through your receiver. for sound you could use the headphone jack and get an adapter to turn it into the av red and white plug to plug into the reciever

Cray91 04-10-2005 01:56 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
yeah the S-video is strictly video transfer. Also make sure the S-video is vid out on your computer. Mine is only for video capture.

The cable is like $2 at any radioshack or walmart.

HMTguy 04-10-2005 01:56 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
The S-Video only transfers the video signal, you will need other wires for audio. I don't understand why you are trying to connect your computer to your dvd player? You can't with the S-Video, because it's output on both the dvd player and your computer. You need to hook your computer directly to your tv. If you tv isn't a nice new one it probably doesn't have an s-video on it, and you will need a little adapter that costs less than $5 to convert the s-video cable coming from your computer to the composite signal (RCA cable). Then you gotta get an adapter for your audio at radio shack or similar place, it will have a headphone jack on one end that plugs into your computer's audio output and on the other end it will have the 2 RCAs, left and right speaker hookups that plug into your tv.

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 01:57 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by b16sellout

Receiver? Like a control box/RF Modulator?
My surround sound receiver.

Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
you could connect the s video on your computer and the s video on your reciever for video. but you have to have your tv run through your receiver. for sound you could use the headphone jack and get an adapter to turn it into the av red and white plug to plug into the reciever
How do I run the TV through the receiver? ??? The TV runs through the VCR/DVD and then to the receiver so I would think as long as I could feed video/audio either the receiver or the DVD/VCR it would work, right?

I thought about the headphone jack thing, but I figured there was an easier "high-tech" computer cable that I could use instead.....plus I want the video too.
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b16sellout 04-10-2005 02:01 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
I thought about the headphone jack thing, but I figured there was an easier "high-tech" computer cable that I could use instead.....plus I want the video too.
http://www.radioshack.com/images/Pro...42/42-2551.jpg
That will convert the headphone jack to RCA's

91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:02 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
does your tv have s video?

HMTguy 04-10-2005 02:03 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
You're still gonna need separate cables for audio and video, there is no high-tech computer cable you speak of. Your dvd player doesn't have any inputs, so you can't run audio/video through there. You can run the audio through your receiver which will then go to your tv, but you still need to hook up the video somewhere. Since your receiver is only for audio and has no video inputs, you need to hook your video signal directly to your tv. Either with the s-video cable if your tv has a s-video input or with the s-video cable and the adapter I mentioned.

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 02:04 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
I don't understand why you are trying to connect your computer to your dvd player?
I want to play music from my computer on my stereo so I don't have to burn 3 million CD's to listen to my music on a decent stereo.

My TV is kinda old and doesn't have an S-video plug. :(

So I need an 'S-video to a single RCA' adapter for the video and a 'headphone to dual RCA' adapter for the audio? That's gay.....
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91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:06 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
You're still gonna need separate cables for audio and video, there is no high-tech computer cable you speak of. Your dvd player doesn't have any inputs, so you can't run audio/video through there. You can run the audio through your receiver which will then go to your tv, but you still need to hook up the video somewhere. Since your receiver is only for audio and has no video inputs, you need to hook your video signal directly to your tv. Either with the s-video cable if your tv has a s-video input or with the s-video cable and the adapter I mentioned.
He said his reciever had video inputs & outputs, so i was thinking it would be easier because you could do s video into the reciever, and av out to the tv. and you could still keep everything connected to the tv if the reciever has options for different sources

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 02:07 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
You're still gonna need separate cables for audio and video, there is no high-tech computer cable you speak of. Your dvd player doesn't have any inputs, so you can't run audio/video through there. You can run the audio through your receiver which will then go to your tv, but you still need to hook up the video somewhere. Since your receiver is only for audio and has no video inputs, you need to hook your video signal directly to your tv. Either with the s-video cable if your tv has a s-video input or with the s-video cable and the adapter I mentioned.
Actually, the DVD has all kinds of inputs, video and audio) and the receiver has several video inputs. ???
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HMTguy 04-10-2005 02:07 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Originally Posted by jagojon3
I don't understand why you are trying to connect your computer to your dvd player?
So I need an 'S-video to a single RCA' adapter for the video and a 'headphone to dual RCA' adapter for the audio? That's gay.....
You got it that's all you're gonna need. They aren't too expensive though, less than $5 each.

91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:08 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
id probably be able to help more, but its hard to tell you how to do it if im not looking at it

HMTguy 04-10-2005 02:08 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
id probably be able to help more, but its hard to tell you how to do it if im not looking at it

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 02:12 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
id probably be able to help more, but its hard to tell you how to do it if im not looking at it
Let me help you help me then. :P
Back of receiver:
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL564...6/92541415.jpg
http://pic14.picturetrail.com/VOL564...6/92541422.jpg

It boggles my mind why an audio receiver has video inputs. ???
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91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:16 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
it has video inputs for different sources, basically so you dont have to keep unplugging the av cables on your tv to use different things, you can just press a button on the reciever to change it

HMTguy 04-10-2005 02:16 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Ok it looks like you probably don't need that s-video adapter. Plug the s-video on your computer to your "dvd in" on the back of the receiver. I can't see very well, but if one of those composite video jacks on the back of the receiver is an output, plug that in your tv and you're good to go.

91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:19 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Ok it looks like you probably don't need that s-video adapter. Plug the s-video on your computer to your "dvd in" on the back of the receiver. I can't see very well, but if one of those composite video jacks on the back of the receiver is an output, plug that in your tv and you're good to go.
and then use the headphone to av audio adapter and plug it into the dvd audio input

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 02:28 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Ok it looks like you probably don't need that s-video adapter. Plug the s-video on your computer to your "dvd in" on the back of the receiver. I can't see very well, but if one of those composite video jacks on the back of the receiver is an output, plug that in your tv and you're good to go.
The TV doesn't have ----. It has a coax cable input and a power cord. :P

Does that mean this isn't possible, or I just need the S-video to RCA adapter and plug that into the VCR/DVD, right?
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91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:30 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Ok it looks like you probably don't need that s-video adapter. Plug the s-video on your computer to your "dvd in" on the back of the receiver. I can't see very well, but if one of those composite video jacks on the back of the receiver is an output, plug that in your tv and you're good to go.
The TV doesn't have ----. It has a coax cable input and a power cord. :P

Does that mean this isn't possible, or I just need the S-video to RCA adapter and plug that into the VCR/DVD, right?
you need to get a tv with av inputs, this is getting confusing with all these adapters and ---- :P

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 02:32 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx


you need to get a tv with av inputs, this is getting confusing with all these adapters and ---- :P
Funk dat, TV's are expensive. :P I think I'm gonna make a run to Radio shack..........
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91dxcrx 04-10-2005 02:33 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx


you need to get a tv with av inputs, this is getting confusing with all these adapters and ---- :P
Funk dat, TV's are expensive. :P I think I'm gonna make a run to Radio shack..........
how do you have your dvd player and vcr hooked up to your tv?

Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 03:41 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx


how do you have your dvd player and vcr hooked up to your tv?
Through the regular coax/tv cable. I can play TV sound through the receiver so I figure if I can just get the inputs into the VCR/DVD that'll work.

$50 later I got the audio hooked up, but nobody has an S-video-RCA connector. :-\ That's all I need now.
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HMTguy 04-10-2005 04:16 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
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Dr.Boost 04-10-2005 04:19 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
^^Haha, I just bought one of those. I actually bid on one from that seller, but I found one for cheaper and had to cancel my bid in the last 3 minutes. :P
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1
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d0nfry 04-10-2005 04:39 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
i have a s-video from the s-video connection on the back of my vid card going to the s-video on the back of my tv. for sound i have a digital out that plugs into the back of the sound card, ( ithink digi out) and splits into two left/right audio cables, that plug into the back of my reciever. Also left/right video cables going to the back of reciever from tv. i just have to switch the channel ont he reciever when i wana pick ffrom tv and comp.

88crxSi 04-11-2005 08:05 AM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
ok justin.. i imagine you are more of a visual learner.. so lets see what we can do for ya...

1. the receiver is and audio/video receiver meaning that it can switch sources of audio and video signals.

method of connection...
- connect MONITOR out to a Video input on your TV. (svid / rca doesnt matter)
- connect the s-video on your dvd to the s-video on your receiver meant for DVD.
- connect the s-video on your pc to a video input on your receiver.. say video 1 for example.

now on your reciever you simple press DVD and the receiver will switch the source for video to your DVD and ouput it to "monitor".
press video 1 and it switches the source to the pc and outputs it to "monitor"

it will do the same thing with audio. now... depending on your pc, you might have a composite digital out port on the i/o panel (where the kb and mouse connects). if you have a single RCA plug there than that is digital out. simply connect that to video1-digital in. if not. do the MIC -> 2 rca plugs as mentioned, but attach it to video 1 audio inputs (the red/white plugs).

basically EVERYTHING goes to the receiver and it will switch to the desired (selected) source and output it.

Chris Harris 04-11-2005 02:12 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
I want to play music and if possible video(teh pr0n) from my computer to my TV. How do I connect them? ??? My computer has an "S-video" plug on the back and my DVD player has an "S-video" plug on the back, but will that transfer video and audio? The one on the back of the DVD says "Output" though so I'm not sure if that would work? ??? My receiver has 3 "S-video" plugs, one for "DVD in", one for "monitor out", and one for "video2 in".
I didnt read ANYTHING else in this thread...but,

Get a TIVO...you can run a TiVo server on your desktop and through your network run any music and display any photos you have on your comp thru your TiVo.

That and the TiVo is the best mother ------- invention EVAR! O0

Dr.Boost 04-11-2005 04:48 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
lol, thanks guys, I think I got it taken care of. I'm just waiting on the S-video connector. The audio is woking fine. :)

I'm not a big "TV guy", but how much is that TIVO thing? ???
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iflybye 04-11-2005 05:10 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Is DR. Boosts VCR flashing

12:00

Dr.Boost 04-11-2005 06:19 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by iflybye
Is DR. Boosts VCR flashing

12:00
Actually my VCR doesn't even have a clock. :P

It's strange because I was always the one who figured out how to set the clock and figure electrical gizmos out, but computers are beyond me. :-[
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GenLx 04-11-2005 07:46 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
you want to play music and pr0n through your tv from your computer...

just burn it to a damned cd or dvd and not mess with all the wires, as simple as those are regardless...jeebus

comp output -> dvd (or receiver) input
dvd (or receiver) output ->tv

wa la

if you have svid connectors, buy svid connector cables, if not, radioshack has conversion cables in 5 and 10 foot lengths, make sure to split it off from teh svid from the comp before you hit up the dvd player, or receiver if thats what you are running your dvd through

Dr.Boost 04-11-2005 07:49 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by 5thGenLx
you want to play music and pr0n through your tv from your computer...

just burn it to a damned cd or dvd and not mess with all the wires, as simple as those are regardless...jeebus

comp output -> dvd (or receiver) input
dvd (or receiver) output ->tv

wa la

if you have svid connectors, buy svid connector cables, if not, radioshack has conversion cables in 5 and 10 foot lengths, make sure to split it off from teh svid from the comp before you hit up the dvd player, or receiver if thats what you are running your dvd through

Yeah, uh my computer doesn't have a DVD burner so that's a negative and spending money on burnable CDs and waiting for them to brun and flopping through piles of CDs that will eventually get trashed is ------- gay. Thumbsdown to your idea. :P I'm trying to not be a ------- caveman about this and step into 1996. O0
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GenLx 04-12-2005 12:38 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Yeah, uh my computer doesn't have a DVD burner so that's a negative and spending money on burnable CDs and waiting for them to brun and flopping through piles of CDs that will eventually get trashed is ------- gay. Thumbsdown to your idea. :P I'm trying to not be a ------- caveman about this and step into 1996. O0
if you read the whole thing you'd notice there were two ideas there slick

hey 96 wasnt a horrible year

its just not 05 though now is it 8)

Dr.Boost 04-12-2005 04:51 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by 5thGenLx


if you read the whole thing you'd notice there were two ideas there slick
If you would have read the whole thing you would have known it's already taken care of slick. :P
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AgentMurdoc 04-13-2005 04:01 AM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
thanks for that justin. your lingo got me all confused and ----. i dont know what the ---- i read. so ---- you and your ------' audio wanting to hookup ass to the.... bah too lazy to keep going. my head hurts.

there was no intention to offend you with anything i typed, if you took any of it as being offensive lemme know and i'll kissy monster it all away

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HMTguy 04-13-2005 04:36 AM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by AgentMurdoc
thanks for that justin. your lingo got me all confused and ----. i dont know what the ---- i read. so ---- you and your ------' audio wanting to hookup ass to the.... bah too lazy to keep going. my head hurts.

there was no intention to offend you with anything i typed, if you took any of it as being offensive lemme know and i'll kissy monster it all away

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Holy crap is Murdoc drunk?

Chris Harris 04-13-2005 02:02 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
lol, thanks guys, I think I got it taken care of. I'm just waiting on the S-video connector. The audio is woking fine. :)

I'm not a big "TV guy", but how much is that TIVO thing? ???
You can get a used 80 GIG TiVo from their website for $99 now. You do have to pay the monthly service charge too. Im not sure how much that is. The software for playing the music is free though.

91dxcrx 04-13-2005 02:14 PM
Re: How do I connect my computer to my stereo?
 
Originally Posted by xenocron
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
lol, thanks guys, I think I got it taken care of. I'm just waiting on the S-video connector. The audio is woking fine. :)

I'm not a big "TV guy", but how much is that TIVO thing? ???
You can get a used 80 GIG TiVo from their website for $99 now. You do have to pay the monthly service charge too. Im not sure how much that is. The software for playing the music is free though.
how do you get music onto it?


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