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Hi there - I'm a real newbie and would be grateful if anyone out there could help me out with a basic setup question. I have a MyHD card and am waiting for a HDTV-ready LCD TV to arrive (GoVideo TW1730) which has the following inputs:
• Composite Video In
• S-Video In
• Component Video In (Y/Pr/Pb)
• PC Video In (15 pin D-sub)
I want to use it as a PC monitor some of the time and as a HDTV output for the MyHD card at others and am wondering how to make the highest quality connection. From what I've ready, component gives the best quality - am I right in thinking that I should be looking for a VGA to Component breakout cable to connect to the MyHD card? I'm a little confused as to how exactly the three-way blue cable supplied with the MyHD card works - it connects to the 'Video Input' slot on the card, but various things in the documentation indicate that it also works as an output. For instance, I'm wondering if I can use the red/white/yellow composite connection as an output to the monitor (and if so, is the quality of composite much lower than that of component?). Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
• Composite Video In
• S-Video In
• Component Video In (Y/Pr/Pb)
• PC Video In (15 pin D-sub)
I want to use it as a PC monitor some of the time and as a HDTV output for the MyHD card at others and am wondering how to make the highest quality connection. From what I've ready, component gives the best quality - am I right in thinking that I should be looking for a VGA to Component breakout cable to connect to the MyHD card? I'm a little confused as to how exactly the three-way blue cable supplied with the MyHD card works - it connects to the 'Video Input' slot on the card, but various things in the documentation indicate that it also works as an output. For instance, I'm wondering if I can use the red/white/yellow composite connection as an output to the monitor (and if so, is the quality of composite much lower than that of component?). Thanks in advance for any suggestions.