Hey, does anyone know if I can get something so that I can use my TV as either a secondary monitor, or just put what's on my monitor on my TV? I wanted to play Crysis and some other games on my 60", but don't know how to do it.

Sadly some newer hdtvs don't even have pc ports. I bought a new 42" lcd a few weeks ago and I made sure it could play games from my pc before I bought it...The port will almost always be vga. And if you're using a newer gpu it'll probably be a pci port. Most gpu's come with a little vga-adapter dohickey. Anyways, there are many ways you can do it, some setups more elaborate and expensive than others. I personally didn't have alot of problems - It was pretty much just plug and play for me. I hear aspect ratio can be a problem for some people.

also keep in mind: the higher the resolution the bigger the stress on your gpu.

Isn't there a "computer to red/white/yellow thingy" cord?

Nay, we're not talking about consoles here. At least I'm pretty sure you can't connect to your gpu using composite cables (rwy). Whats the max resolution of your tv? I think the composite cables only can support 480i. While HDMI can give you 1080i.

I dunno *shrug*. Ask an expert.

On completely unrelated note, BUY SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE. ITS MAGNIFICENT.

I have no idea. I've got a 60" rear projection, and a 27" that's a bit newer. I remember a while ago using a funny cord to connect my old laptop to my TV, and putting the Zmud mapper on my TV screen. My new computer has all kinds of fancy plugins, so I wasn't sure what all I could do with it.

If the best you can get on your TV is component, you can get a converter box to transform the signal for you, but it's not cheap. If you can go from DVI or VGA to HDMI, you're a little better off (especially from DVI as it's already a good digital signal).

um.. s-video cable? It's what I used to use when I had my PC hooked up to my TV while I was playing Unreal Tournament 2004 on it way back when. I know my video card has a plug in for s-video and the little yellow cord you plug in from the PC to the TV.

Yeah, I think that's what it was. Unfortunately, I don't have one of those things in my new computer. I've got one that says HDMI and one that says eSATA.

Just be warned, a midline monitor will still always look better then a TV for computer games. TVs refresh less, and are not designed for the amount of data computer games tend to toss about.

That being said, the gap between visual quality in a monitor and a high end HDTV is getting smaller. (TVs will rarely be capable of the higher resolutions though.)

HDMI. HDMI is what is used to connect HD-capable things to HD TVs. PS3, 360, Blu Ray players, whatever. So, if your computer has an HDMI port, just pick up an HDMI cable and you're set. You should actually have an HDMI cable for your 360 anyway.

Edit: This is assuming that your TV is HD and has an HDMI port.

He's got a big screen, but it's not HD, from what I can tell. Definitely no HDMI, I think.

Right, not yet. My computer is far cooler than my TV is.

Mine is cooler. *epeen flex*

Oh, well then, that sucks. Trade that sucker in. A 30-inch HD is better than a 60-inch non-HD if we're talking about for gaming.

Of course 72 inch 1080 Plasma is the best....

Its so pretty, best not-christmas self gift evah

72-inch?!? Is your house the size of Rhode Island? I have a fairly small living room, so the 50-inch was as big as I dared go. 1080p plasma does totally rock, though!