Technical Help Needed - VGA Cable

[vivo87]

Hey guys I've been out and bought a VGA Monitor cable to connect my Samsung monitor to my plasma tv and thought it would be as easy as just pluging them in...apparently not lol . So I've looked at the back of my monitor and the only slot to plug anything in is a RGB slot so will that work with my VGA slot or not? Any help would be awesome! :v:

 

[Quicksilver]

Silly question but why are you trying to connect a monitor to a tv? Makes more sense to go directly from pc to tv

 

[vivo87]

Haha I dunno man the chick at Dick Smith told me I should do it that way...should I have got a Digital Video to VGA?

 

[Quicksilver]

Chick at Dick Smiths needs her head read depending on your video card and tv you could have a few options. If your card yas more than one output you are laughing.

Vga-vga (pc to tv)
Vga splitter (pc to tv and monitor

Hdmi-hdmi (pc to tv)
Hdmi splitter (pc to monitor and tv)

 

[jared_davey]

there's your problem dude. the chick at dick smith prob really doesnt know whats going on..

what type of monitor is it?

desktop pc to tv?

 

[vivo87]

Yeah when I asked her I was slightly suss! It's a Samsung SyncMaster 226bw monitor and yeah desktop to my plasma tv.

I currently have a VGA cable and the only port in my pc is a Digitel Video output and my tv has a VGA input. With that info could you tell me what else I need or do I need to swap it over for something else or buy a converter...

 

[Quicksilver]

Just grab a vga-dvi adapter for the back of the telly take the cable back and grab a dvi cable as from your post one of those will fit in the pc. Make sure you grab the proper adapter sex though or you will have more issues

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Adapter sex is fun!

 

[vivo87]

Cheers man will go and suss it out tomorrow maybe