How to Connect SatelliteDirect to HDTV / LCD

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SatelliteDirect can be connected to your HDTV/LCD/Plasma TV.

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For connecting SatelliteDirect to your HDTV / LCD / Plasma TV you would need one of the following cables. These cables are required to connect your computer to HDTV / LCD / Plasma TV. Some cables are provided with the product itself. If you need any, they can be purchased from any local store as they are easily available. The figure above shows a number of ways of connecting Satellite Direct to your HDTV / LCD / Plasma TV.

DVI Cable  -  DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with "digital" being the keyword here. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than both S-Video and VGA. Of course, your computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be a HDTV.

VGA Cable  -  If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video, and the S-Video cable is very cheap. You usually won't find a VGA port on regular TVs though, so this option is applicable only if you have a HDTV.

Scan Converter Box  -  This method involves using a scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video.

S-Video  -  This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap and just about every TV has a S-Video port. You'll have to make sure you computer is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PCs are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.

DVI to HDMI Cable  -  Using HDMI will give you the best quality by far. As far as our technical team knows, no computers yet have HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.