Need somehow to play movies from my computer on my TV...

by Henk • 8 Apr 2010, 12:06 • Journals
So i bought a new Home Cinema set a few weeks ago and i watch a lot of movies when i'm bored... Now i need a better way to watch them cuz all these DVDs/Dual layers are costing me a fortune... is there a way to connect my pc to my Home cinema?? and if so how and what do i need for it??? A mate of mine told me he bought a mediaplayer... i was looking into it and this might be a option aswell i like to play movies/music on my TV/boxes of my home cinema set... does anyone use a mediaplayer and is there a lot of difference between them (shouldn't be too pricy)?? i want to use it mostly for movies and music so... Help me out :D

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m4xi 8 Apr 2010, 13:10
HDD Media Players aren't that expensive any more. There are most likely some interesting deals out there
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 13:12
does it matter a lot which one i pick?? what should i look at when i'm going to buy one??
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gambit 8 Apr 2010, 13:16
get one that supports every format, i got like tons of .img dvds that my hdd media wont play
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loazis 8 Apr 2010, 13:27
want to watch a movie together sometime?
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 13:28
with you ?? :/
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loazis 8 Apr 2010, 13:28
I didn't ask you now did I?
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 13:30
you're trying to be a smartass?? :O
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gambit 8 Apr 2010, 14:13
titanic would be great
( no homo )
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fixxx3r 8 Apr 2010, 16:09
shutter island's on top atm, gtfo
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m4xi 8 Apr 2010, 13:17
Capacity
Outputs
Support of different extensions
Subtitle Compatibility (If it does support the files to playback)
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flushje 8 Apr 2010, 13:12
Didnt really read it all but I have a 32" HDTV hooked up to my PC. You will need a HDMI caple, your graphics card will need two slots too.
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 13:14
i have a 2 slot graphic card and i got a HDTV aswell, does it work well for u???
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flushje 8 Apr 2010, 18:03
Its amazing, and the TV isnt even that good
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elektronischetanzmusik 8 Apr 2010, 13:49
hdmi cable or media hdd. problem solved.
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mLy 8 Apr 2010, 14:01
My Pc is hooked to my HDTV and Surround set, much better than some random mediaplayer hdd imo

I use HDMI cable from vid card to TV
and SPDIF (coax) cable from soundcard (onboard) to my surround set.
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spiROZE 8 Apr 2010, 14:13
bestaan der HDMI kabels van 20m :DD ? dan kannek da ook doen, kkem geen zin om keiveel geld uit te geve aan zo'n mediaplayer kaske :s
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mLy 8 Apr 2010, 14:26
Ja ma 20 m zal wel heel duur zijn
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 14:45
so if I do that, I need a coax cable for the sound and a HDMI cable
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mLy 8 Apr 2010, 15:34
depends what sound system you have.
If your amplyfier has HDMI and your video card had sound on the HDMI port you only need 1 hdmi cable for both sound and video
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 15:58
ok cheers i'll look into it :D
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Krosan 8 Apr 2010, 14:32
I first got myself a Popcorn Hour mediaplayer, but it sucked as it was lagging all over the place & the navigation sucks.

Then I used my pc as a HTPC (just my gaming PC), and connected my HDTV to it with HDMI. It works like a charm, and I can use Windows 7 Mediacentre which is amazing.
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RazZaH 8 Apr 2010, 14:35
photoshopped girl
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Krii 8 Apr 2010, 16:32
ik heb een LG M227WDP
die kan je op PC en TV stand zetten, gewoon kabeltje aansluiten en openen vanaf je pc

ik denk dat je niet in gedachte had om een nieuwe tv te kopen :P
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Henk 8 Apr 2010, 17:08
nee niet echt heb nu een phillips 7000 series is nog redelijk nieuw :p
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