A few months back with the help of the “other sites” PCMR, I built my son a PC. He doesn’t like sitting at his desk though, and wants to turn it into a Lego diorama. We talked about moving his monitor elsewhere when his mom asked if it could hook up to the TV.
I was going to work on moving it tonight and testing it out but I was curious if there was anything special I needed to do first.
Its a Windows 10 PC, here are portions of the DXDIAG
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. System Model: MS-7C95 BIOS: 2.C0 (type: UEFI) Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor (12 CPUs), ~3.5GHz Memory: 32768MB RAM Available OS Memory: 32694MB RAM Page File: 15361MB used, 22197MB available
Card name: AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x73DF)
I just want to make sure I don’t need anything else for this to work right. With the big sales hitting tomorrow I am going to grab my son a wireless KB and Mouse, and anything else you all recommend.
Thank you for your time.
Should have no problems. Couple of things to check on the TV settings menu, make sure the zoom is set to ‘fit’ so that there is no border/overscan, if there is a ‘game’ or ‘low latency’ mode enable it; otherwise turn off all picture enhancements (e.g. LG clear view / image smoothing) as they are no bueno for gaming.
Awesome thank you. His main use for this is Minecraft, Youtube, and movie streaming. We are cutting the cord in another month, so I am also getting my High Seas sailors license. (Nord VPN, Plex Server, etc)
There are a ton of shows he loves to watch repeatedly (he is autistic), and I want to make sure he can access them until I get a chance to finish getting a plex server set up. Hopefully that all makes sense.
Side note: Avoid Nord. If you aren’t using torrents, get Mullvad. If you are (and thus need port forwarding, which isn’t supported by Nord anyway), I’m not sure right now. Possibly AirVPN?
Is Surfshark okay?
I torrent but don’t stream torrents and I’ve used SurfShark 24/7 for 2+ years without issue (Xfinity in the US with Canada based vpn exit - never had a © strike). It’s been so long since I switched to SurfShark I don’t even know what the rest of the vpn landscape is like.
For torrenting, AirVPN is better for port forwarding.
Helo, oki you should be fine concerning the pc. You will need a Cable to connect to the TV though, probably HDMI will be easiest.
I will take the one from his monitor then. Thank you
Using a TV is no different than using a monitor’s HDMI connection. TV’s do not have a DisplayPort connection so you will have to have either a HDMI cable for the 6750 XT or a DisplayPort to HDMI cable to plug PC into TV.
As long as one end of the video cable connection is a male HDMI it will work with TV, assuming no physical damage to any connectors.
If the TV is a smart TV (or has a smart dongle like Roku, fire, etc) you can cast to the screen through your home network.
Open the casting screen connection through the TV/dongle.
Press windowskey + K on the PC.
Wait for the device to appear (optional: be convinced it’s taken to long and restart the process, only to see it pop up just as you restart).
Device connects to windows, manage it like any other screen from display properties.
Mine also casts sound, but does it natively, so I can’t help with the process or troubleshooting.
Its a Roku TV, I am trying to test out the Device Connect options now, but its not showing on his PC yet. I enabled connections, and then set it to Always Allow in the Screen Mirroring area of the Roku. Does it matter if the TV is Wireless, and his PC is Wired?
I would stick with the wired HDMI connection rather than wireless. Casting will just increase traffic on your WiFi network for no reason and wired anything is usually more reliable once setup properly. Another advantage is it will bypass all the possibly annoying smartTV ads or pop ups if your tv does that.
Edit for spelling
There’s a lot of good info here, but there’s a missing piece to consider- Some TVs just aren’t sharp/clear enough to be used as monitors. They work fine as TVs, and may even work as a media center/Plex client/etc. But you will be unable to use them for e.g. web browsing in any real way.
Unfortunately, the only real way to know this is to connect it and see.
Unfortunately, the only real way to know this is to connect it and see.
You can tell by looking for a TV with 4:4:4 in the specs.
I have my PC connected to my home theater since I prefer my laptop screen for gaming. I recommend getting a keyboard with a touchpad like the Logitech K400 because it simplifies everything rather than using a separate mouse and keyboard. It’s especially useful if you’re sitting on a coach where using a mouse isn’t ideal.
