hard wire pc to plasma

[yorkie]

hi all i know this has been asked before but i want to know the best way to connect them together for hd quality
pc has dvi ,vga and svideo output from a radeon x1300 pro 256 mb
currently using dvi for pc monitor but can change it to vga and use dvi for plasma if needed.
tv has pcinput (vga i presume 15 pins) + a spare hdmi imput,composite not in use also
im guessing the pcinput will only be analouge so my guess would be dvi to hdmi if that works.
then i would need sound from iether s video or my seperate sound card soundblaster x-fi extreme
am i going in the right direction or not any advive would be great

thanx Tony

[mmace]

DVI to HDMI would be best for HD, that's how I do it, my normal monitor is connected by VGA although my graphics card has 2 x DVI outputs - I use a DVI to VGA adapter

Rather than a DVI to HDMI cable, I thought about the future and bought a DVI to HDMI adapter and then a HDMI to HDMI cable, this way, in the future I have options if I need to re-use the cable/adapters. Got both from eBay and they were under £10 delivered altogether

for the sound, I have 2 set ups.
1) this is for stereo sound: I have a cheap 3.5mm jack splitter, one goes to my monitirs speakers for every day use, the other I have a jack to phono lead which then plugs into the TV next to the HDMI lead from the PC, if I am watching something in stereo on the TV from my PC I will mute my monitor (or just turn it off)

2) I have onboard sound which has SPDIF coax output, this is connected to my 5.1 amp, I use this most of the time (especially since MOST hi-def is in 5.1, but not all) and this way can be used for stereo too if you wanted.

I can't imagine most people buying into hi-def and not getting a surround amp, that wouldn't make sense (hi def is about audio as well as video)

[yorkie]

hi
so looks like the video is sorted then hdmi to hdmi +converter to dvi which i allready have somewere
yes i have an amp to run the sound through just need to sort which way prob through phono cables from sound card ill have to try and get to back of comp to see what else is there i know for deffo theres no digital sound output

Tony

[mmace]

I'd highly recommend getting a cheap soundcard with digital out (SPDIF or Coax) as it makes the viewing experience so much better.

In the meantime, just get a 3.5mm jack to phono lead to plug into your amp (assuming your amp has phono inputs and the soundcard had jack output)

[yorkie]

ok thanx for your help and ill look into a new sound card