Connect Tv to computer What do I need?

[Gillie]

believe it or not we have three kids aged under 5 and not one flat screen in the house. I would like to connect the computer to the tv to receive video and audio. This has to be done via RCA's at the moment. If I use a media player through wi-fi I assume this eats into my data plan? Can I record on a media player? and can you use them to surf the net?

[Ranga]

If you have wifi, one of these will do it WD TV Live (http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330). This won't eat into your internet data plan, as you're only sending data from your PC to the WDTV via your own wifi network.

[Wallaby Ted]

I have used Xbox's and PS3's to play content from the PC. If you have an Xbox360 and Windows 7 then all you need is a either wifi or an ethernet cable to your router.

You will need to convert the media to a compatible format for the Xbox or use some DLNA software that does transcoding.

If you want to connect directly via RCA then you will need either a composite output on your video card or an adapter, something like this if your video card supports it:

VGA to TV S-Video RCA AV 3 Adapter Cable for PC Laptop | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VGA-TV-S-Video-RCA-AV-3-Adapter-Cable-PC-Laptop-/130576243627#vi-content)