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<blockquote data-quote="jburnette" data-source="post: 167851" data-attributes="member: 24356">I'm finally making the leap into the world of HD.&nbsp; I'm hoping that one of you HD veterans can help me out.&nbsp; I currently have my SD TV hooked up via the S-Video out on my video card.&nbsp; The video card has two VGA outputs and an S-Video output.&nbsp; The TV I'm getting has the following inputs/outputs:2 HDMI, 2 S-Video, 2 Composite, 2 Component Video Input, 2 Monitor and sound out, 1 PC (RBG) in, 1 PC audio inputThis is the TV:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HLT5075S-Slim-720p-HDTV/dp/B000N50R6O/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HLT5075S-Slim-720p-HDTV/dp/B000N50R6O/</a>My question is what is the best way to hook that up to my HTPC?&nbsp; I've looked around and found out that a VGA -&gt; HDMI converter is very expensive.&nbsp; What I can't seem to find out though is how the quality of VGA compares to something like HDMI.&nbsp; I know that s-video will not give me the best picture, so that's not an option.&nbsp; Do I need a new video card?&nbsp; How do you have your TV hooked up and to what video card is it hooked up to? Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jburnette, post: 167851, member: 24356"] I'm finally making the leap into the world of HD. I'm hoping that one of you HD veterans can help me out. I currently have my SD TV hooked up via the S-Video out on my video card. The video card has two VGA outputs and an S-Video output. The TV I'm getting has the following inputs/outputs: 2 HDMI, 2 S-Video, 2 Composite, 2 Component Video Input, 2 Monitor and sound out, 1 PC (RBG) in, 1 PC audio input This is the TV: [url]http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HLT5075S-Slim-720p-HDTV/dp/B000N50R6O/[/url] My question is what is the best way to hook that up to my HTPC? I've looked around and found out that a VGA -> HDMI converter is very expensive. What I can't seem to find out though is how the quality of VGA compares to something like HDMI. I know that s-video will not give me the best picture, so that's not an option. Do I need a new video card? How do you have your TV hooked up and to what video card is it hooked up to? Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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