My computer to television setup

I finally got around to buying a cable so I could hook my computer up to my 52" television. I have an iMac, so I bought a mini dvi to composite dongle, which only cost me $20. I also had some miniplug to audio compostie cables for audio. I got it hooked up in around a minute, with no technical knowledge required. It did have to adjust the display resolution to the television so everything wouldn't be huge and jumbled, but other than that setup was a snap. The picture on the television is a little blurry, but I believe an mini dvi to hdmi cable will solve that. Video, however, looks decent, so it's good enough for now. Right now I use logmein.com through my wife's laptop to use as a "remote control," but I plan on eventually getting a wireless keyboard with a trackpad, which will be much easier.

So far, everything is working great. I've watched a lot of hulu videos and other random web videos, and I love it.

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Make my iMac a Media Center PC

I've just had the first big problem with my 4 year old iMac. There is a huge white line down the middle of the screen that I can't see behind. This is an annoyance, but I've also wanted to hook my computer up to my 52" television, so I consider this the perfect excuse. I just ordered a cable that will let me use my television as a display, and down the road I'm going to get a wireless keyboard with a trackpad on it so I can use the computer from the couch.

This actually might end up saving me some money. Because of the increasing amount of video content online, I may soon be able to do away with cable, since most of the shows I watch are online for free. I should be able to watch Netflix "watch now" movies, since I have Windows through Virtual PC, so that will cut down on my Blockbuster trips.