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Sorry for such a simple question . I want to buy a media PC all the sales people say I have to have a monitor. I would like to use my TV to run the media center from my TV screen instead of a monitor. (just like a Tivo box does)
Thanks for the help
Yes, that will work just fine, don't let the sales people bully you into buying something you don't need. If you have an HDTV it will connect with no problems, preferably over HDMI, although DVI and Component video are both good options too.
As far as an older TV, you'll only need an S-Video connection, although the resolution will be somewhat low (the TV is the limiting factor), which means the display experience might not be as good as you'd like it to be.
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