What sound card does an Alienware Area 51 m17 laptop come with?

Friday, October 9th, 2009

enrique_lopez_3 asked: The CD that came with the manufacturer to install the sound and video drivers for the computer has stopped working. I found the video card from a cNet review of the laptop, but none of the articles I found listed the sound card. I can download the sound driver from the Alienware website, [...]

How do I make my PC have HDTV and RCA inputs?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

JD asked: I am planning on moving to an apartment using my PC as my entertainment center. Using my TV I would like to hook up my Wii and an HDTV tuner. I am assuming that I would need a specific video card to do this. What video card (or features in one) would I [...]

Can I use a HDTV as a monitor for a Windows Media Center PC?

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

toddbinder_com asked: I want to setup a Windows Media Center PC in my living room and I want to use our HDTV as the monitor. Can I realisticly use the HDTV as a monitor for web browsing, email and word processing? What kind video card options and connection options do I need to take into [...]

How do I connect my home computer to my HDTV?

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

leslie c asked: I have a Pioneer PDP-436PU HDTV and a Dell computer with a Nvidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 video card that only has 15 pin female. How can I (or can I) connect and use my TV as a monitor? I tried a 15-pin male to components output converter, but it didn’t work. [...]