HTPC for gaming?

[Carlosinfl]

I have a box that I use for all my gaming however can't play them long due to the fact that I get very un compfortable in front of the small 18" screen for games like HL2 and CS:S.

Is is possible to play games on my Sony 65" HDTV? I have a DVI connector for the TV however I am not sure of the ATI drivers I use can handle the large scale TV versus a normal monitor.

Thanks for any help if this is possible.

 

[darktiger]

Well I know the nvidia drivers work great on my 42" HDTV Plasma...

 

[Carlosinfl]

So I really dont need anything except for a DVI cable to run from my ATI card to the HDTV, right?

I have Windows XP SP1 on this box and the latest ATI drivers 4.11. Do I need special ATI drivers to use this on my TV or the latest ATI drivers available will be fine?

 

[CrimandEvil]

You'd need a DVI-D cable if you want to hook it up to your TV, you just can't pull out any odd DVI cable and expect it too work.

 

[iownyou14]

Heres a great link for HDTV Gaming on your TV:
http://www.htpcnews.com/main.php?id=hdtvgaming

Since you have an ATI Card, I would get the ATI HDTV Dongle or Cable (depends on your card) so you can have an output of Component. Also, use a program called Powerstrip to get the proper resolution and such.

 

[CrimandEvil]

If he can do Digital theres no reason for him to go analog with the Component dongle.