My friends offered yesterday to help me build my TV stand. The good news is I got my entertainment systems up sooner than I planned. The bad news is I've been playing on my new computer too much and am not getting the house tidy like I should be.
I say entertainment system, but it's actually just my new TV and computer. I was previously worried how well a DVI (PC out) to HDMI (TV) connection would work since few people told me it doesn't necessarily work. Turns out my setup worked beautifully without any display setting changes. The TV is only 32" and 720p since that was about as small and cheap as you can get these days. I was tempted to go big (50+") and better (1080p) but I didn't want to invest so much in a TV. Considering I'd been watching videos on my laptop this past year, anything was an improvement. I'm quite happy about the new setup. Now I can watch my Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, and 24 on the big screen :)
The new PC I bought came with Windows Vista. This is taking a big of getting used to. Initially, it did this annoying thing where it prompted me for confirmation every time I tried to do anything. You can disable this under a user's access controls though. I haven't noticed anything that I love about Vista yet, but I have noticed that it has the same typical problems you get with all Windows OS, such as hanging applications and what not. Btw, when I chose the graphics card, I went with one of the higher end models offered for this particular PC. I'm not sure what you need to look for exactly in order to make sure your DVI to HDMI connection works. Having a DVI output may not be enough. I'd be sure to get something that supports HDCP too.
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