How do I set a video as a picture?

How to get best picture quality from PC to TV set?

• I would like to connect my windows media computer to my tv set. The only problem is that my tv set is rather old and only has the coaxial connection along with the RCA jacks(white, yellow, red). What is the best way to go about doing this to get the best picture possible? I'm looking at S-Video as an option.

• Answer:

  if you've only got the composite video connection, you're pretty much screwed for getting a decent picture. particularly if you're using NTSC... (s video and composite only look significantly different on PAL sets when things get really heavy, but as i understand it the s video standard was introduced because ntsc composite... well... it sucks.) rather than buying the media centre computer you probably should have got a new TV, because my old 21" one - soon to be replaced - doesn't even do proper multistandard support, but it has full composite, s video, and component inputs (thru a euroconnector). just a bog-standard mitsubishi from about 1993. that thing you have there almost certainly isnt widescreen either... is it?! to get the best picture possible... 1/ change the tv... go hd! with something thats hi res, with s video, component, and hdmi / full digital / vga inputs... or if you can't: 2/ use the best quality leads and connectors you can afford, and remember - never mix gold and tin 3/ if your media centre has a changable video card, buy a new video card with the highest rating possible for composite output quality (if there's even anywhere that rates such things) 4/ get a signal cleaner box to strip out macrovision and all those other nasties that will confuse the set's electronics and degrade the image on your screen.