Hooking G5 to flat screen

how do i hook my G5 to my flat screen tv?
will i get a very good picture with that hook up and what might i be able to watch?
any advice would be appreciated!

I would stay away from the dvi to hdmi cables....I've had bad experience with them. Just get a dvi to hdmi adapter and run an HDMI cable from your powermac to tv.
Monster makes a great one, but if you're looking for a cost-efficient one, then go here:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041902&pid=2029&seq=1&format=2
The website is Monoprice.com...seriously is one of the best web-sites ever! Very cheap and the products are very, very nice quality! You can get an HDMI cable from there too for under $10!
Hope that helps! Take care!

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