LCD TV connection

My B&O TV manual tells me I need to connect my PC via a DVI-I connector on the TV.
Can anyone advise a cable spec. for this job.

Hello
On the market there are many vendors where you can order different DVI Cables & Adapters. Google a little bit around and I am sure that you will find one to connect your unit to TV.
Check also this page http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=breadCrumb&A=search&Q=&ci=7512 .
Good luck!

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<pre>
ps -axw
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ?? 0:00.08 /sbin/launchd -v
23 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
27 ?? Ss 0:01.41 kextd
32 ?? Ss 0:00.02 /usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent
33 ?? Ss 0:00.38 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchdaemon
34 ?? Ss 0:00.20 /usr/sbin/netinfod -s local
35 ?? Ss 0:00.68 /usr/sbin/syslogd
37 ?? Ss 0:01.31 /usr/sbin/configd
38 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
39 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
40 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/memberd -x
41 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /usr/sbin/securityd
42 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /usr/sbin/notifyd
45 ?? Ss 0:00.29 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
47 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/distnoted
49 ?? Ss 0:00.94 /usr/sbin/update
52 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow console
57 ?? Ss 0:00.13 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd
59 ?? Ss 0:00.73 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/CoreGraphic s.framework/Resources/Wind
60 ?? S 0:00.34 /usr/sbin/blued
64 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Frameworks/ATS.framewo rk/Support/ATSServer
66 ?? Ss 0:00.11 /System/Library/CoreServices/mcxd.app/Contents/MacOS/mcxd -s
69 ?? S 0:00.02 /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgent.app/Contents/Resources/authorization host
70 ?? S 0:00.90 /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/SecurityAgent
76 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/crashreporterd
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179 ?? S 0:00.00 nfsd-server
180 ?? S 0:00.00 nfsd-server
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</pre>
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<pre>
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
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33 ?? Ss 0:00.30 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchdaemon
34 ?? Ss 0:00.13 /usr/sbin/netinfod -s local
35 ?? Ss 0:00.71 /usr/sbin/syslogd
37 ?? Ss 0:00.49 /usr/sbin/configd
38 ?? Ss 0:00.07 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
39 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
40 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/memberd -x
41 ?? Ss 0:00.14 /usr/sbin/securityd
42 ?? Ss 0:00.07 /usr/sbin/notifyd
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201 p0 Ss 0:00.03 -bash
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54 ?? S+ 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/WaitingForLoginWindow
</pre>
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