the card doesn't have 2 ports for VGA/DVI? Most current vid cards have 2 DVI ports or 1 DVI and 1 VGA port and sometimes with an S-Video port in between. Do you know the model card that's in the box? Or is this an onboard vid card?
There might have been confusion on your part on what I meant by using the VGA port. I use my DVI port on my vid card and connect to the VGA port on the HDTV. If the new TV has multiple HDMI input connections ... you might consider using a VGA to HDMI cable or DVI to HDMI cable.