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Laptop to TV

  • 13-02-2006 11:52am
    #1
    Just The One
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    Right - I have a laptop and I have some movies on it. I want to watch them on the TV. There is some cable that I can get to link the two to each other.

    Can anyone help me out with this? or tell me where I can buy such a cable?


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  • #2
    666bxg
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭666bxg


    Depends on the connection on your laptop and TV, and the what quality of picture you're hoping for.

    As an example I bought an s-video/headphone jack to scart cable from ebay. It works fine for me and is probably suits the connection most people have. Just make sure your TV supports s-video via scart.

    hope this little info helps


  • #3
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Just The One wrote:
    Right - I have a laptop and I have some movies on it. I want to watch them on the TV. There is some cable that I can get to link the two to each other.

    Can anyone help me out with this? or tell me where I can buy such a cable?

    Yes your option would be to but a cable. I got on of these cables not so long ago for the same purpose. I bought my one in the ESB in Nutgrove, but I think that is gone. Maybe try PC World, Peats or your local X-travision. Another option would be for you to burn the movies to a disk and pop it in your dvd player. Hope this helps.
    Sean


  • #4
    Karoma
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    As above, or the considerably more expensive option would be a wireless media play/receiver


  • #5
    colm_mcm
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    Karoma wrote:
    As above, or the considerably more expensive option would be a wireless media play/receiver

    yeah, makes a DVD player for €35 and a box of blank DVDs look very cheap!


  • #6
    Karoma
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    Agreed.
    I think their point is that they save time ...and to impress one's geeky friends..


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  • #7
    digiman
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    666bxg wrote:
    Just make sure your TV supports s-video via scart.
    If your tv doesn't support it does your picture come out in black and white? Thats what happens when I output my connection from my Dell 8600 to the tv at college, but the tv I have at home works grand.
    Is there anyway of getting around this, If I used ones of those yellow (visual leads) instead would that make any difference?


  • #8
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    digiman wrote:
    If your tv doesn't support it does your picture come out in black and white? Thats what happens when I output my connection from my Dell 8600 to the tv at college, but the tv I have at home works grand.
    Is there anyway of getting around this, If I used ones of those yellow (visual leads) instead would that make any difference?

    oO
    What connections are you talking about?
    the B&W issue is usually a result of PAL/NTSC incompatibility, or a scart pin issue (i.e. The convertor, or physically damaged/missing pin(s))..


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