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how do i play my laptop thru my tv

  • 10-04-2007 4:01pm
    #1
    yayamark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭


    hi just wondering how do i play my stuff that i have on y laptop thru my tv
    i have bought an s video cable and hooked it up but don't know where to go from there. both tv and laptop have s-videos slots

    laptop is a toshiba
    windows xp home edition 2002

    tv is samsung 32 inch hd ready


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Don't bother with the s-video cable your TV has a VGA input at the back which will make things much easier and give better picture quality.

    Just get a VGA cable and plug the VGA output of the laptop into the VGA input on the TV. If your laptop has a DVI instead of a VGA output you can easily get adapters.

    Anyway if you want to proceed with the s-video route you need to go into the graphics cards control panel and enable multi-display mode then select clone mode if you want the desktop of the laptop replicated on the TV screen.


  • #3
    yayamark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭yayamark


    ya i;m using the s video got it going in the end.

    its a pity that i can't get the sound thru the telly though

    would the othe way have muxh better quality i wonder?


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    You can get sound use the VGA cable & close to it is a PC audio in that uses the normal 3.5mm sound connection, connect a 3.5mm cable from your headphones output on the laptop to the PC audio in on the telly and you will get the audio.

    (You could also possibly use a RCA/3.5mm adapter with the RCA inputs to get audio on s-video)


  • #5
    yayamark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭yayamark


    8T8 wrote:

    (You could also possibly use a RCA/3.5mm adapter with the RCA inputs to get audio on s-video)

    ok thanks where would i get one of those?


  • #6
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Try local stores that sell audio cables or maybe Argos catalogue.

    You can get them on Komplett as well but if you are going to buy from Komplett you may as well just buy the VGA cable and 3.5mm audio cable instead because you get better picture quality of it and is easer to setup/use.


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