traxxasfanatic

I want to try to hook up my laptop to my TV but I'm not really sure how to. The laptop has both HDMI and VGA connections but the TV is oldish and dosent have either. It does however have S-Video inputs. So my question is if I get something like a VGA to S-Video cable will that be all I need to get it to work? Or will I also need converter?

justavillain

you'll need

http://www.amazon.com/TV-out-VGA-S-V...1714988&sr=8-5

and

http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Male-3-5mm...1715126&sr=1-2

or

http://www.amazon.com/QVS-Speaker-mi...1715170&sr=1-2


That should be it.

traxxasfanatic

I already have cables for audio so I wont need those. So that VGA to S-Video adapter will be all I need?

splcrazy

on my older laptop i had to use the s video lead because thats what my crappy old tv had and it worked pretty good , but the screen was very hard to read all the words were too small . but now i have a new led tv with a bunch of hdmi outputs , i got a 20meter hdmi cable from hong kong for $20 to connect my laptop to the tv but im still waiting for the cable to come cant wait to see what it will look like on the tv

traxxasfanatic

Yea I imagine it would be pretty hard to read text on a tv. I mostly want to hook up to the tv for watching videos so it shouldn't be to bad.

electricrc68

yeah i guess thats what my dad usually uses.

proanti1

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Why dont you just use HDMI? It has audio and video combined... no need for adapters or anything. S-video sucks.

electricrc68

ohhh my dad uses HDMI!!!! thats why he stopped using his adapter a month ago.....just noticed that.

justavillain

his TV doesn't have HDMI just S-Video

splcrazy

i got my hdmi cable and when i connect it to my tv nothing happens , but when i do the same thing with my old laptop the image from that laptop works on my tv , maybe im missing some drivers on my new laptop its a hp dm3 1104tx

splcrazy

i got my hdmi cable sorted out i needed to update a driver. looks pretty damn good on my 32inch led 120hz i have easy zoom on my scroll touch pad reading words is pretty good when you zoom in or when its just normal the bonus is that you get audio from it aswell , i have i tunes playing in the background while typing this lol

The_Shark

i want to hook up my net book to my plazma, but cant stomach the $30 for a cord[&o]. i was almost to cheap to buy that tv on a really good deal in the first place

mechanizeddeath

you're probably thinking store prices (Best Buy) or perhaps that gold plated nonsense. you can get a 15 foot HDMI cable for under $10, and the shorter ones are even cheaper.

try newegg, tigerdirect, amazon, or ebay.

proanti1

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I get mine at walmart. $7 for 3 feet.

The_Shark

its not hdmi its that small computer screen one... whatever its called.

proanti1

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Small computer screen one? A VGA cord? You paid $30 for a freaking VGA cord?! You can go to ANY thrift store and find those for $0.50, tubs of them. Hell, you can go to radio shack and get them for like $6.

The_Shark

no, i didnt buy one yet as i thought $30 for a little copper is nuts. i think it was mosnter brand, which explains most of it.

proanti1

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Don't buy monster unless you need a good analog cable (audio/RCA). The thing with HDMI/VGA/eithernet/etc., is that it doesn't matter how good or bad the cable is. Its all digital, as long as there is continuity, 100% of the data is getting transferred, there is no degradation, its lossless. Those people who buy $300 HDMI cables are idiots, same with the people who buy outrageously expensive eithernet cables. A company that was selling $900 3' eithernet cables on Amazon was recently sued for false advertising.

The_Shark

just found out its a RGB connector.