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hi

30 Sep 2009 19:33:55 PDT

why would you bother doing that considering the fact that dvd players are so cheap these days? Just buy a dvd player wit ...

connect laptop to tv with vga cable

30 Sep 2009 16:45:04 PDT

was connected last week then crashed computer lost all
started with all new sites but cannot view on tv
had a sit ...

Fujitusu Laptop to panasonic to watch movies??

03 Apr 2009 09:31:56 PDT

Hi

I have gone out and bought SV Cable , put it from lapto pto TV but cant pick up the pic on theTV
Its a Pana ...

How to conect my lap to TV for watcing movies.

08 Mar 2009 04:37:41 PDT

Hi, thank you your updations,
My TV is LG-slimmagic-29" and Laptop is HP-540

Please provide some solutio ...

'I tried to adjust display settings and "clone" the screen'

26 Jan 2009 16:01:42 PST

What happens when you "try" to clone the screen? Are there error messages? Or are you not finding the location ...

graphics card

26 Jan 2009 11:44:08 PST

I'm sorry Grif, I believe the graphics card is mobile intel(r) 945gm express chipset? If this isn't it where in this lap ...

Changed Your Graphics Options To Clone The Screens?

26 Jan 2009 11:10:45 PST

You don't mention your graphics card for the computer, but you should be able to use the graphics display device setting ...

pc to tv problems

26 Jan 2009 10:57:02 PST

I have a dell inspiron e1705 and a 47 inch lg lcd, my problem is my desktop background appears on the tv but nothing els ...

Connecting a laptop to a tv to watch internet movies on tv

25 Jan 2009 21:37:43 PST

Hi,

I need help in Connecting a laptop to a tv to watch internet movies on tv, I have a 20 inch Panasonic tv and ...

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01 Jan 2009 21:55:54 PST

Advertising and solicitation are against forum policies.. Although your participation is certainly appreciated, your rec ...

laptop to tv no s video output

21 Dec 2008 11:24:00 PST

if you have vga jacks @ computer and tv,all you need
is a vga cable with 2 female ends.for sound you will
need aud ...

dell laptop to tv to watch movies on a westinghouse hd tv

06 Dec 2008 10:45:19 PST

what cables would i need to watch movies on my dell inspiron computer dvd player to the westinghouse hd tv? ...

s-video cable

04 Dec 2008 21:17:56 PST

i have a dell inspirion 1525 and a Vizio 22" Class HD LCD Television
i really would like to be able to hook my l ...

HDMI Cable or S-CABLE

21 Nov 2008 20:14:59 PST

Depending upon on how old or new your laptop is you can try and see if it supports HDMI Cable or S-CABLE, either of them ...

laptop to TV--i don't have s-video output--

20 Nov 2008 21:47:17 PST

it looks like all i have is a VGA port. what type of adapter would i need? i've figured out that my try at connecting f ...

hi

05 Nov 2008 04:18:12 PST

hi I have a 29 inches LG television & HP laptop. audio it works fine. but i want the video from lptop to TV as well ... ...

Laptop Model

24 Oct 2008 03:10:39 PDT

Hi

My laptop model is a DELL D630 and I need the correct cable to connect the laptop to my TV.

Regards
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Black and White screen

09 Oct 2008 23:53:51 PDT

Hi there, I hope you can help me. I purchased a S video cable and it works fine, however I am getting a black/white scre ...

this website might help

11 Jul 2008 17:17:37 PDT

Thank you, thank you, thank you...Its about time someone answered the long awaited queston of hooking your laptop up to ...

Laptop to TV problem

15 Jun 2008 03:55:15 PDT

I have bought a new S-video cable & connected my laptop to the TV then hit Fn+F4 for Toshiba laptops as described in the ...

TV ok

12 Jun 2008 10:46:14 PDT

Grif

I have windows XP op system all is working even with the cable out. The tv is working fine. I will buy a new ...

'a thunderstorm last night & suddednly I lost the picture'

12 Jun 2008 10:36:09 PDT

We'll need some more information as what you've described isn't clear.. When the cable is unplugged, does the computer d ...

connecting laptop to TV

12 Jun 2008 07:42:38 PDT

I have my laptop connected to the TV through a black round S-video cable & it has been fine up to now. The sound I get f ...

Did You Read ALL Of The Other Posts In This Thread??

27 May 2008 11:41:14 PDT

...especially the on in the link below?

http://www.mpegl ...

DVD from laptop to TV

24 Apr 2005 08:35:41 PDT

I have found your thread after a long search - I have a similar question to the one you had, did you solve this issue ev ...

audio video lag when connecting laptop to tv

10 Mar 2005 21:21:44 PST

hi
i am using a 4-pin s-video cable to connect my laptop to my tv and a y-adapter to connect the audio from my laptop ...

if you have video out

08 Feb 2005 02:47:22 PST

Most new notebooks have an S-video output you can use to connect a computer to a TV. That's not enough. You still need ...

just wondering myself if this is possible from desktop also?

07 Feb 2005 17:33:22 PST

and how i would do this? i have dell optiplex and a rca tv?? ...

adapter question

07 Feb 2005 07:40:01 PST

Hello, elsanasle! I was wondering what kind of adapter are you talking here?
"If your laptop has s-video port, ...

TV settings

07 Jan 2005 09:57:51 PST

I haven't tried to connect a notebook using the S-video connection but, I have with a DVD player. I must set my TV to r ...

this is not working!!

07 Jan 2005 09:46:06 PST

I tried this connecting with S Video and AV pins but it is not working. I tried scart adapter also but that is also not ...

Connect laptop to TV to watch movies?

03 Jan 2005 12:28:53 PST

If your laptop has s-video port, you can connect to the TV and view your laptop screen in your TV using the adapter, whi ...

manufactured march 2002

19 Dec 2004 14:18:30 PST

that's what it says on the back of TV. ...

DVD on TV

19 Dec 2004 06:33:19 PST

If the TV is an older model and doesn't have the S-Video connector you can buy an adapter to change the S-Video to cable ...

how old?

19 Dec 2004 04:13:05 PST

How old is the TV? It sounds like it doesn't have the connections needed to hook up your notebook. ...

My TV type - help

18 Dec 2004 23:34:48 PST

hi, thanks for answering the question and sorry for taking a long time to get back to you - i have no idea if my tv has ...

Don't forget the audio cable. . .

14 Dec 2004 22:18:03 PST

You'll need it for the TV sound. Connect it to the laptop headphone jack and to the TV audio in jack.

Good luck, ...

S-Video Cable

14 Dec 2004 21:12:11 PST

Most Laptops use S-Video as a way to display video on your TV screen.

You can pick up a S-Video cable at your loc ...

Connect laptop to TV to watch movies?

14 Dec 2004 19:13:35 PST

Hi,

I just got a new laptop and enjoying it very much - I was wondering if there is a way to connect the laptop t ...