Computer newbies forum: Connect laptop to TV to watch movies?

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 local Electronics store IE Radio Shack. Before purchasing the cable ensure your TV has the correct input.

Let us know what type of TV and Laptop you have if you require more assistance.

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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 the correct jack, but the brand of the TV is "Symphonic" - it's an 19 inch TV. Model number is ST419C. There is nothing on it on the back except for the jack for the cable, and on the front there are two holes for audio and video. I hope one of them works with the S-Video cable you mention. Please get back to me - I'll be anxiously waiting for your reply. It's so cool that now that I can watch DVDs on the laptop, but I'm realizing now that it's quite different to be able to watch it on a TV vs. watching it on a computer.

thanks!!!!

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

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 receive the input from the DVD player. On my set, that is video 1. Have you tried doing something like that on your set?

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 to connect the audio for it to really work. Check the back of your desktop and see if you have an output jack from your DVD drive that is compatible with your TV. Chances are, you don't.

With DVD players as cheap as they are, I wouldn't bother trying to do this.

Hi

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

Regards


Liz

why would you bother doing that considering the fact that dvd players are so cheap these days? Just buy a dvd player with usb port, transfer your files to a flashdrive and watch your movies on your tv.

if you have vga jacks @ computer and tv,all you need
is a vga cable with 2 female ends.for sound you will
need audio 3.5mm mini cable.

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 a Toshiba laptop but I do not have an S video cable
input on the side of my laptop, what do I do?

Thanks Erica

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 Panasonic TH-42PX8B and the laptop is a Fujitsuu Siemens amilio

I have tried to get the pic onto AV3/S but it isnt picking it up.

do you have any tips, I have changed the "output" to TV on the lapto. The laptop screen then goes blank but still no pic on TV

I'd really appeciate some help on thi

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

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 to the audio input of my tv. however whenever i play a video file or dvd there is a noticeable time lag between the audio and video. does anyone know a way to solve this?

The MPEGLA (or MPEG Licensing Authority) http://www.mpegla.com licenses the DVD "Video Stream" per stream. It's about 2 bucks per stream and people have clamored for the lowest costs in software and hardware.

As such, 99.99% of the DVD player software disables the second video output.

Bob

i've already connected the s-video cable from the laptop to the tv. and all that shows up is the desktop wallpaper. i can move the screen with the display settings, but thats all. i've already tried to FN + F5 and nothing. HELP!

Thank you, thank you, thank you...Its about time someone answered the long awaited queston of hooking your laptop up to your tv. We managed to get the wallpaper, but through the link you provided we were able to put the codes in and get the dvds to play. Again thank you and now I know how to really hook it up.