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Thread: Hooking up laptop to tv?? |
    
steve cash alias bluemoonsteve Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 01:20 pm: |
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you are all a bunch of thickheads the question was answered in the second post and this is the most highjacked thread i have ever seen lol
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Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 05:21 am: |
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hi experts,
i have an analog panasonic make camcorder. i wish to hook it up to my computer so that i can view the video on the pc/laptop & edit/burn it onto a cd/dvd. |
New member Username: Paulo_baptista
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| Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 06:37 pm: |
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Hi Experts,
I have a Sony Vaio PCG-K45 Laptop with RAC out put, no S.Video, can I hook up with my TV. My TV has S.Video & DVD connections, will I require a converter?
Can you help.
Many Thanks
Paulo
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| Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 10:47 am: |
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I have a dell inspiron 6000 is it possible to hook it up to my tv to watch my videos that are on my laptop? |
Macha Dala Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 03:44 am: |
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Hi,
Compliments first : It was hilarious to go through all these posts. I came down looking for a decently priced cable, and look.. the world is already been taken over by ZORDS, who can't choose to read a thread but sob out their own stories.
Generic answer : Any Laptop with a S-video / VGA out can be hooked with your TV (well most of them).
What cables to use:
1. LOOK AROUND !! See all the ports/sockets on your PC, then do the same on your TV.
2. Once you know what all ports you have, go to eBay and search for them. make a query for 1 port each on your PC and TV.
e.g. : http://search.ebay.com/vga-rca-converter_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1 ( thanks to someone who posted this in THIS VERY THREAD ! )
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visit svideo.com , they have a good variety of products.
3. SEE the snapshot of the product. If it looks like it will fit into both ur TV and PC, purchase it.
Wasn't that difficult was it ? (Maybe thats what they call 'common sense')
To RICK : My apologies mate.. you just lost your prized posession to freaks like us.. a forum thread.. |
pianoman1972 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 11:39 pm: |
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Macha Dala: I, too, have read some of these posts and found some of them quite funny. I, too, have read the post from the "Unregistered Guest" and clicked on the eBay link to see the very solution to connecting my newly purchased Sony Vaio TX650 to my composite/S-Video TV. I had no idea those cables existed. This saved me a trip to Radio Shack tomorrow! Woo hoo!
Anywho, thanks to "OffTheTopOfMyHead" for doing the footwork in finding the VGA to S-Video/RCA cable. Pure genius. Thanks to Macha Dala for simplifying tons of forum questions into 3 simple (and I mean simple) choices. And it's not hard to connect the cables at all. Just take a deep breath and you'll be connected to your TVs in no time flat.
Most people like things to be simple without doing anything that would require much brain activity (trust me on that quote, I'm a teacher). Good luck to all but I know after reading the aformentioned post, any post after mine should read "Thank you!" or "I did it!" or "Woo Hoo!". |
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| Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 02:13 pm: |
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i have an rca out on my laptop and when i plug it into my tv with an RCA plug i get a picture but it's black and white. how do i make it colour |
complete morons Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 03:59 am: |
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absolute buffoons, most people here are.
i'm an anonymous user, whatever the f**k that means, because i can't be bothered to do anything other than add my worthless two cents (maybe that's why it's only 2c).
why don't most of the whiners here do some research, like look up the entire thread before posting their repeated queries. one high-flier somewhere at top of the list says there's one setting he's not done on his laptop, and asks what'll happen if he tries it. maaan, grow up already, will you - try it yourself... then post what happened, instead of plugging inanities.
i'll now go get a life too... my eyes are full of rca cables snogging s-video cables. |
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| Posted on Friday, December 02, 2005 - 05:28 pm: |
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I have a dell inspiron 1000. All I have in the back of my laptop is a VGA plug. I purchased a VGA to Svideo converter, but when I turn on my pc all I get is white lines up and down on the screen. |
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| Posted on Monday, December 05, 2005 - 01:32 am: |
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Hey I have A Sony Vaio Laptop and I was wondering if there is any way possible that I can connect it to my Sony WEGA 32'' Plasma TV. The laptop does not have a tv output. E-mail me at cjlax139@aol.com or just IM me at CJSLAX13. Thanks! |
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| Posted on Monday, December 05, 2005 - 01:32 am: |
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Hey I have A Sony Vaio Laptop and I was wondering if there is any way possible that I can connect it to my Sony WEGA 32'' Plasma TV. The laptop does not have a tv output. E-mail me at cjlax139@aol.com or just IM me at CJSLAX13. Thanks! |
SaShiMe Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 01:30 am: |
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hi, i have an AMD computer with svideo port and a tv with only RCA port, is there a cable that connects the 2? or i must use the solution provided above, a svideo cable to a composite adapter to a RCA cable? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 01:49 am: |
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hey i came here to find an answer to a Q i had...and I saw the same Q over and over but no one answered it until I saw damo444's post...thnx u helped me (and the other ppl who actually asked the same Q) out!
also...for the guy who said to Google everything before asking...THIS THREAD CAME UP AS A TOP GOOGLE RESULT FOOL!!! :p
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| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 09:56 am: |
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i have an acer extensa 2350 with 3 usb ports and a montitor port as well as phone line, and a networking port but thats about it.
how can i connect my laptop to a tv and watch movies on a larger screen? |
New member Username: Mike171562
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 01:27 pm: |
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ok, this probably isnt the right forum for this but im not sure where to go. Im trying to hook my Dell Inspiron 1000 to my tv so i can watch movies from my laptop to my tv. My tv has only one input a cable input. my laptop has only one output, a vga output, i purchased a vga to rca cable, where im confused is the cable has a vga on one end and three rca plugs on the other, red green blue. I know the audio needs to come out of my sound card headphone jack and i have a cable for that that has two rca plugs. Im going into an rf converter that has 3 rca input one video and two audio and one cable ouput. I plug the vga into my laptop and all three rca into the rf converter and put the cable into the cable in on my tv, only i cant see any video, only snow, the only time i see anything is when i turn on my laptop and get to a boot selection screen ( i have a dual boot linux and windows) I see the boot menu on my tv but its grey and fuzzy. Im not sure if this will even work, its pretty confusing. |
Laguna87 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 07:09 pm: |
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Hi I have an old 1992 RCA colortrack television and I want to hook it up to my computer which has an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card, so that I c an play videos. I have used an s-video cable and it seems to have worked fine. The only problem is why cant I see WMP type files or VLC files when I try to play them. They won't show up on the television. Anyone have a solution to this problem? |
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| Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 09:13 am: |
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Hi I have a dell inspiron 700m and have been trying to connect it to use a tv as a monitor. so it works after lots of time wasted on it but i can't get the damn tv to project colour....so i try and change the setting to NTSC on the laptop but it ain't working....how the hell am i meant to do it?? |
New member Username: Norcal37
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| Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 01:39 am: |
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I have a Dell Latitude D600. I am using an S-Video cable with an RCA video converter.
But when I go to Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> Displays
I noticed the TV signal is not detected. How do I force the detection?
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Anonymously Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 03:11 am: |
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I succeeded - perhaps someone else can benefit from this.
Thanks to someone at the top with a short single line.
Having connected the S-video cable between my laptop and the tv - I then went to my Control Panel, and opened Display.
Click Settings and I saw 2 squares representing 2 monitors. 1 my laptop and a second I presumed my tv monitor. I highlit square 2 and then checked the box that said "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" Using AV2 my screen saver came up on my tv and then played my streaming visdeos from the net.
Note - if you lose sight of your mouse on the laptop press Alt F4 and select "cancel" on the log out option screen.
My thanks to BlokemasterJ above |
Macha Dala Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 01:12 am: |
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To Mike171562 :
Dear, you've done quite a lot before calling out for help. Kudos to you for the effort.
I suggest you do the following :
RF converter : the RF converter you have (3 RCA to one Output), is meant for carrying both audio and video to your TV. Hence you'll need to plug two sources into this one converter.
1. Sound : You had it right. The sound HAS to be taken from your soundcard. you already have a 'stereo-jack to RCA' cable. these two plugs need to go into two of your RF converter. (You may need to hit-n-try which two)
2. Video : RCA devotes only one of its slot to video. you may try all 3 RCA plugs one by one to see which one is for video, or better still get a new cable which gives you 1:1 (VGA : RCA) option.
For the Snow/Fuzzy output : similar to any other channel you watch, you need to fine-tune/search/set the channel on which you are 'playing' your laptop output.
I hope this helps you any bit, if you've not already figured it out yourself. for any other query, feel free to respond on the same thread.
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| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 04:38 pm: |
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hi. i need majer help.i have a compaq armada e500 and i want to hook it up to my big screen tv so i can wach movies. how do i hook it up i only have a vidio out on my computer and my tv has the vidio in but i conect it it dosent work my comp dosent hace a s-vidio but tv does.help.thax |
Amused by it all Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 11:12 pm: |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 02:50 pm: |
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Hello I have a Hp Pavilion ze2000 and I need sound |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 05:08 pm: |
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hey, i have a Toshiba Satellite R15 S822 Tablet PC, and i have a S-Video cable port on my PC and my TV, when i put the Channel on the TV, it does not show up???, what do i do???, what settings do i have to put on my PC/TV |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 07:49 pm: |
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Meow!! For those that answered questions thanks for all the help!! And for those that stupidly repeat the same questions over and over that have already been answered please just read the posts above and use your common sense! So that hopefully we dont have to tell you to shut the f@&k up! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 03:59 am: |
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ur just a fvcking piece of sh!t loser with no life..... "Meow"???, WTF is that, are u g@y, so Shut The Fvck Up and stop b!tching about people that need help,and go get laid cuz u really need it, have a nice day |
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| Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 02:29 am: |
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i have a dell dimension 8400 cant seem to find any s video ports & i dont see a vga port is there anyway i can run my comp to my t.v so i can watch movies on the t.v instead of comp? |
hemanth_ag Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 01:25 pm: |
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How do i Connect my Dell D600 to TV. I have a male 4 pins S-video male to RCA female adapter. i have ATI Mobility radeon 9000 internal DAC 350MHZ Memory 32 MB and BOIS- BK8.0.0. When connected to TV and toggling between the mointor using fn + F8 key i see slight flickering. |
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| Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 07:10 am: |
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Hi, i have a laptop Hp OmniBook XE3(composite TV Out).
graphic card: S3 Graphics Inc. Savage IX
i connect the laptop to the TV and nothing happens.
if i press fn+F5, the screen on the laptop juz "flickers with a black shade on the top,the bottom might have it too."
Any driver updates needed?(i tried updating it(not sure if it's right)but still did not work)
right now it's windows XP, thus driver update shows for windows 98,2000,NT
thx for any help. |
New member Username: Djsupes
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| Posted on Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 01:10 pm: |
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Soo many posts, but I reccomend Monster component cables - eBay has them for cheap. |
James Something Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 06:18 pm: |
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I was wondering is it possible to use a Microsoft Xbox 360 VGA HDAV Cable (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7479604&type=product&id=1126591946 321) to link a laptop to the TV |
womble99 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 06:40 am: |
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This is the funniest thread ive read for ages and I dont even want to plug my laptop into a tv lol.Not sure why Im here,maybe I should get a life.lol. |
Liekeko Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 09:08 am: |
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HONK HONK |
Wow, LoveThisThread Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 10:03 pm: |
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I would like to take my idiot-proof computer and plug it into my cheapass Walmart TV.
Is there anyway I can do this while I still have my thumb stuck up my butt? |
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| Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 05:07 am: |
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hullo, i have a dell lattitude C600 with a port for a cable that really doesn't seem to be an S-video for it has 7 holes, but with a TV icon and an arrow above it. i got siemens adapter that fit there but the adapter is to be connected to a cinch cable which then has to be connected to a TV. i tried but all was in vain. can i still connect this machine to a TV set? how do i do it? thanks |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 03:39 am: |
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Ok, at first I thought people didnt understand how threads/disscusions work..much like others that have posted or that we "the herd", are just mindlessly trudging along staring up the butt in front of them...and then thought a minute of some cleaver up-ity reply to post, then ......and then....smashed someones laptop..so I got no VGA port,RCA,or Svideo (attached)...so i better make this project good! however getting back to the reason I first came here....does anybody know where I can find schematics, PCB's and/or pinouts for the mylar ribbon port attached to the LCD screen itself? I know that no 2 are alike..but some reference would be nice. For some reason toshiba and dell didn't want to share! Go figure. You can email or post something other than "So hey, I got a laptop and a tv...."
Thanks
-w
Are people this stupid? Really now...the thing on your shoulders...not just a hat rack!!!
HAsta\
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 08:08 am: |
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Here is the solution you all seem to be searching for. First, read the whole thread (use Google for definitions of any of the words over 5 letters long). Secondly, ask why you need to connect your PC to your TV. Thirdly, with your PC on your left and the TV on your right go to the kitchen and fill a bucket full of water. Now here comes the choice, pick either left or right and then depending on which side you pick empty the contents of the bucket onto the said appliance. Now, if the image still does not appear on the TV, go to the shops and buy a really thick pen (even thicker than you are); then draw the image on the TV for yourself. You should now hopefully have a PC picture on your TV. |
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| Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 06:52 pm: |
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try this site guys! it has pictures!
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/specialevents/infocenter/01/Howto/hard/01hwht01/01h wht01.htm |
mooooooooo Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 07:00 am: |
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i have a whorre thats wants to have an s-video up her backside. can i do that or will it screw the quality of the picture up? also her nippples are really big, can i get dolby surround through them? |
Reddy02 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 02:25 pm: |
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Is it possible to connect a Gateway 4025gz Laptop to a TV. If so, which of the outputs would I use? and what cable.
Thanks,
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| Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 01:00 am: |
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Hi i have an inspiron 9300 i was wondering how i could run my laptop monitor and the tv monitor at the same time using the svideo cord. |
Wow, LoveThisThread Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 09:17 pm: |
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The thread that wont die!
Lol....seriously...people keep asking new questions when it is ABSOLUTELY impossible the question has not already been answered. And people tell you their computer make like all the sudden, oh, I know the exact specs of that computer, despite the fact that their are soooo many options as far as video card, TV cards, etc...
To close...read your manual...check your manufacturers website....skim this thread. If the answer cannot be found after alllll that..then you should just ask yourself one thing...do i REALLY need to projecting my monitor image onto my TV? If I am too dumb to figure this out, is it REALLY for me? |
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| Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 11:48 pm: |
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I have inspiron 6000 dell notebook..what is the best way to hookup this one to SONY vega. |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 12:32 am: |
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I have a vaio s470.I want to know if I can hook it up to a tv and if yes, what device I can use to hook it up to a tv? |
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| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 12:38 pm: |
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Hi everyone
I'm desperately trying to get my Toshiba satellite to piggy back off my Compaq to the TV satellite receiver so that I can re-record incoming stream from Argentina via the washing machine.
At the moment it's wired in to the toaster with a RS-232Z9Blurb crossed pair erogenous bungle but the interference from the attached hairdryer affects the input to my Donald Duck radio.
What should I do? |
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| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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Hello
I have a cardboard box. I would like to attach it to another cardboard box with a piece of string.
I only have 2 cardboard boxes and one piece of string though. Is this enough?
If I manage to do this will I be able to record my favourite films and travel back to the dawn of time?
Please help me. And lend me a cutting implement. |
the dude of life Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 03:05 pm: |
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This question was asked 3 times but was never answered other then the cop out "your adapter is bad". My connection to Media center PC is black and white and all my stuff is brand new. WTF? I have set the out region to NTSC but still black and white. When I connect my laptop to the same s-vid port it works fine. Is there any other configuration that I might need I am in the US and all my stuff is US stuff. |
Long Shot Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 03:34 am: |
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Well I would first un-plug in your Coffee Pot (this should clear up your picture) then get your cutting implement back - forget the string between boxes and by an HDTV. Rent a DVD and get a high ball.
Oh How do I connect my Computer to my TV? Any sugestions would be wonderful |
Long Shot Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 03:37 am: |
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Seriously I think it may be your TV is it old? |
tepru71187 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 04:29 pm: |
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i have a R52 IBM Thinkpad and im trying to get to run some videos from my laptop on my TV. Now both have S-Video Ports, so if i get an S-Video cable to connect the two how can i get the sound to play as well? |
Macha Dala Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 06:03 am: |
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tepru71187: Dear, you will need another cable (Stereo-pin to RCA converter) for this.
S-Video will take care of Video part.
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New member Username: Bradylee30
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 02:39 pm: |
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I have an hp compaq nc8230 with a s-video, but my tv does not have a s-video what do i need to do to get it to work |
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 08:21 pm: |
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Is there any way to hook up your laptop directly into the cable port? That is, without using a TV at all?
In other words, can you use your laptop as a TV and plug it directly into the cable port? |
skubi du Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:53 pm: |
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wot up gangstaz |
skubi du Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:53 pm: |
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wot up gangstaz |
average Joe Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 04:22 pm: |
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i have no tv and laptop, where can i buy them ?
thanks in advance . |
New member Username: Quadri
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 02:19 am: |
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Hi!! I have a Compaq Presario 1500 model 1516us laptop with S- video output.
I have connected S-video to my TV. The problem is that i do not see the desk
top.
I can only see the background image of my laptop on to the TV.
One more strange thing on my laptop is that i do not have 640x480 settings.
I have restarted, rebooted, did
Function + f4. Nothing works.
Can someone please suggest me a solution for this problem.
Basically, I want my laptop to the TV.
*Please HELP.
When i go to display properties>>Settings Tab>>
and click on Identify, It displays "1" on my laptop and "2" on my TV.
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