laptop to tv cable needed
 

Hi there,

I have a new laptop with VGA and HDMI out but an old telly (CRT) with only 4-pin S video in and the red/yellow/white in (female sockets). There is also what looks like a headphone in socket.

I have seen VGA to s-video connector which also has the red/yellow/white plugs, but they are female like the telly.

Is there anyway I can connect?

Please any help would be appreciated.

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

:welcome: you should be able to get a vga to svideo cable.

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

Cableuniverse have an S-Video to S-Video male - male cable. You will also need something to carry the audio such as this.
Having said that, a laptop with HDMI probably has blu-ray and a decent LCD screen - you may get a better result watching on the laptop!

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

husker, how big is the screen of the crt? thats also an issue as I used my mac mini on a CRT and it wasnt that great looking as the highest resolution you could go for was 800*600

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

THnaks for the replies. Just to recap - my TV has s-video but my laptop does not, so a s-video to s-video cable is no good.

My TV is pretty big, about 48 inches diagonally.

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bare in mind the VGA out has to support TV out function or it will not work. Most VGA devices do not. I wrongly used to believe it would just work but I was corrected now if the TV has componant input thats a different matter

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Your first post mentioned seeing a VGA to female S-video, which when twinned with a male - male S-vid would give you a VGA to male S-video.

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

VGA to S-video / composite adapter (you need to extend the S-video or composite cable a little :))
http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=121406

and for sound if you need it (or similar with length to suit your needs)
http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=122450

Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 

iirc belkin do a kit that comet might still sell that has all the leads in it for connecting a pc or laptop to a tv via composite or scart or svideo and with the sound cable aswell.