Audio & Video- Laptop to TV

[Pia]

Hiya, i would like to connect my Toshiba Satellite Laptop to my tv.

I don't have one of them digital tellys though it's just a bog standard widescreen Sanyo.

All the sites i looked on to find out about the cable to use seemed to assume we all have 48 inch plasma's and HDTV etc... so is it possible with my ancient thing

what connections are on the laptop? you will prob have a svideo which can be cabled to the tv either as is or via a svideo to composite adapter (these can then go into a scart adapter on the tv) and you will have a line out so you need a stereo head phone jack(3.5 mm) to left right phono this also will connect to a scart adapter giving you sound and picture through the 2 connections

[Pia]

On the laptop i have a 4 pin svideo socket.

My tv is laready hooked up to my stereo, so would i need to take those connections out to hook up to the lappy or can i still have the stereo with it?

This is the laptop http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.c...hibaShop=false

And this is similar to my TV, though mine isn't the flat version, not sure if this tells you anything http://www.sanyo.de/produkte_eng/ce/...P_ID=36&ptyp=4

you need sound and video out of the laptop sp follow my instructions

[bilal]

I just did this last week. My hi-fi is also connected to my tv and sound comes through everywhere as long as that particular channel is on.

Basically make sure you have an s-video http://coloredhome.com/video/s-video_luma_croma.JPG connection of both your tv and laptop (laptop does have it but tv doesn't say so check). If you do then you can just get an s-video cable.

For sound you need a3.5mm Jack to 2 x RCA phono stereo as pictured http://www.martleyelectronics.co.uk/...rca-socket.jpg . Make sure you tv has that red and white connector as shown here.

Let me recommend you to get them of ebay as these wires are very cheap compared to getting them from a shop.

[Pia]

Thanks bilal

So on that second pic, where does that connect to the laptop, and i assume the red and black would go in the back of the tv so how could i have the hi-fi still connected?

Zingy has offered to send me a cable that he said will do everything, though if i knew what it was i could price them up on ebay and save him the job

[Nikesh]

I plug my laptop into the tv all the time...I have an s-video lead which is plugged into my laptop and into my tv. Then I have an audio lead which plugs into my laptop and the other end is red and white and that goes into my composite on my tv.

http://www.it247.com/Product/152-AV21502EA12 theres this or this http://www.misco.co.uk/productinform...affiliate=2012 but you will still need a stereo headfone jack to phono adapter and a svideo to composite


found a full kit for ya here pia this will do the lot http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=170472

[bilal]

Wow thats quite cheap zinglebarb... Doubt you could find it for that much on ebay, my setup cost me £12 but all cables were 15m.

The Audio leads just plugs into where normal speakers would go out on a laptop or where the headphone slot is.

[Pia]

It would be cheap if scan didn't charge £5.78 or something silly for postage!