laptop to tv cable needed
09-02-2009, 21:42
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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.
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09-02-2009, 21:48
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argh
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Re: laptop to tv cable needed
 you should be able to get a vga to svideo cable.
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09-02-2009, 21:57
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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!
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09-02-2009, 22:02
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argh
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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
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09-02-2009, 22:21
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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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09-02-2009, 22:24
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Re: laptop to tv cable needed
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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09-02-2009, 23:10
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Re: laptop to tv cable needed
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Originally Posted by husker
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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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.
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10-02-2009, 11:45
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cf.mega poster
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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.
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