Laptop To TV

skyblueheroes · 20-09-2005, 14:15

Guys,

I'm after a cable to watch stuff from my laptop on my TV. I have some Div-X stuff on DVD that won't play on my player.

I have a Dell Latitude D810 and it has a TV out I think at the back (round with 7 pin holes and two small different size rectangle holes). My TV has just aerial in, two scarts and the usual white, yellow and red connections at the front - sorry if the descriptions are a bit basic !!

What type of cable do I need ? Links would be good so that I can buy online or even name of connection so I know what to search for.

SMHarman · 20-09-2005, 14:16

Your laptop should have come with a cable that plugs into that socket to provide TV type sockets (I think mine is SVHS and audio).

TV-Out (S-video-Out): 7-pin mini-DIN connector (optional S-video to composite video adapter cable

This may be something that Dell would replace gratis if you have lost it? Call them.

Nemesis · 20-09-2005, 14:21

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(round with 7 pin holes and two small different size rectangle holes)

Sounds like Svideo, but Svideo only has 4 pins ??

punky · 20-09-2005, 14:22

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Originally Posted by skyblueheroes

round with 7 pin holes and two small different size rectangle holes).

That's SVideo.but you don't have SVideo input on your TV, only Scart and Component input (yellow and white phono jacks). Easiest thing would be to buy a SVideo cable, a phono cable, and a converter.

You are also going to need an audio cable (SVideo is video only). So you will need a cable that converst the standard 3.5m jack for your laptop into 2 phono connections, like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAPTOP-TO-MIXE...ayphotohosting

HTH

Lew · 20-09-2005, 14:23

I have a spare S-Video to phono adapter you can have. PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post.

SMHarman · 20-09-2005, 14:25

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Originally Posted by Simon M

Sounds like Svideo, but Svideo only has 4 pins ??

It is 4 of the pins are s video and the other 3 are LR and Ground for audio. But you need the Dell cable that plugs into the socket and on the other end has SVideo and Audio L+R. Came in the box with the laptop, discs, spare nipples etc.

Nemesis · 20-09-2005, 14:31

Found this
http://www.videocapturecard.com/7pintoscart.html

However, there are also cables that will convert from 7pin to 4pin too.

STONEISLAND · 20-09-2005, 14:38

I'm going to get this if it works?

http://www.futureshop.co.uk/profigol...-3m-p-355.html

Halcyon · 20-09-2005, 15:05

Hows about this ?
This would let you plug in your audio and s-video into a normal scart socket.

Check it out HERE

SMHarman · 20-09-2005, 17:43

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Originally Posted by skunk4u

I'm going to get this if it works?

http://www.futureshop.co.uk/profigol...-3m-p-355.html

I think you still need the thingy from Dell to breakout the 7 pin into the 4 pin and audio that the above widget has.
Something like this
http://www.svideo.com/7pin.html
or this
http://www.svideo.com/prosvideo6.html

skyblueheroes · 23-09-2005, 20:50

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Originally Posted by Lew

I have a spare S-Video to phono adapter you can have. PM me your address and I'll pop it in the post.

Thanks mate, got that.

Got it all working, but only B&W ! Any ideas ??

SMHarman · 23-09-2005, 21:34

Telly loookign for composite or rgb signal not svhs one.

phils_wicked · 23-09-2005, 21:37

You need:

1x s-video to scart cable
1x 3.5mm to phono cable

HiFi cables is good (dpending on what you want to spend) but any Maplins etc will sort you out within a few mins.

http://www.hificables.co.uk/
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/home/homepage.jsp
http://www.maplin.co.uk/

AdamD · 24-09-2005, 01:14

Just did a quick check on Dell's site, it's a 7pin SVideo port for sure

I have one of those cables and an adapter which changes it into a standard phono (?) plug.

Lew · 24-09-2005, 11:36

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Originally Posted by skyblueheroes

Thanks mate, got that.

Got it all working, but only B&W ! Any ideas ??

Could be that the laptop is outputting an NTSC signal rather than PAL and your TV doesn't know where to find the colour part of the signal (ie: your TV can display NTSC4.43 but the laptop is spitting out NTSC3.58 - "true" NTSC). Not having a Windows laptop I can't say for sure, but there may be an option in Windows' display preferences to output as PAL rather than NTSC. I had the same problem connecting my PowerBook to my friend's TV and that was the solution.