usb lead to tele....

sylvia9121

HI there
I am looking for yet some more advice

You have all been so helpful in the past I thought I would ask your expertise!

I am looking for the name (and the best place to buy etc) a lead that you plug into the laptop and can watch things from your laptop on your tele....

am I making sense???????:o


Thanks

Sylvia

timbim_2

Best chance is a DVI to HDMI if your laptop has a DVI out and the TV has HDMI in.

withabix

I don't agree with the above reply as it is not a common conection for a laptop.

Most laptops (even new, high spec ones) have a standard D-sub analogue monitor output and, if you are lucky, S-video.

It is likely therefore that you will be able to display your laptop screen image on your TV using a D-sub cable IF your tv has a D-sub connector, or S-video via S-video cable, or component or Scart with a suitable S-vide to component (or Scart)adapter cable.

What is the make and model of your laptop and also your telly, if you want the best answer?

sylvia9121

OK thanks, will have to look into that!


Laptop is old tv is oldish so I dont think it will have any state of the art bits with it!

vyseyboy

Yup.. what kind of TV? An lcd one? Ideally, you want to have a VGA input on the back like this.

Then you just have to get a VGA cable between laptop and TV.

sylvia9121

...laptop is a dell latitude d600
TV is a panasonic quintrix..??????
if that is any help

sylvia9121

All we have is 2 scart lead plugsand a few coloured points (red & white)???

withabix

sylvia9121 wrote: »

...laptop is a dell latitude d600
TV is a panasonic quintrix..??????
if that is any help

A quick Google suggests that your laptop has S-video output:



Your Panasonic will have Scart and component input and probably not S-video, so I reckon you will need a S-video to Component adapter cable for the best picture. S-Video to Scart will also work, but picture quality will not be as good.

Component connector looks like:



Don't expect the tv image to look as good as the laptop - it won't!!

sylvia9121

Sorry what is that.?

vyseyboy

Do you have a yellow RCA connector on your laptop (they look like this and are the same size as the coloured ones at the back of the TV)

Also do you have a yellow RCA point on the back of the TV?

sylvia9121

If any help when I plug the camcorder in to watch footage, there are 3 plugs at the front of the tv (red, white yello) there is also an S-V socket