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connecting laptop to TV

Hi,
Can anybody tell me what I need to do next. I want to play a film from my laptop onto my TV. Both are very new so have all the latest connections available. Ive bought some SVGA cable and red and black phono plugs. Ive plugged them all in. The SVGA plug on the TV seems to be for channel EXT7 so Ive switched to that but thats as far as Ive got.
When I start the film the laptop brings the windows media box up. Which 1 do I click on? I cant get anything to go through the TV. Im sure its quote easy but Im not very good at this sort of thing.
Thanks for any help anybody can give.

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  • KingL
    KingL Posts: 1,713 Forumite
    Try holding down the "Fn" key and pressing the F5 key. That usually toggles to an external monitor (in MS Windows anyway).
  • KingL wrote: »
    Try holding down the "Fn" key and pressing the F5 key. That usually toggles to an external monitor (in MS Windows anyway).


    Thanks. Never heard of doing that before but it worked although it was the F8 key on my laptop.
    Thanks again.
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