connecting laptop to TV help plz!

nikki702

Hi I wonder does anyone know how to connect my acer aspire one netbook to my toshiba regza tv?

And what cables I would need to get to do it?

Thanks

Trinitrotoluene

You will have to connect it with a VGA cable assuming your TV has a connection at the back:

http://wiki.laptop.bg/images/f/f9/VGA_in.jpg

In which case you need to buy something like:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Metre-Black-Cable-Laptop-Monitor/dp/B002N2KY54/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280685503&sr=8-5

If you want sound you will need one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/3m-3-5mm-Jack-Cable-Premium/dp/B001I17MOW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280685533&sr=1-2

Simply connect the VGA cable to your TV, put it on the appropriate channel and choose the TV output on your laptop (FN key + F5 on the Acer Aspire One)

Hope this helps.

nikki702

thank-you I will order the cables from ebay

nikki702

Hi my cable came today and I plugged the laptop into the TV...

When I started up the laptop the windows loading page came up then it dissapears and nothing is on the tv only on the laptop...

Have tried restarting but its just doing the same

Does anyone have any idea how to sort it out?

thanks

Psychofly

There is normally a key combination to press to switch the output options on the laptop. Look for a picture of a monitor (normally just looks like a box in a box) on the function keys at the top. That should switch through the different settings.. you may need to press it with a Fn key or something. Varies quite a lot between laptops.

*UPDATE* Apparently it's Fn + F5 to cycle through the display settings. Good luck.

Trinitrotoluene

"Simply connect the VGA cable to your TV, put it on the appropriate channel and choose the TV output on your laptop (FN key + F5 on the Acer Aspire One)"

Psychofly

lol... I never noticed that in the post either ! I looked at the manual online. Teach me to skim through posts when I'm trying to be helpful lol.

nikki702

thank you its all sorted now!