using my laptop to connect net to TV

de1amo

İ live abroad and i am looking for some cheap way of connecting my tv up to the net---i want to watch uk tv for minimal outlay via a cheap İp address provider--i have a new laptop and new HD telly so want to find a use for them as my ungrateful daughter refuses to!!--they are amazing step teenage daughters lol

Browntoa

what make/model laptop ....

need to know what outputs it has

de1amo

ummm its a hp hd something---i doubt the spect is the same as the uk---it also has hdd in the title

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i remember thinking it sounded simular to the hd tv---i have yet to deal with the tv by upgrading the saterlite and cable sources to Hd---i have loads of sports and tv channels in English but would like to see normal bbc and itv tv from the uk--i have full premier league coverage including the saturday 3pm game--cost 30 quid all in

rockitup

de1amo wrote: »

ummm its a hp hd something---i doubt the spect is the same as the uk---it also has hdd in the title

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i remember thinking it sounded simular to the hd tv---i have yet to deal with the tv by upgrading the saterlite and cable sources to Hd---i have loads of sports and tv channels in English but would like to see normal bbc and itv tv from the uk--i have full premier league coverage including the saturday 3pm game--cost 30 quid all in

Hi de1amo,

There are various cables and adapters available to connect your laptop to your HD TV. I imagine that the TV will have a HDMI connector at the back of the set, your laptop may have DVI or 15 pin VGA socket. Best to check your TV set connections then take your laptop in to a computer shop or AV shop and they should be able to sell you a cable unless you live in a backwards place like me (Cebu) where it takes forever to find this sort of stuff.

Easiest way to connect up to Bristish TV and receive iPlayer and ITV Player is to get a VPN (Virtual Private Network) subscription.

I have tried a couple of free ones but they bombard you with loads of ads and sometimes malware has been reported. I now use a paid service and things run much better, fast enough to watch iPlayer and no cut off or ads to annoy me. That service is called Witopia and cost US$40 a year so just over £2 a month, well worth it and I use it quite a lot. Witopia even gives you many choices of ip locations so you can even connect through a US location if you ever get the urge to watch American TV programmes through Hulu. Lastly they also have a few 256 bit encrypted ip connections included if you want to do online banking very securely if you ever need to use a public wi-fi at some time