Connecting Pc to LCD

careym

Evening all. Just got myself a Toshiba 37wlt66 LCD tv. I want to connect it to my PC. My PC doesnt have a TV out port though.

Can any one advise me on the bits i need to buy and add to make it all work? I have a pentium 4 dell PC, which is about 3-4 years old.

Thanks in advance

PierceUK

with my LCD i just used a standard monitor cable which is 25 pin in three rows.

if not normally your laptop will have a s-video out and you can buy and adapter to scart from places like maplin and staples. althought be prepared for very bad quality.

the vga cable(top option) is by far the best

careym

unfortunatley my pc doesnt have a s-video out.

gaming_guy

you could connect it up to the tv by d-sub (the blue connection that your monitor is probably connected to now)

Edit: this is a d-sub port

GreenNotM

but seems ur tv has vga in - http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/images/lcdplasma-lcdfreeview-37wlt66?opendocument&type=connection&subcat=lcdplasma-lcdfreeview below left of the 2 HDMI connectors

http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/pages/lcdplasma-lcdfreeview-37wlt66?opendocument

so you need something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/34699

careym

gaming_guy wrote:

you could connect it up to the tv by d-sub (the blue connection that your monitor is probably connected to now)

Edit: this is a d-sub port

What cable would i need to do this?

Someone mentioned buying a new video card thats had tv out on

GreenNotM

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/34699 I edited last post with this ...

gaming_guy

GreenNotM wrote:

but seems ur tv has vga in - http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/images/lcdplasma-lcdfreeview-37wlt66?opendocument&type=connection&subcat=lcdplasma-lcdfreeview below left of the 2 HDMI connectors

http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/pages/lcdplasma-lcdfreeview-37wlt66?opendocument

so you need something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/34699

i think d-sub and vga are the same

GreenNotM

gaming_guy wrote:

i think d-sub and vga are the same

yeah they are in my world...... :rotfl:

the op just needs to ensure they get the correct cable male/female ends

silverfoxdude

gaming_guy wrote:

you could connect it up to the tv by d-sub (the blue connection that your monitor is probably connected to now)

Edit: this is a d-sub port

can i find a lead that will fiit into above with a scart at the other end?

gaming_guy

silverfoxdude wrote:

can i find a lead that will fiit into above with a scart at the other end?

the only one i can find is this, but if you want to send the computer screen to the tv it wont do that