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You need either this:
Or this:
Provided your TV and laptop has either this:
Or this:0 -
Do you want to feed Video only to the TV, with Audio going to a separate system, or do you want Audio and Video to go through the TV?
This page
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/6311.htm
says you have
Ports
1x Microphone
1x Headphone
3x USB 2.0
1x Kensington Lock
1x ExpressCard slot
1x 4-in-1 card reader (Supports SD, MS, MS Pro, and MMC cards)
1x LAN
1x S-Video (TV-Out)
1x VGA
What sockets does your TV have?0 -
Many thanks for pic, just what i needed.
The Blue one is what i need.
Ta Smudger0 -
smudger1946 wrote: »Many thanks for pic, just what i needed.
The Blue one is what i need.
Ta Smudger
No sound with a VGA cable. You'll also need to connect up to a decent speaker system unless your laptop has very good speakers.Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!0 -
This is getting tricky now, all i need to do if pos. is to run films from lappie through T.V sound and vision.0
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smudger1946 wrote: »This is getting tricky now, all i need to do if pos. is to run films from lappie through T.V sound and vision.
A VGA cable passes Video only - you won't get sound through the TV using this.
In addition to the VGA cable, you could feed the Headphone out from the laptop to an Audio In on the TV, if available, or use a USB DAC to go from USB port on the laptop to Audio In on the TV0 -
What you need is one of these:
Or at worse a normal vga with:0 -
As long as there's a 3.5mm Audio In on the TV.....0
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