Need help connecting laptop to tv

MissG_2

I want to connect my laptop to the tv. My laptop doesn't have hdmi so am I correct in thinking I need a VGA cable? What would I need for the sound would jack to jack work? Thanks

spadoosh

vga to scart, cheack out maplins there about a fiver. No need for jack for sound all done in vga lead.

Unless your using it on a permanent basis and want top end sound quality. But a VGA would give better sound than a small jack

neilwoods

No, VGA does not carry sound. So will need a 3.5mm jack to jack lead

What TV are you connecting to. Most modern LCD will have.

MissG_2

spadoosh wrote: »

vga to scart, cheack out maplins there about a fiver. No need for jack for sound all done in vga lead.

Unless your using it on a permanent basis and want top end sound quality. But a VGA would give better sound than a small jack

Just looked 67.99 for a scart to VGA. Might look on eBay thanks

MissG_2

MissG wrote: »

Just looked 67.99 for a scart to VGA. Might look on eBay thanks

neilwoods wrote: »

No, VGA does not carry sound. So will need a 3.5mm jack to jack lead

What TV are you connecting to. Most modern LCD will have.

Ok bit confused now one says VGA does sound other doesn't???? It's a sony Bravia thanks

neilwoods

That cable on Maplin, wouldn't work for you anyway. That is a SCART to VGA, so comes from a scart output to a VGA input.

What you need is a 15 pin VGA to VGA (male to male) and a 3.5mm jack to jack lead (male to male)

MissG_2

neilwoods wrote: »

That cable on Maplin, wouldn't work for you anyway. That is a SCART to VGA, so comes from a scart output to a VGA input.

What you need is a 15 pin VGA to VGA (male to male) and a 3.5mm jack to jack lead (male to male)

Thanks that's what I thought I might need but just wanted to check. Thanks

neilwoods

From what i just searched, the sony bravia has a socket called rgb with a audio input below it, if your's has that then that is what you will be using.

The most common question i get asked while in work is how to connect there PC / Laptop to TV

AlwaysSomething

Listen to neilwoods. He is right. VGA does not carry sound.
If your TV has a VGA socket:


then you need a VGA to VGA to connect the picture. (If not, it's more complicated)
If there is a 3.5mm socket next to the VGA socket, then a simple 3.5mm - 3.5mm cable will do the sound. A common alternative is to have twin audio inputs on the TV, like this.

It depends on your TV.
Hope this helps

googler

Are you folks SURE that a VGA to regular SCART lead (as opposed to a VGA - Video convertor) will work? Doesn't the TV specifically have to accept VGA for this to be true? And since we don't know the model number of the TV.....

financequest

Quick solution can be given if laptop make/model and TV make/model given. eg.
Dell XPS L502X laptop, Toshiba Toshiba 1400RB TV.
Simply saying Dell laptop and Toshiba 17inch TV is not enough information.