What cable do i need please?

GeeBee38

This is pic of the back of the TV



This is a pic of my netbook



Sorry to ask again, i am trying to order one, is the one in the above amazon link, suitable for my netbook and tv, it doesn't look right? or maybe it's me, i'm confused, sorry

Thanks

Tiexen

I'd say it was the 1st one (post 7) male to male

don't forget you won't get any sound from that - you also need a 3.5mm audio cable from the headphone socket of your computer to the TV (socket to the left of the VGA socket on your picture)

closed

what's the confusion, you need a standard male to male vga cable, as suggested earlier, plus you'll need something for sound, but don't expect it to look too good. ebay or amazon is going to be far cheaper than high street

the amazon link above is a male to female vga extension lead, which is not what you want.

This might do it http://www.amazon.co.uk/Laptop-Plasma-Jack-Audio-Cable/dp/B003OSZIW0/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381614940&sr=1-4&keywords=vga+cable, if your audio output is close enough (<40cm) to the vga output, if it's the other side of the laptop or too far away, you may need 2 leads, one for video, one for sound

GeeBee38

Thank you both, and thank you for explaining

NiftyDigits

ACER given up the ghost? Did you get that extra GB of RAM?

Here for a fiver. Will make a difference.

GeeBee38

Hi NiftyDigits, no, my ACER is fine, i am asking about the cables for my dads, netbook

NiftyDigits

The one to which closed has linked, is a good all in one solution.

One issue may be that you might prefer a longer version if he prefers to have the Netbook further from the TV.
Another, as aforementioned, is if the 3.5mm connection on the TV is more than 40 cm from the VGA connection on the TV, it will be better to get separate leads for sound and video.

GeeBee38

Thank you NiftyDigits

GeeBee38

Lol, i hadn't even noticed. Hahahaha

Thanks for telling me :wall:

neilwoods

As for only 14 pins, it is standard these days, pin 9 is hardly ever used any more. So the 14 pin VGA cables work just fine