how to connect computer to Plasmat tv?

Bluebell68

Hi
I was wondering if anybody new how I can connect computer that does not have hdmi port to our plasma TV
my sons passing out dvd can only be watched on the computer
I would like to be able to see it on a bigger screen

An my elderly relatives can not see it on the computer

many thanks
Bluebell

SeduLOUs

If your TV is a newish 'Smart' TV then you can probably connect to it wirelessly over the network, and send your screen directly to the TV.

If not, and you don't have a HDMI socket on the laptop, then you're looking at VGA cables - you're TV may not have appropriate sockets and the quality will probably be horrendous and worse than watching on the laptop in the first place though.

bsod

why can the dvd only be watched on the computer

tronator

SeduLOUs wrote: »

... you can probably connect to it wirelessly over the network, and send your screen directly to the TV.

How do you magically send your screen to the TV over the network?

Cornucopia

Most flatscreen TVs have a VGA socket - looks like this...



The plastic part is often blue, or sometimes black.

You'll need a VGA-VGA cable to connect it (this is the same as a monitor cable from a desktop PC).

If the TV does not have a VGA socket, then check for a USB socket - if it has one, it may be possible to copy the DVD contents on to a memory stick and play it like that.

Otherwise, some kind of format conversion will be required, and these can get complicated and expensive.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/vga-to-hdmi-converter-with-audio-support-n47hh

If you want specific advice, post the TV's make & model number.

Bluebell68

thank you very much

enfield_freddy

umm , £49 from maplins , try £6 and a half quid http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171671744457?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


and you need an adaptor http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171671744457?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


you are now going from vga to hdmi ,

Bluebell68

thank you very much

pogofish

Plasmat is a type of lens used in large format photography BTW. Nothing to do with TVs at all - In fact its design predates the TV by a number of years.

Cornucopia

It's a silent "T", like in pedantry.

System

Hi

CPC Farnell cover this kind of thing.... (usually Poundland have HDMI cables for a quid, then get an adapter)

http://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15002&langId=69&storeId=10180&categoryId=700000007494&pageSize=25&showResults=true&pf=110375229