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    LCD 17"+Laptop using the LCD TV to show movies and such :/

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by 133794m3r, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. 133794m3r

    133794m3r Notebook Consultant

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    what kinda cable will i need to use for this. I wnat to use it as an external monitor of sorts. But also i'd like to be able to use the TV's speakers for the audio also. Both my Laptop and the TV are HD so what kinda cables should i get/how much will this costs.
     
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    It depends on what video output port your laptop and TV has.
    HDMI will allow video and audio transfer, but if you have a VGA and/or DVI, you'll need a secondary cable to output your audio from your laptop to your TV.
     
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    Yoyoman Notebook Consultant

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    If your laptop does in fact have an HDMI port, you need a HDMI cable. It does both audio and video.

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    I got mine on ebay for 9$.
     
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  4. 133794m3r

    133794m3r Notebook Consultant

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    ok supposedly my laptop has the HDMI cable on it somehwere :/ so i'll have to try to find one then :p
     
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    monoprice.com

    inexpensive + quality cables
     
    paper_wastage, Apr 14, 2009
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    What laptop do you have?
     
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    oh woops forgot to close this thread if there is a way to do that. I got my cable but it's well kinda broken :/ so i'm going thave to return it back to amazon.
     
    133794m3r, Apr 20, 2009
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