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    Laptop to TV Help

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by pylon89, Dec 22, 2008.

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    pylon89, Dec 22, 2008
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    Yes, using either VGA or HDMI (if your laptop has HDMI that is).
     
    ChristopherAKAO4, Dec 22, 2008
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    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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    This should be easy peasy lemon squeezie :p
    The aspire 6920 and the TV both have HDMI ports.
    Your laptop likely has VGA and Svideo which this also compatible with the TV. Though HDMI is the best of the 3.

    A/V (Composite),
    Coaxial (RF),
    Component Video,
    HDMI,
    S-Video, :(
    SCART,
    VGA
    Your tv should come with and HDMI cable but I'm not 100% certain so you might want to order one just in case.

    After you get the TV you link the TV with the laptop via the HDMI cable.
    Then go to properties>settings and you'll see a box with a 1 and 2.
    Right click on the 2 and click "Attached".
    Then you'll get your tv should show the screen from your laptop. Though you might need to use the tv control's to set it to HDMI input mode.
     
    elijahRW, Dec 22, 2008
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    pylon89 Newbie

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    Thanks for the help :)
     
    pylon89, Dec 23, 2008
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    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    I highly doubt it will come with one. None of our 5 TVs with HDMI came with cables.
     
    aussiek2000, Dec 23, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah neither of my TVs came with HDMI cables. Monoprice will hook you up with them though for cheap. Don't buy them at Best Buy because they will rip you off.
     
    atbnet, Dec 23, 2008
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    tudyfrutie Notebook Consultant

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    hi, quick question regarding this matter. i have hdmi and vga port but no s-video port on my laptop. I have an old tv without hdmi port. what kind of cable do i need to connect my laptop to my tv
     
    tudyfrutie, Dec 24, 2008
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    If your TV has component inputs then a VGA to component cable should work. Otherwise you won’t be able to find a simple cable solution. You’d need a VGA to TV converter box.

    However, there are VGA to S-Video cables too, but those have never worked for me, and I have seen similar complains from several others in this forum and outside. Therefore I don’t recommend them.
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 24, 2008
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