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    Watchin TV on laptop

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by jlazz, Jul 20, 2006.

  1. jlazz

    jlazz Notebook Guru

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    I wasn't sure where to post this, so feel free to move it. I have an Asus A8JM and want to watch TV on my laptop and also be able to watch movies from my laptop onto my TV...how do I do this? What plugs and such would I need? I'm pretty sure this laptop comes w/ an S-Video or w/ev its called.
     
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    NOSintake Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    most tv tuners now-a-days have an output (red, yellow, white, and/ or s-video). so what you do, is plug the tv cable to the tv tuner, then connect the output wires to your tv input.
     
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  3. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    i'm not sure about watching tv on your laptop, but to use your laptop as a dvd player of sorts, you can use an s-video cord and a y-cable for the audio. it is a cable that has one input that goes into the headphone jack and then splits into two output plugs for the audio.
     
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    drumfu super modfu

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    watch tv on laptop = you need a tv tuner

    watch stuff on your tv from your laptop = you need an s video cable (and 1/8" to rca stereo for audio cable)
     
    drumfu, Jul 20, 2006
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    azntiger1000 Notebook Deity

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    azntiger1000, Jul 21, 2006
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