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    Quick question about connecting Vostro laptop to TV

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by IssGonRain, Sep 23, 2007.

  1. IssGonRain

    IssGonRain Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the Vostro 1500. It has the VGA and S-Video outputs.

    I want the best image and sound I can get on my TV. TV has DVI. So I'm getting a VGA --> DVI cable for that.

    But the audio, what do I do for that? Can I do a headphone jack --> the red and white cables? What about plugging into the s-video output but only plugging in the audio cables?

    Could I do the last one while the DVI is connected?

    Thanks.
     
    IssGonRain, Sep 23, 2007
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  2. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I don;t know what you mean by that, but the best you can do is DVI for video and headphone jack for audio
     
    hehe299792458, Sep 23, 2007
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    tpaxadpom Notebook Geek

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    VGA to DVI cable isn't going to work. In case with Vostro 1500 if you don't have a VGA input on your display simply get what they call S-Video (it's actually 7 pin interface vs 4 pin S-video) to component video/spdif adapter. This will also give you Dolby Digital/DTS surround compatibility if you have a compatible receiver. Nvidia driver has a nice overscan/underscan utility built in. My 8400M GS can not handle some of the blu-ray/hd-dvd rips when I run it in dual view mode though. I simply switch to clone mode for those videos.
     
    tpaxadpom, Sep 24, 2007
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    billcsho Notebook Deity

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    Get the A/V dongle cable from Dell. It plugs into the TV-out port (S-video compatible) and gives you an S-video output, a composite video output, and an SPDIF digital audio output. There is also a similar adapter cable for component output too but it does not have digital audio out. I got one came with my previous Inspiron 8200 and it works in my Vostro 1400. Those cables are decribed in your laptop manual.
    http://www.svideo.com/dell8100.html
     
    billcsho, Sep 25, 2007
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