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Watching laptop through t.v?

  • 19-01-2008 9:50pm
    #1
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭


    Hi,

    We have a few films on our laptop that we would like to watch on our television. Does anyone know how to connect the laptop to our tv?


    Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    What connectors does your TV have?

    What connectors does your laptop have?


  • #3
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭tulipandthistle


    s video conection but television says there's no signal


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    There is usually a combination of Fn key (bottom-left, usually a different colour) and Function key (F1-F12 along the top of the keyboard) that will send output to the tv. On my Dell, it is Fn-F8.

    Failing that, right-click on the desktop and go to display settings, you will be able to enable it in there.


  • #5
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭tulipandthistle


    i go and try straight away,let you know if it works!! thanks so far anyway!!!


  • #6
    Umiq88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Umiq88


    What are the options if you've only got a normal vga out on your laptop


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  • #7
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭tulipandthistle


    most new telies have a vga conection, mine doesnt. I just dont get my s video conection to work voor some reason.


  • #8
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,472 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    What are the options if you've only got a normal vga out on your laptop

    you need a tv with vga port

    you can get multi media hard disk players, some with wireless or lan connections. Or dvd players that play back media files from a usb stick (lidl or aldi have one this thursday i think)


  • #9
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭tulipandthistle


    can i use my external hard drive on a dvd player like that?


  • #10
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,472 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    tulipandthistle wrote: »
    can i use my external hard drive on a dvd player like that?

    Probably yes. Usually drives need to be formatted to fat32... the thread in bargain alerts forum might give you more information about what would work


  • #11
    tulipandthistle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 320 ✭✭tulipandthistle


    thank you all for your advice. I ended up buying the dvd player from Lidl and play everything via my memory stick. I will build a new computer soon with everything ready to go to make it a media centre. I think my laptop is too old or i miss certain drivers. cant get it to work on two monitors. My comp can but not my laptop. Again thanks for the quick reply's!!


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