Connecting laptop to tv

GAAman

Hey folks need a bit of help here i want to connect my dell latitude d600 to my tv

This is my tv its the 37 inch acoustic solutions one

And my laptop has the ports on the attached picture and also an s video post not in the picture

So my question is how, if possible can i connect the two (as cheaply as possible) so i can watch content from my laptop and also surf etc using my tv as a monitor?

Many thanks

AlmightyCushion

You should be able to get an s-video to scart cable. That should do the job.

GAAman

Very cool AC thank you, though is there a hd possibility as scart, i know doesnt do hd

AlmightyCushion

You could get a vga to hdmi adapter then use a hdmi cable to connect it, that should do hd. It won't carry sound though so you'll need an audio cable. 3.5mm jack to composite cable should do that and they cost around €5 last time I checked.

GAAman

Good stuff AC, knew i kept you around for a reason

Snowbat

VGA to DVI interfaces are not cheap and unless your graphics driver has HD resolutions available, probably won't deliver a very sharp display as they'd need to scale a VGA resolution to fit.

EKRIUQ

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

You could get a vga to hdmi adapter then use a hdmi cable to connect it, that should do hd. It won't carry sound though so you'll need an audio cable. 3.5mm jack to composite cable should do that and they cost around €5 last time I checked.

I connected my laptop to my TV via a hdmi cable and picture perfect but is it true I'll need another cable for sound?? I only connected it, didn't go tinkering with it yet

And what about the other way would I be able to play television on my Laptop and record?

AlmightyCushion

Namesco wrote: »

I connected my laptop to my TV via a hdmi cable and picture perfect but is it true I'll need another cable for sound?? I only connected didn't go tinkering with it yet

It depends, if your laptop has an hdmi out then it might carry sound as well. If it's just vga or dvi out and you're using a vga/dvi to hdmi adapter then it won't.

Namesco wrote: »

And what about the other way would I be able to play television on my Laptop and record?

Nope you'll need a tv card with the necessary inputs for that.

GAAman

Ok so i got the vga to scart lead today and have it all connected up and not a sausage! I have put it in both scart sockets on the tv and it isnt coming up on the two scart channels, even did a channel scan (tuning in to see if it picked it up) and still nothing

Turned the display down to 800x600 did another scan etc still nothing.

Anymore help welcome of course!

AlmightyCushion

Did you put it to one of the av channels?

GAAman

Yep thats what i meant by the two scart channels, av1 and av2

AlmightyCushion

On most laptops, you have to use a special combination of keys to toggle the video out functions. On mine it's fn + f8. I imagine you would have to do something similar.

GAAman

Well thats the thing AC i have the scart in scart port 1 on the tv, when i am on av1 and press fn and f8 together there is like a clicking sound (it clicks like 3 times) coming from the tv

AlmightyCushion

Try using fn +f8 a few times. Usually there is a couple of different modes. You have to select the right one.

dr.bollocko

Right click on the desktop and change it in your graphics card properties. If its a decent graphics card it should be able to detect the region of your tv and configure any dual output you like. Alternatively, rightclick and click settings and turn on the 2nd output, though I would assume that you have already done this.

GAAman

dr.bollocko wrote: »

though I would assume that you have already done this.

Done to death at this rate man its a radeon mobility 9000 have included two screen grabs first one is when i have just right clicked on desktop and gone into the monitor settings when i click "extend my windows desktop to other monitor" or whatever it says the laptop screen goes blank for about 2 seconds and the tv clicks a few times then the laptop screen comes back again (like as if you were changing the resolution)

Second grab is the ati interface itself and it shows the different kinds of connections ie the laptop screen a crt and tv and the tv one has the red x with a picture of a vga connection cable beside it. Does that mean the laptop isnt picking it up?

Also i tried changing the hotkey for switching monitors (on the ati screen) and no joy

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Try using fn +f8 a few times. Usually there is a couple of different modes. You have to select the right one.

No tried it a god few times now just keeps clicking thats it

Snowbat

Yes, a red X means the display was not detected. Last time I used tv out on an ATI card (All-in-wonder Radeon), I remember having to start the computer with the cable already hooked up or I got a red X and it didn't work.

Standard Toaster

Snowbat wrote: »

Yes, a red X means the display was not detected. Last time I used tv out on an ATI card (All-in-wonder Radeon), I remember having to start the computer with the cable already hooked up or I got a red X and it didn't work.

+1
Had that on an old Radeon 7200

GAAman

Yeah forgot to say i had done this already but did it again at your recommendation and still nothing, have checked the display drivers etc and still nothing. This thing is doin my tits in now!

Standard Toaster

Did you try the s-video -> Composite on the telly?
I didn't see the point in gettnig any conversion cables. (PAL s-video is 352 X 576)

http://www.vastercable.com/product_info.php?cPath=66&products_id=147

That cable is all you need. Has audio on there too

Yellow=video
White & red=L&R sound.



If you have a camcorder you may already have this type of cable

GAAman

The_Edge wrote: »

Did you try the s-video -> Composite on the telly?
I didn't see the point in gettnig any conversion cables. (PAL s-video is 352 X 576)

http://www.vastercable.com/product_info.php?cPath=66&products_id=147

That cable is all you need. Has audio on there too

Yellow=video
White & red=L&R sound.



If you have a camcorder you may already have this type of cable

Cheers man i do think the folks have one of those cables with their camcorder but i paid money for this vga to scart and wanna try everything before jackin it in and getting a different cable im stubborn like that :pac:

GAAman

Anyone?