Laptop to Sony bravia 40"

The Snapper

Trying to set up so I can view my laptop on my tv, movies etc.

Have vga connected both and get a no sync message on the tv screen.

strangely, when the laptop was booting I briefly had the laptop display on the tv.

Am I missing something simple

Overheal

40" hdtv + vga is not going to equal a great hookup anyway. You dont happen to have an hdmi port? That would make your life so much simpler

The Snapper

Overheal wrote: »

40" hdtv + vga is not going to equal a great hookup anyway. You dont happen to have an hdmi port? That would make your life so much simpler

Laptop doesn't have HDMI port

gruby

i hooked up my PC with Sony LCD 40" and the picture is brilliant. Should be same for laptop.
Go to Display properties> Settings and make sure you enabled second display (mark it as attached)
Then try pressing Fn+F8 on the laptop
If still not working reboot laptop once

The Snapper

gruby wrote: »

i hooked up my PC with Sony LCD 40" and the picture is brilliant. Should be same for laptop.
Go to Display properties> Settings and make sure you enabled second display (mark it as attached)
Then try pressing Fn+F8 on the laptop
If still not working reboot laptop once

do u mean press f8 if not please explain what fn is:o

TestTransmission

The function key

The_Conductor

You need to go into graphics properties and choose to enable VGA output (depends on the laptop). VGA out, is not automatically enabled on all laptops.

Personally I find it far easier to just use a S-Vid output (there is SVid in, along with audio in on the panel on the left hand side of your Bravia panel. Its so much more convenient.......)

TheLoc

Yep I do the same. I think its Fn F10/F5/F8. depends what laptop. The picture is of a screen like a 3D box. the screen on the laptop should be black and then it should appear on the TV.