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Trouble connecting laptop to plasma?

  • 08-12-2010 11:31pm
    #1
    puntosporting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭


    Ive a dell 1720 with s-video and Vga connectors.
    My new tv a panasonic viera plasma has hdmi,scart and rca connectors!
    I bought the cable below but it does not show any picture at all on the tv!
    I know how to set up the laptop etc as i used to use an svideo cable to connect it to my old sony wega which since died!
    Any help id love to be able to watch my movies on the tv again!


Comments

  • #2
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    Buy an svideo to rca cable ,3 male, red ,white, yellow, plug it into the rca inputs, cost 5 euro,powercity, maplins.
    SET resolution to 720x576 ,pc refresh rate to 60mhz.thats pal tv dvd resolution.
    OR USING THE cable you have now,go to tv,menu, press av,av,extension 1, input,1,av,av,etc ,source,1,2,3 ,av 3,4,5 eg some tvs have 7 inputs,vga,hdmi etc so try them all.
    you may need to press fn plus function key ,f6,f7,f8, to turn on vga out ,try that first.
    try fn plus function key,that has 2 square, tv monitor icons.
    most of the time tv out,svideo, is not on,unless you use fn/function key.
    SEE www.svideo.com for advice.
    you may have the sound cable plugged into the rca video in,=yellow socket rca in.try the other cables in rca in.
    tvs have 3 rca in , white ,red,=sound, yellow = svideo in. you can buy a scart unit that has 3rca in,
    cost 3 euro,set signal to in ,on the unit, plug into tv scart, av1.


  • #3
    dixiefly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,951 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    I have a related query - I have an S-Video and also a HDMI on my laptop. My TV has HDMI and Scart inputs.

    Am I best connecting HDMI to HDMI or is there an advantage in using the HDMI on the Laptop?

    Thanks


  • #4
    Iron Hide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭Iron Hide


    Never had any trouble with HDMI to HDMI so id go with that tbh, any trouble i've had has been with converter cables (VGA to Y Pb Pr) etc...


  • #5
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    You should get sound thru the hdmi,plus it enables you to use higher resolutions,eg 1080p,or 1024x768 ,make sure pc refresh rate is 60mhz.
    svideo is 720x576 max.IT YOU ARE JUST watching dvds it may be easier to just
    use an svideo cable.You may need to enable audio out, on the pc hdmi, depends on the existing settings on the laptop os.


  • #6
    mickob16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭mickob16


    Im having trouble connecting laptop to tv.I have a picture but no sound.Ive a vga cable and another for the sound.Also ive gone through audio settings on tv and laptop but obviously im missing something.Please help!


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