watch movies from my laptop on a tv

7golfer

i want to watch movies from my laptop on my tv..... my tv is a samsung. i believe it doesnt have a pc connection at the back, but i,m told i can get a connection to a vga cable for the tv, what is this?.. how much will it cost? and where

thanks

yoyo

If your laptop has a HDMI port you could use HDMI, if not and it has a DVI port you could get a DVI to HDMI cable. Just fyi DVI doesn't carry sound so you would need an external sound system/or use laptop speakers for sound. Also you can't convert VGA-HDMI, well maybe you can but I can't see an easy cable way as ones analogue vs digital you'd need some soft of Analogue to Digital converter

Hope this helps

Nick

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apkOG4iG-YQ

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Or a yoke like this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-stereo-Audio-HDMI-converter-v1-3-compatible-HDCP-/250963868165

spoonface

7golfer wrote: »

i want to watch movies from my laptop on my tv..... my tv is a samsung. i believe it doesnt have a pc connection at the back, but i,m told i can get a connection to a vga cable for the tv, what is this?.. how much will it cost? and where

thanks

I have a Samsung myself and on the right hand side of it, there's a USB port which you can plug a memory stick or terabyte drive or whatever you have into it. I copy all the movies,music & photos I want onto this drive, plug it in there and watch them nicely on the screen with no hassle. So have a look for the USB port and this might work for you. You could also download the manual to find out what it supports.

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OP needs to come back with make/models

7golfer

great stuff, all good tips, going to check out my laptop and tv today.. vieo was cool too.