David Kelly 1244 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 As per the title really. I've got some stuff on my laptop that I'd prefer to watch on the big screen but I don't know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 You need a VGA (?) cable from your laptop to the pc input on the tv, then press function and F10 to get the picture on the tv, depending on the make of your laptop though it could be a different f key. I can get the picture on the tv but not at my laptop at the same time, normally you just press function and f10 again but it's happening for me - anyone any ideas? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 What type of cable is it? I know I don't have any USB plugs on the tv but there's jack sockets on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Other than the newer tv's that have a pc socket on them I don't know if it can be done tbh with the jack sockets you are on about. You'll have to wait for a techy nerd to come on here so until Craig next logs on you're snookered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggiespaws 0 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Depends on two things: 1) Do you have an s-video or video out socket on your laptop (s-video looks a lot like the old ps2 mouse shaped socket, normal video looks like a phono socket and is usually coloured yellow) 2) Do you have either of the above on your TV? You might not need to worry too much about the TV if you have one of those Scart to Video converter jobbies you get with some games consoles. The av plugs are coloured the same for everything (Yellow = video; audio is either white & red or sometimes black & red). Other than that, all you need are the right cables. You'll need a 35mm jack to phono lead (to get the sound out of the laptop headphone socket and into your TV using the av sockets usually found on the front of the TV) and either a video or s-video cable for the picture. As for the f10 bit, it varies across laptops. It's sometimes f7 or a function key + the f7/f10 key. It basically cycles through 3 options: laptop, laptop & tv, tv only. Word of warning, get this setup and working before you play any video. Windoze doesn't like messing around with tv/monitor setups once it's playing a video. Get it so you can see your desktop on your tv then you're ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Cheers, I will check this out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2651 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Or if you've got an Xbox 360 you could always stream your movies across your LAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1244 Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 Or if you've got an Xbox 360 you could always stream your movies across your LAN. Can't afford such luxuries I'm afraid (or more to the point wor lass would kick off big style). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hahaha, u sound like me 1 year ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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