Laptop to TV cable connections are not rocket science. They’re easy and simple. All you need is the proper cable and a few adjustments to your laptop settings.
Cables & Jacks for Connecting Laptop to TV
The first step is to inspect both your laptop and TV and identify the connections, easily located on the back of either component. There are five basic types of jacks, or ports involved:
*Composite/phono plug (RCA)
*S-Video
*Video graphics array (VGA)
*Digital video interface (DVI)
*High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
*An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector, is used for analog audio and video components. Three round, colored sockets are standard — left audio is white, right audio is red, and composite video is yellow. These are standard jacks on older TV’s and laptops. A three-prong cable, readily available at any computer or electronics, is the easiest way to make an RCA laptop to TV connection.
*S-Video, or Super-Video, a more advanced analog video connector, uses a four-prong round plug, like those used in TV cable installations. Separate audio cables are the same as for the RCA connector, left audio/white, and right audio/red. S-Video is commonly found on older TV sets and some laptops.
With S-Video on both TV and laptop, connecting a laptop to a TV is a simple matter of a single S-Video cable. If your laptop has a great sound system, you won’t need audio cables, but for better quality you’ll also want audio cables.
RCA to S-Video cable, a special laptop to TV cable, is available when you have RCA jacks on one device and an S-Video port on the other.
*A VGA connector and cable are used to carry analog video signals plus display and graphics data. The VGA is a 15-pin connector commonly found on laptops and other devices. With this port you need a PC-to-TV Convertor to connect laptop to TV. You simply plug the VGA cable from the source into the convertor, and use an S-Video or RCA cable out to the TV. The converter is USB powered, so there’s no external power adapter to carry around, making this laptop to TV connection entirely portable.
*A DVI port is rectangular with 24 pins arranged in three horizontal rows of eight pins for digital video; separate RCA analog audio cables fit into white and red plugs. DVI ports are found on Macintosh laptops; sometimes they are smaller than normal DVI ports and require an adapter, which usually comes with the laptop.
*The HDMI port, one-half the size of the DVI port, is also rectangular with 19 pins. It provides digital audio in addition to digital video, despite it’s smaller size, for a complete TV to laptop connection. These ports are found on new HDTVs, and sometimes there are two or more. TVs with HDMI ports are the only ones that do not require additional audio cables.
TV’s with a single digital port labeled HDMI/DVI require only one cable when the source is another HDMI component. But when source is a DVI laptop, you need a DVI-to-HDMI cable for the video and a separate pair of RCA analog stereo cables.
NOTE: Whenever ports do not match, you can by adaptors and/or cables to make any connection.
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Tuning
The second factor in a laptop to TV connection is proper tuning. If the screen resolution and aspect ratio of your TV screen and computer are not the same, the TV picture will be distorted. This is important whether the screen is LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or non-LCD flat-screen.
The screen aspect ratio is a monitor’s proportion of width to height. Prior to 2003, most computer monitors had a screen ratio of 4:3, the same as standard TVs. Since then, ratios of 16:10 have become common, especially in laptops. HDTV has a ratio of 16:19; and motion pictures and still photography have even different ratios. One common example of a screen-ratio problem is when wide-screen video is shown on a standard screen. The result is undesirable letter-boxing, with black bars filling the screen at top and bottom.
Similarly, screen resolution varies between monitors. Resolution is measured in number of pixels across and down. Laptop LCD screens range from 1024 x 768 to 1920 x 1200 pixels, for a 15- or 17″ screen. HDTVs and wide-screen TVs have pixel resolutions varying from 1920 x 1080 to 1366 x 768. Unless your laptop screen and TV screen are the same size, adjustments have to be made to pixel ratio to ensure the best connection from TV to laptop.
Make sure both screen aspect ratio and pixel resolution of TV and laptop are compatible. You can adjust both picture ratio and resolution with the Display Settings on the Control Panel of a PC laptop. Mac laptops automatically adjust settings for screen resolutions and ratios; if necessary, the adjustments can be tweaked in System Preferences. Your laptop user’s manual and manufacturer’s Web site provide information on settings and options for video output.
These few guidelines are the basics for making the right connections that result in clear, non-distorted video from laptop to TV. Whether downloading a motion-picture, streaming video, or playing a DVD, the convenience of a laptop and the luxury of a larger screen are easily attained.
What about Component connection to TV. My home is wired all component to one main closet. I’m looking to hook my laptop up, convert video out to component in on TV.
I have a laptop name lenovo and i have s- video cable only with a video out and i tryid to conect my laptop to tv but it didnt work and i tryid to use the fn boten and all the f’s but still it didnt work is there some other way i can connected.
I have Lenovo Y series 5AQ model laptop. I have connected S-video out to TV (RCA). It is showing black screen on my TV (AV mode). Tried a lot with Fn keys and Graphics setting.Nothing worked out. Is there any other graphics driver needs to be installed for S video out?
I have LG R400 series notebook and i could connect the S-Vedio out to TV (RCA). I could get the display on the TV but in black and white……without colour and also i am not getting audio on the TV set. My S-Vedio card is 7 pin jack.
Kindly advice to obtain colour display and audio on the TV.
Hi guys,
From what I’ve read this is a common problem and I don’t know why exactly is happens:
“There are many programs that can’t display video through the regular “S-Video Out” connector because the video only plays on your laptop’s screen and it is “black” on the secondary screen.”
One way to fix this is to buy a PC-2-TV-Converter… try this site!
http://www.svideo.com/
http://www.svideo.com/vga2video2.html
I have Thoshoba(Windows Vista) laptop and Sharp TV. I have S-video cable also.
I connect from laptop to TV and I could hear the voice but not the video. I don;t know why I couldn’t see it. I used for Fn + F7 key. But it didn’t work.
In vista did it work ? If so please tell me…
I would appreciate if I get a reply.
Thanks,
Suresh
i have connected my s-video cable from laptop to tv, i was told in pc world i only needed the one cable. I am getting a great picture but no sound at all. Any advice you could give me, i thought i would have to adjust something on my laptop but dont know how to do this. cheers x
Hi,
Suresh:
The only reason though that I can think of why you’re getting sound and no picture is that you need to perhaps upgrade your video codecs in Windows.
Michelle:
You seem to have the opposite experience to Suresh’s. Maybe upgrade audio drivers…? But this is a pure guess.
Hi,
I purchased HP-DV5T laptop, which does not have S-Video outport. But has HDMI instead. But my TV is old model. Is there anyway by which I can still connect Laptop with TV.
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
–Shrikant
Hi,
I purchased HP-DV5T laptop, which does not have S-Video outport. But has HDMI instead. But my TV is old model. Is there anyway by which I can still connect Laptop with TV.
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
–Shrikant
Michelle,
S-video does not carry sound,video only. You will need a separate audio cable. Normally a 3.5 mm cable inserted into your computer’s headphone jack. If your TV does not have a 3.5 mm jack, there are 3.5 mm to RCA (red and white) conversion cables available (try Cabelsforless.com or Radioshack).
FYI
my tv has a DVI port to connect to computers, but my laptop only has a VGA port. so i bought a male DVI to female VGA adapter and tried to connect my laptop with a regular vga cable. the problem is when i check the “extend my windows desktop to this screen” and click apply the computer just unchecks the box and flickers. do i need a better graphics card?
I am having a HUGE problem. My computer and tv both have hdmi inputs, so I bought a hdmi-hdmi cable. But my problem is this, Not only am I not getting audio, but the hdmi and sdfid audio drivers are not showing up in the audio control panel. Someone please help!!!I need sound!!
Hi Ryan,
The HDMI sound issue is really a huge problem to many users out there.
Try this site for your high def questions:
http://www.highdefforum.com/
I have an Acer A110 Laptop with only a VGA output (15 pins)
and an old television with RCA(i.e the 3 coloured cables)input
.I have a cable VGA/3RC.I hav windows XP installed.Is there any way to connect the laptop to the TV??? If so how?
Are there any settings. please help.
prem
Hi, your help is terribly needed. I have connected my laptop and my lcd tv through hdmi and although i get the perfect picture i get no sound which is frustrating. Is there anything to be done to get audio as well from my tv?
thanks in advance
NIKI
i have connected my laptop to my tv i have got picture but no sound on tv only on my laptop
i have brought a vga lead to connect my laptop to my TV but i get nothing !!!!! no sound and no picture !! i have vista could this have something to do with it?? is there something i need to do to my laptop to allow it to happen HELP PLEASE !!
Hi,
I’ve got a bit of a problem— my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1420) is equpied with a 15 pin VGA port and a 7 pin S-Video port, but my television cable box (the tv itself, an LG 21FX4R, only has RCA connections and an old circular 1 pin cable connect) has a 9 pin VGA port and a 4 pin S-Video port. I’ve also recently moved to South Korea and have a hard time explaining anything remotely technical to anyone. What can i do?! I really want to connect my laptop to the TV so i can watch programs from back home, but don’t know what my options are. Thanks for your help!
Can anyone tell me how to connect a Compaq Presario 2100 laptop to a 1995 Crosley television with Yellow, White and Red inputs on the back. Also if you could tell me what cables i will need.
This informatio is not the most helpful sorce i have read.
It does not inform you to what you have to apply to your PC for it to be compatable with the telvision of your succension
hi, got HP laptop, 32″LG LCD TV, got VGA male/female cable,male fits into laptop, the TV got female,so not fitting,it also has HDMI on both, would you reccomend i use that cable? iv got vista on laptop,and what is Fn key?
try pressing function and f4 buttons to change screen source
hi,connected with HDMI cable,from HP LAPTOP(VISTA) to LG LCD, everything like picture,video quality excellent,but no audio coming from TV,why? HDMI CABLE suppose to give audio as well unlike VGA. audio is coming from laptop,not from TV..pls advise?
hey folks n folkies…!
same old issue… have a Dell XPX1330 w/HDMI port and a LG LCD 32″ w/2 HDMI ports. Picture is all great but no audio…!?! what the hell….? came here… saw several posts on this… phew…. what next?
I have a brand new Macbook Pro (2008) and I would like to connect it to my T.V. through HDMI. Does my labtop have an HDMI connector port or can I get an adapter for it???? Somebody please help.
hi,
i got a VGA to RCA composite cable. i want to connect my hp laptop DV5T to RCA TV.
After connecting the cable, i am able to get the image on TV but it is scrolling continuosly and image is coming in black and white with screen showing in 3 pieces/sections…hope u got it what i am trying to say here.
please help me out in this regard
regards
srini.
http://realhyd,synthasite.com
hey…great info..anyway when i connect my laptop to the t.v. i get picture on the t.v. for ten seconds or so..then it blacks out…..its hdmi input on both laptop and t.v. and the wire is brand new and wasnt cheap! any help is greatly appreciated…..
another one…
For initial 2 weeks the monster HDMI 400 cable worked well with HP Pavillion dv5 series connected to Panasonic Viera LCD TV. (Windows Vista Home Premium) Since the auto update of OS to SP1, only the video is transmitted while the audio isn’t .
Is this due to the OS update ? has anyone tried this with Ubuntu or OpenSuSe ?
A search for HDMI in the Windows Help and Support / HP Support provides ’0′ results. what the heck?
Hi
I have connected my laptop and tv with a vga cable, my screen saver and wallpaper display on the tv but nothing else. I have gone to control panel – display, it shows I have notebook and moniter display options but no tv out option. am i missing the obvious as every sit says connecting with vga makes life simple.
I have that same problem! helppppp guys. It happened after i rebooted my laptop.
I have been trying to connect my laptop to my tv using an rgb to scart cable but having no luck!! I get a noise on my tv and the tv says no signal when I try the f5 key which should send the picture/soudn to the tv. any ideas???
I am using Compaq V3500 laptop with Windows Vista.
I connect the S-Video to my laptop and RCA to TV but I could hear the voice but not the video. I don’t know why I couldn’t see it. I’d try go to Display property setting but failed also.
Pls kindly help. Thanks in advance.
I have a acer laptop and a samsung tv, i tried a S-Video cord with my laptop got 7 pins and my tv has 4 pins. I can’t get either cord to fit both the laptop and tv.
Please help me, its very important, thanks
Folks,
I have reviewed above replies and do not see anything that addresses the problem that I am experiencing. I get audio and video when I connect my laptop to TV. Hovever, the size of the image is small. My TV is 32″ and my laptop is 16.4″ – can anyone tell me what may be the issue?
Thanks in advance,
Easwar
Folks,
I am connecting a laptop that has HDMI port to an LCD TV that also has HDMI port. However, when I play any Movie from my laptop only vedio is displayed from the LCD, while audio is still coming from the laptop.
Can anybody help in this regard??
Cheers all!
PCTVCables.com
I have a Dell XPS M1530 and what works for me in regards to the no sound issue when hooking up to tv via hdmi is this:
Go into Sounds > Playback and select HDMI. Sometimes the sound will switch over to tv automatically, but other times it won’t. When that happens, restarting has always worked for me.
Hi,
I have a macbook pro and have connected it to my Samsung LN32A450 LCD using a DVI to HTML which is fine for the image but when I connect sound using my headphone out with rca red and white to audio in (Belkin stero cable) I get no sound! I’ve tried all the in jacks on tv, but nothing. Any ideas?
Thanks
Hi,
First of all sorry for my english, im portuguese.
I bought an HDMI cable, and want to connect my Laptop (hp pavillion dv9700) to a LCD TV (32lg5000).
But i couldnt connect with success.
The HDMI channel is enabled on LCD but it says “No Signal”. On Laptop, on Nvidia Control Panel (i have a Geforce 8600m gs board) when setting several screens the tv is also not detected.
Im using windows vista…
I would appreciate if you could hep me…
thanks!
I have connected my Fujitsu Laptop AmiloL to my LCD TV HD Sony Bravia with AVG cable(15 to 15 PIN,male to male) and Audio cable(3,5mm to 3,5mm jack).I have not sound and have not Video/animation to TV(all I get is the Desktop Background).I have Display setting for the Monitors-resolution,rate refresh,but is not at all OK!Is…NOTHING. Can you help?Thanks.Mag.
My laptop has a vga plugin. i watch streaming video/movies online all the time. i’d like to connect my pc to my tv via 3prong RCA cord. I realize this will carry the video, but not the sound. can i not use the vga to rca for video, then connect my external speakers via the headphone plug for sound?
I’m trying to do this without purchasing the converter……. I am a single mom raising my kids on my own,, this would be a luxury! but the $6 cable on ebay i can do.
thanks.
stormi_ladi@yahoo.com
hi there i am wanting to use my laptop to connect to my tv, so i can watch movies i have on my laptop, it will probably be a regular thing if i can get it to work good.
at the moment its all connected up via a VGA cord. the picture is ok but i was really good quality if it is possible.
so if someone could let me know the way to get the best possible picture that would be awesome
cheers
to Leigh
the best possible picture to get is by connecting the computer to the TV via an HDMI cable
hey niki
i thought so but is it far better quality thatn the vga which i am using now???
as i want to see the movies on my tv at the same qualitythey play on my computer which is very good!!!
thanks heaps
I do not have an hdtv, just a regular, 3 yr old tv. this hdmi cable will not work for me. so i am still at a loss here. thanks
I have my Gateway laptop conectec via HDMI with Windows Vista now I have checked de sound settings and it says its working properly but I have no sound.
To killermicrobe
You have to look to the computer manual to solve your problem. This happened to me as well and the solution was to go to control panel and click to sound and then click HDMI connection and it worked to for me.
I have an old tv with 2 scart lead ports and 1 rf port plus the usual red white and yellow ports and my laptop has svideo port,vgi port,usb.So obviously i cant connect the 2 or can i ?
the only way i could think of was connecting the svideo lead from laptop to dvd player and the same with audio and then a scart lead from the dvd to the tv but all i got was sound
any ideas?
would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance
I’m having a DELL Inspiron 1501 and Sony Bravia 32″ HDTV. I wanna connect my Laptop with my Sony HDTV and for that I bought a High Integrity SVGA Monitor Cable (BELKIN).
But upon connecting I’m unable to see anything just the message “No Signal”.
Please guide me on this.
Email me : subinverghese@rediffmail.com
Hi all.
I just managed to get mine working yesterday. After weeks of trying and frustration. I have a Fujitsu E Series 4010 (around 2003-4 I think) with a 7pin S-Video slot and a 32″ JVC TV. It only has Scart and RCA slots so this is the older method.
I bought an S-Video to RCA converter on Ebay.
Here’s how I did it.
First and for most make sure your graphics drivers are up to date. Mine weren’t hence the time it took!
Plug the S Video into the laptop and the Yellow RCA into the tv. Reboot and go to Display options in Control Panel and click on the settings tab. You should now have 2 screen options. Select the second screen which should be listed as Generic Television or something along those lines.
Change the resolution to 800×600 and tick the “Extend My Desktop to this Monitor” box.
Reboot.
Now select the Channel on your TV that supports the RCA input and you should see the Desktop background with no Icons. Don’t worry tho, the TV is acting as an additional monitor. Now open Firefox or any window but make sure its reduced so you can drag it around.
Grab the window and drag it to the right. Keep going past the edge of your LCD and you should see it appear on to your tv.
Once it’s on your tv maximize and enjoy. I tried a few movies using VLC and the playback was pretty tidy.
One word of warning. Don’t start the playback until the Window is on your tv screen or it will just show up black.
Oh and you’re gonna need a RED & White to 3.5″ Aux lead for the sound. The red and whites attached to the SVideo lead I have don’t work. Plug this into your Headphone Jack. So many ppl seem don’t seem to realise that the signals are seperate.
This is how I did it. Obviously, TV’s and Laptops are all different.
Good Luck!
Hi
I have Philips 42″ LCD hdtv, which has 4 hdmi, 2 S-vido, 1 USB, 3 rows of AV conectors most useless since i am not going to do suround sound NO DVI or VGA. My laptop Toshiba, Satalite it has VGA, 3 USB, 1 S-Video and slot for pci card NO DVI. I just bought the TV got the good deal so i thought i take adventage of it. I tried conecting S-Video to S-Video and audio for laptop and GOT NOTHING. The insturction manuel said that i can conect with S-Video, but online instruction say only DVI to HDMI. Since my laptop only has VGA, I instantly new it is going to be Madness getting these two to synch. The TV instruction say to Turn OFF TV and Laptop than start TV and press SOURCE buton on Remote repeadedly fot TV to recognize Conection and still NOT a Dame Thing. Aldoe it did work with my digial camera. So what should i do Go get the VGA to DVI converter and DVI to HDMI or just VGA to HDMI. It looks like it is almost inposible to get DVI video card. Should i just go and buy different TV that has ALL inputs. Here we are trying to go DIGITAL and We still having trouble to get the two simple things together. Why is this so hard? Do I need a technician to do it, becuse i can’t.
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Leigh Says:
January 14, 2009 at 1:32 am
hi there i am wanting to use my laptop to connect to my tv, so i can watch movies i have on my laptop, it will probably be a regular thing if i can get it to work good.
at the moment its all connected up via a VGA cord. the picture is ok but i was really good quality if it is possible.
so if someone could let me know the way to get the best possible picture that would be awesome
cheers
[quote]
Hi Leigh,
You said that u r able to see the picture on tv via VGA card.
Ccan you please tell me what are the steps to be taken here..
See i have HP laptop which has VGA output and my TV is old TV which has RCA Slots. Now i got RCA conveter cable got on ebay and trying to connect both the ssystems.
After making connections, i am getting the screen in black and white on tV and image is being divided in to 3 images on the screen.
i tried with all the options in the control panel/display options. BTW my Graphics card is NVIDEA graphics Card.
Please help me.. I request everybody to give ur valuable comments if anybody has connected successfully ….
appreciate ur help.
reg
Srinu
I connect HP Presario 2000 notebook to TV using S Video and press Fn+F4 but the TV is blank.
But when I connect another AVG monitor throught the COM port hitting the same keys it comes up. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????
I have a tv with 2 HDMI ports and a laptop with a VGA port. Do I need to get an adapter or can I just use a cord with VGA on one end and HDMI on the other?
Hello, Im running a Dell Inspiron 6000 im using a s-video cable hooked up to my HD tv…..pardon my french here but the quality sucks ass….Is there any converter from a RGB output to HDMI inupt??
my email is millerlite9467@gmail.com
Where do I buy the S-Video to Female RCA cable that is shown on the above page? Please advise. Thanks.
John Brandis…
Excellent insight on Graboid Video ” Watching on Your TV. With all of the “junk” sites out there it’s refreshing to actually find a website with How To Hook Up Digital Converter To A Portable Tv information when searching for the word How To Hook U…
i connected my laptop toshiba a300-05u to my 40′ tv, using an hdmi cable, the image shows but the sound is coming out of my laptop, does anyone know how to make the sound come out of the tv??
i have acer 5735-4774 laptop,i want connect sony wega 61″ tv
let me know what kind of cable do i need
i have an old RCA TV and a new HP laptop. What kind of connecter shall i purchase to watch Laptop video from the TV? The audio on my laptop is not great. thanks a lot, rita.
Hello, I have a problem I haven’t been able to find here……I have my old laptop connected to my TV, but my old laptop screen is shattered, so you cant see anything. I thought why not attach it to the tv to watch movies that are on it. but, I also want to use the internet if possible. The problem is ALL words on the screen are extremely difficult to read. The picture quality of the video is great, but the words……any ideas?
i’ve o toshiba laptop a200 and i try to connect with my lg tv but nothing happens.what can i do to work i forgot to tell you that i have a cable s-video to hdmi but nothing…please tell me
I have a new laptop that I bought because it has an hdmi output on it. I want to connect it to my tv but my tv has a dvi input on it. No problem I buy the hdmi to dvi cable because the tv’s dvi input is all digital. Well my tv still won’t recognise my laptop. I have tried every flippin resolution even though it should only be 1920×1080 because it is a 1080i. need help!!!
I recently bought a HDMI-DVI cable to connect my Dell to the LCD tv. I found out that DVI wasn’t the correct cord i needed (VGA) so i also bought a converter from DVI-VGA. So now i have a HDMI-DVI-VGA. No surprise, but it didn’t work. I was wondering why it wouldn’t work. Thanks.
insaneman400, what outputs do you have on the tv and what are the outputs on the computer?
Standard VGA 15 pin (female).
Thanks
hey… please reply to the email here… was given a Winbook (not new) and there’s power from wall and tower, but there’s no picture at all… the power light flashes orange, then green, and changes when the screen saver comes on or in power-save, but no picture… pushin the buttons for the settings doesn’t do anything… thanx!
I am wanting to hook up my Acer Inspire One laptop to a Vizio HDTV ( Both Laptop and HDTV have VGA Connections) When i orginially made the Laptop to HDTV connection, i saw the Windows XP screen on my HDTV. When my laptop finished booting up, the HDTV screen went Blank and an error message came up: No signal. In reading, i’ve tried to send a signal from laptop to HDTV Via using the FN and F5 Keyed simultaneously on my laptop but to no available. Obviously, im note doing something right!!!! ANY suggestions,advice or words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Im connencting my laptop to my tv with a vga cable, but the picture is flickering.
When i connect my stationary pc to the tv, i dont have this problem. Ive tried editing the resolution on my pc, but it doesnt help:S
just got ps3 console cant get on internet
I want to watch films stored on my laptops hard drive on my Sony Bravia 40inch lcd tv. The laptop is an HP G60-214 and the tv is a Bravia 40w4000.
Both are about 3 months old at most. I want to connect the laptop to any one of the 3 HDMI ports on my tv. However when I plug the hdmi into both items then change the channels between all 3 HDMI inputs I get no picture from the laptop. Not even the desktop image. This has worked once before but I don’t know if I did something differently then.
Any ideas ? Please help ? Please email me at sam_martin82@hotmail.com ?
I have lenovo laptop.PLEASE help to connect
i have a toshiba l355d-s7901 and hitachi 57inch hdtv my laptop dosent have ne s- video or hdmi outputs but does have vga, and my tv dosent have a vga but has everything else i NEED HELP PLEASE email me back at bigdog_41384@hotmail.com thank you
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have a dv6000 pavilion hp laptop (windows vista) have s-video on laptop as well as on hatachi 46″TV.
I also have 15 pin VGA and hdmi outputs on laptop. will just the s-video calble do the job? or will I need more cables?
Thanks,
T.
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My tv doesn’t acept the normal cable it is a panasonic hdmi and for some reason there is another king of conection. My problem is I don’t know where do I get the correct exit of the laptop convine with the hdmi cable.
I have a VGA to RCA cable. I want to connect my laptop to my old tv. Its a samsung one. I have but the vga male into my laptop and i have 3 female ends. Red white and yellow and i also have a S video female. I have only connect the 3 rca wires up to my tv as it does not support s video. There is no picture can any1 help?
hi,
I have the same problem what ozzy have, i have tosiba satllite, it has 4 pin svideo and vga, TV videocon 34″ jumbo model i connect via vga to rac 3pin’s to av2 pressing fn+f5 show’s lcd not TV option, also tryed with svideo 4 pin to rac 3 pin’s pressing fn+f5 same no change, display properties shows 2 monitor screens where 1st monitor is general.. and 2nd is default when click identify 1 display to laptop 2nd no display going to deatvice mode when ever selecting to attached see this screen shot
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i have a hp 550 laptop and a umc tv.i connected my laptop to the tv usong a vga cable to picture came but there wos no sound so i bought a av adapter cable but there is still no sound.what do i need to do or buy.please help
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 with Windows XP and it just has a VGA port. So I bought a VGA to S-video converter. I hooked it up to my TV and it is just a blue screen. I tried changing the display settings on my computer, but that didn’t help. Do I need any software?
I’ve got a MacBook Pro. No VGA connectors or DVI ports. It’s got lots of USB ports though and my TV does also. Perhaps an updated video is in order…
i am using an RCA connector, but when i hook it up to the tv nothing shows up on the tv and nothing happens on my laptop. is there something i am supposed to do on my laptop that will cause it to show up?
can you use a vga cable on a sony vaio laptop ns series .? if so where do you connect it from the laptop to a tv ,.?
what you have to do is go on line to dell or hp and get the update
video driver for your computer.
down load it, and install it, that will take care of alot of problem.
the new driver will have all the updates
Hello,
I have a PowerBook G4 MAC laptop and a new Samsung flat screen tv. What cables can I use in order to connect my laptop to my tv?
Thank You,
Alex
Hi
I was trying to connect the laptop to my dads tv for him and got the desktop picture but nothing else. The laptop popped up a window saying that “powerplay” was making it impossible to displey normally. I tried to fallow the help guid of turning it off but still nothing happened. Could u possibly know whats wrong?
Thanks
B.T.W
its a Acer laptop and a sharp aquos somethin tv
I have a dell laptop and when I connect it to my tv with a s video cord (male to male) it comes but not clearly. I go to my display settings but I don’t know what setting to put it in. I give me choices like 1 or 2 and some numbers. Please share your thoughts and recommendations with me.
i have a hp satellite laptop with svideo port and my tv has one as well it also has a vga port i have tryed to connect the svideo to my tv but no luck could i try vga connect i also have white and red with jack for sound do you think that would work
Hi, my laptop has a VGA out and the TV I’m looking to buy has a “pc in” VGA as well. Are there any converters needed for this setup. What kind of cable do i need?
I hooked my lhp laptop to my vizio flatscreen using an hdmi cable. The display on the tv is clear but small. How can I expand it to fulll screen on the tv?
Hi guys
I’m going crazy trying to connect my toshiba a300 to my samsung LCD. they both have a VGA 15 pin conector so i conected them via VGA Cable and I got good image at first but the second time I conected them the image was poor in the color. it shows only could colors like blue an green, the reds show as grey.
I tryied a lot of things but I can’t figure this out.
Can anyone help me please.
Thanks
I have a macbook pro and was trying to hook it up to my HD tv.
I was having the problem a few others had where only my wallpaper and screen saver would show up on screen.
Solution:
-go to system preferences
-select display
-click on the arrangement tab
-select “mirror display” on the bottom left
-should be good to go!
I could say a HDMI to DVI adapter for it. But the thing is, the HDMI to DVI adapter only provided the video, but not the audio. If you have an older HDTV, try a VGA cable, which produces better picture quality and works with both Macs and PCs. To connect, turn off your laptop and your TV. Find the trapezoid-shaped VGA outlets on the TV and on your laptop.
I am successfully able to contect my laptop to TV, through S-VIDEO and AUDIO RCA cable & it is working perfectly well. I wanna know is there any way i can let the other family members watch Videos on TV which r being played on laptop and imean while can i browse internet on the same laptop ?
How do I fix the picture?? Once I hooked up the VGA cable with my laptop and tv, my image on my laptop became extremely large..How do I get it back to normal size?
help me!
August 13, 2009 at 5:53 am
i have a hp 550 laptop and a umc tv.i connected my laptop to the tv usong a vga cable to picture came but there wos no sound so i bought a av adapter cable but there is still no sound.what do i need to do or buy.please help
VGA cable will only carry video images. For audio part, you need to buy separate 3.5mm male (on laptop as headphone connection) to 2 audio male (on tv as audio input) cable. It is very cheap, only about $3.00
Try this VGAtoVideo Extender Kit which provides you with the quality and results that allow you to send video farther, see images clearer and enjoy yourself more than ever before. Get quality video results and relay on our proven technology to span long distances (up to 125 feet) by connecting any video source to any screen. This is all done using regular ethernet CAT5 or CAT6 cable.
- Entertain family and friends by connecting your PC to your big screen TV!
- Enjoy your favorite downloaded movies
- Show home videos and photo slide shows
Here is a simple instructional video on how you can hook everything up:
http://VGAtoVideo.com/instructions.html
Go to a computer service store and end your pain!!
Hi, I was looking at getting a new tv, it has a dvi input but my laptop only has vga (connected perfectly to my samsung 32″ at the mo) is it as simple as connecting dvi to tv then getting dvi-vga adaptor to connect to laptop? Thanks in advance.
Hi I just bought a new HDMI cable to conect my HP pavilion entertainment Pc. My T.v also compatiable with HDMI.
Both unit connected with new cabel.
What shall I do next?
Do I need to do some settings in My PC or in my T.V.?
I wasexpecting the same display what i see in my laptop will come to the TV screeen as soon as HDMI cabel
conneted. am i right or wrong?
plese hep me. waiting your rely.
thanks
Hello,
I have Lenovo SL 500 series laptop and HDTV. Both have HDMI inputs available in them. I bought HDMI cable to connect laptop to TV. My TV always shows “Searching for Signal” and then “Weak or No Signal”. Could someone please help me in resolving this issue? Thanks…………………CK
hi I have sony vgn-fw21e, and through a HDMI cable am connected to philips lcd tv……have been playing downloaded films etc from my hard drive through the TV …no problrm. but now, its stopped working, when i select the hdmi channel the laptop is connected to, it says no signal.
tried other ports…no signal
tv plays dvd,s through all ports from my player and hdmi lead
laptop plays media from my hard drive on brothers tv
it just seems this particular combo has ceased to work, all individual components work, so has anyone out there got any idea what has gone wrong, and what can i try to fix it
many thanks Mes
I HAVE A PROBLEM CONNECTING MY ZED BOOK OF ZENITH NOTEBOOK IE LAPTOP WITHOUT CD/DVD ROM ON IT.
I PURCHASE A S VIDEO LEAD TO CONNECT BUT IT WAS NOT WORKING WHAT SHOULD I DO
i have brought a vga 15 pin lead to connect my laptop with the other end a scart socket to my TV but i get nothing !!!!! no sound and no picture !! i have vista could this have something to do with it?? is there something i need to do to my laptop to allow it to happen HELP PLEASE !!
Hi, I have connected my laptop and tv with a vga cable, my screen saver and wallpaper display on the tv but nothing else. I have gone to control panel – display, it shows I have notebook and monitor display options but no tv out option. am i missing the obvious as every sit says connecting with vga makes life simple. I am using vista ultimate and toshiba lcd
I connected my Dell Latitude 600 laptop to my TV via an S video cable. My laptop recognizes my TV and I can direct write to it, but I can’t see a video on it. (I’m not worried about audio as I’m using another hookup) When I go to Control Panel and display it will point to my TV as monitor 2 and even identify it, but nothing except my mouse appears on the TV screen. Can anyone help?
Thank you.
i recently broke my laptop screen, i was sure the laptop still worked so i connected it to a tv, the tv says it has connected to the laptop but there is no picture,
help appreciated
Michael
Michael,
You need to hold down the function key and F7 at the same time.
Mu lap top screen is cracked it is a Acer how can I see how to get it transfered to the tv my done it once and then could not do it again Please Help me I have a few items on there that i need to acess. Thank you
Please help! I recently bought a VGA cable and hooked my HP pavilion laptap to my Samsung LED TV. I have no problem with video but sound comes out only on my laptap and not my TV. Please advise. Thanks!!
hi i have a sony vaio laptop with windows vista. i am trying to connect my laptop to my tv, i have bought a vga to tv converter. i have a scart lead with three phono plugs on 1 end 1 video 2 audio. when these are all connected nothing happens. is there something i need 2 turn on for the external display really goin mad with this please help
Same problem…..grxffff….pls sos sos sos … .. … .. … .. … help me!!! thx
Hi, I have a Toshiba laptop and an older Ultravision big screen tv. Both have s-video jacks but I get no picture when I hook up the S-video cable. Is there another way to connect the two?
Hey there, so I connected my laptop to my tv with a single vga cord for the visual and a 3.5 mm audio y cable for the audio. The only problem im having is that the audio (from my computer)only works on the tv when a tv show is on. So ill have visual from the tv and audio from my computer. When I put it on the AV channel I only get visual from my computer on the tv screen but no audio. So basically I cant get the audio and video on the same channel. Any tips guys?
I have a question I have a Sony Viao laptop with HDMI connection and a Aquos Sharp LCD tv with S-Video, HDMI, and RCA connections. What do I need to buy so I can watch and hear videos from my laptop to my tv. I would like the sound to come out of my LCD.
Hey guys I have a question. im havent ever looked for any of the cables or anything. but my laptop only has an HDMI port and i have a really old TV that has the RCA port on the front and an S-video connection on the back. I looked forever for an HDMI to RCA cable and couldnt find anything. so could anyone tell me what ill need to do the connection?
The best thing to do is check out http://connectlaptoptotv.intodesign.ca/ to figure out how to do this
To those who are having problems with the desktop wallpaper (no icons) or nothing at all showing up on the tv (vga cable). This is my solution for XP users…right click your desktop, choose graphic options, output to, monitor. That will make your laptop screen go black, but the tv will now be your monitor. Worked great for me…good luck.
Hi All,
Unable to get signal upon connecting DELL laptop and Samsung LCD at HDMI ports. The display shown no signal. Appreciate, your expert advise.
The HDMI cable used is with 19 pins at both ends, male connections.
thx, suresh
hi
well i have also tried to connect laptop with tv and i found it worked but i have a little problem picture on tv is coming black and white ……….i don’t know how to slove this ………….help me to sort out this
thank u
hi, i have a vga socket in my laptop, and i have a vga to rca cable…..
how do i connect my laptop n tv???
do i need a converter as is mentioned above??
or is there another way??
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how about netbook? like acer one or else. do wi need a converter also?
What if I wanted the picture from my television to show up on my laptop? I’m trying to get started recording video game walkthroughs using screen capture software on my computer. How would I hook my tv and laptop up to do this? I really appreciate any answers, I’m not very tech savy. Thanks in advance.
Подскажите как возможно и что для этого нужно, подключить ноутбук HP Compaq nx 7400 к телевизору Panasonic TС-25V50R.
Заранее признателен и благодарен.
Hey, i have an inspiron 1521 vista laptop that i am trying to connect it to my hdtv. when i use a vga cable to connect the laptop to the tv, the only thing i receive on the tv is just my desktop wallpaper. i dont see any of my programs, task bar or even the mouse. is there a problem with the tv or the laptop in connecting
After reading through heaps of posts this is what eventually worked for me:
Used 15 point male to male cable to connect Compac laptop running XP to plasma TV. Went into control panel display setting and selected dual mode. At this point i could only get windows startup and desktop displaying on TV. So, went to desktop and right clicked. Chose NVIDIA Display then Clone. Make sure laptop is 1a and TV is 1b. Only issue now is audio is only playing through laptop so will buy audio to audio (round ended) cable and as suggested by lady in PC shop, plug one end into headphone outlet of PC and other into audio in outlet on TV. Good luck!
Hey, I have a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop that only has a simple monitor port, and my new tv has both HDMI and S-video ports. Is there any form of adapter that would allow me to go from a monitor port on my laptop than switch to a HDMI plug on the other side?
Hi There;
I have a Dell XPS Labtop and want to hook it up to two flatscreen tvs, So i could get the same display for both at the same time. I could do it throw an S-Video cable for one tv, But what or how can i hook up the other tv.
Thank You.
Louie
hi i have a dell laptop no hdmi connections though but have a hdmi tv so wondering how do i connect them with sound and video tried a vga cable but wouldn’t work thanks if anyone can help
Подскажите пожалуйста! Я подключаю через HDMI Sony KDL 40V4000 (1920×1080) и Sony Vaio NW2ERE (1366х768), и изображение на мониторе ТВ не разворачивается на весь экран, так не прикольно просматривать видео….
Перепробывал все настройки и на ТВ и на ноуте, результат нулевой.
Кто в курсе вообще можно ли развернуть изображение с ноута на ТВ,
полностью,что бы было без чёрных полос?
It looks to me that Fn F8 is the proper key combination for Dell Laptops
http://connectlaptoptotv.intodesign.ca/ is the best place to learn how to connect your laptop to tv
POOR HELPLESS SOUL HERE… BOUGHT HDMI TO DVI CABLE… BOUGHT DVI TO VGA ADAPTER… COMPUTER ONLY HAS VGA HOOK UP AS SOURCE… PLUGGED IN HDMI END TO TV INPUT HDMI/DVI IMPUT 1 ON THE TELEVISION RAN CABLE TO LAPTOP DELL VOSTRO THIS END IS DVI I PLUG THE DVI INTO THE ADAPTER AND PLUGGED THE ADAPTER INTO THE VGA 15 PIN HOOKUP INTO THE LAPTOP…
I HAVE CHECKED THE BOX FOR EXTERNAL DISPLAY SEVERAL TIMES NO JUICE TURNED IT OFF BACK ON NO JUICE I HAVE PRESSED THE FUNCTION BUTTON AND F5 TO SEE IF IT WOULD CYCLE BETWEEN SCREENS NO JUICE NOTHING I CANT GET ANY VIDEO AT ALL SHOULD I TAKE THE CABLES BACK AND BUY SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR SHOULD THIS WORK AND IM MISSING SOMETHING???…
Hi
I am trying to connect my laptop (Windows XP) to TV but so far all my efforts are in vain. I have HP Pavilion dv5200tx with Nvidia geforce go 7400 graphics card. First I connected the s-video port of my laptop to RCA ports on the tv through the cable. Next when I come to configuring the graphics card on my laptop, I am not able to see the see tv-out display settings on the nvidia control panel. That’s where I am stuck. Please help me.
Honey
I connected my laptop with my tv and everything is fine…When i try to play a movie with any player i have a problem.While in normal screen it plays normally when i enter fullscreen mode the movie appears in screenshots. any solution?
Done everything right and all is good but every time i shut my laptop lid the pc turnes off!!! any ideas?
thanks
Hello. We are having trouble connecting laptop to TV. My roommate and I have two laptops between us, mine is a very old IBM Thinkpad (with a docking station!) and hers is a Dell Inspiron. Our TV is an LG. The problem is that my laptop (the IBM) takes a six-pin S-Video cable. The other laptop, (the Dell) takes a 7-pin S-Video cable. The TV, on the other hand, takes only RCA connectors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Here you might find some help. Easy to understand. http://computersight.com/hardware/how-to-hook-a-laptop-up-to-tv-with-three-simple-steps/
I need help! I think it is just a simple problem that i am unable to understand. I bought an HDMI cable since both my tv and laptop are compatiable with it. however, i plugged both ends in and i get nothing. is there something i have to do on the computer to start sending the signal to the tv? the tv just says “no signal”!
Sarah,
I just went back to Best Buy tonight to ask the same question and found out your have to hit input on the tv and scroll down to HDMI. Then turn on your computer and it will appear on your TV. From here, however, I am sutck again. I’ve got my computer screen on my TV screen but when I went to Hulu and started watching a show, the show wasn’t on my TV, it was still on my computer, which isn’t where I want to watch it. I have a MAC laptop, same as what my Best Buy salesman has, and he told me something like, the computer will see there are two monitors and I drag the screen I want to see to the monitor. Huh? If you or anyone out there can tell me what to do now I’d really, really appreciate it…
ok so i have a macbook not the new one that has the old display port with the mini-DVI 32-Pin Male to hdmi 19-Pin female adapter cable. and I have a hdmi cable that plugs into the adapter for my computer and on the other end it has HDMI to 3 RCA + VGA Cable M/M 1.8ft/6ft so i plug it into my tv witch is a sharp 19 in standard TV and it wont work… so any suggestions on how i could get it to work?
Thanks,
Chase
i have bought sylvania tv n dell laptop. n i need 2 connect my laptop to my tv. i also bought dvi-hdmi cable too. but it tv doesn’t show. can i help me in connecting my laptop into my tv. n reply me in my email id my email id is asa_chh@hotmail.com
Hi,
I have a Philips 42PFL8404 LCD that has a VGA connection on it.
When i connect a laptop to it with a VGA cable there sound still comes from the laptop and not the TV.
How can i enable the sound to come from the TV?
The only connections i have on the laptop are USB and VGA.
I have found 3 cables at work that a guy had for his portable TV. One has USB to RCA male, one S-Video to RCA and the other a headphone jack to RCA female.
Could i use any of these?
Hello I have a Dell Studio laptop, it has an hdmi port, when I conect to my hdmi tv I got only video without audio, do you know how can I resolve this? Thanks.
My e-systems laptop has a VGA and HDMI fitting, I bought the cable with the VGA fitting at one end for laptop and HDMI at other for LCD TV but I am only getting a blue screen, am I better to buy the cable with HDMI at both ends for laptop and TV please help really frustrated with this.
Hi there, I have managed to connect my laptop to my TV and the TV is displaying my desktop image but that is where the connection seems to end! None of my desktop icons are visable on the TV and when I run programmes i.e. films they appear on my laptop but not on my TV. Any ideas how I can get the TV to dislay what is running on my laptop? My laptop is quite old (Fujitsu siemens AMILO Pro running on Microsoft XP) but so is the TV (Panasonic flat screen – not LCD), I am connected through a four pin SB cable. Any help greatly appeciated!
Cheers
hi,
i have a new samsung lcd tv and a dell inspiron 1545 laptop, i got a vga lead and everything was working fine, then when i connected it yesterday, i wouldn’t work, there is no picture or sound, could anybody please help me with this?
I bought a 7-prong svideo to rca cable to connect my laptop and my tv. when i plug it in and press fn+f8 I get an image on the tv screen, but it is black and white and fuzzy. I checked the nvidia control panel on my dell computer and it does not give me the option to select sdtv instead of hdtv. i think my computer is trying to send a hdtv signal to my sdtv, and that my tv is (of course) not recieving it properly. how do I get my computer to send the right signal?
i have sansui laptop using vista starter windows.i cant hear sound when connecting to external speakers,but sound is there when pay music whith labtop speakers! please help
hi
i have connected my S-video cable but i am not getting any picture on the tv i have toshiba laptop ( satellite A305D-S6849) is their any tunning or any display setting i must do to have the picture display on the tv plz help
thanks in advance
I have a HP Pavilion dv4-1435dx Entertainment Notebook PC. The first time I connected my laptop to my tv it worked just fine but i never worked again. I can connect my laptop to other tvs and I can connect other laptops to my TV, so I know there is nothing wrong qith eigther. Can there be an issue with my laptop settings that doesn’t allow the connection to work?? Can anyone please healp?? Thanks.
I want to connect a lap with only VGA out and a single connection for audio to an old tv that only has rca connections. I can get the right audio cable but how do I hook up the video?
I connected Dell Studio 17 to LCD HD TV via HDMI. Simply perfect. No problems here.
Help!!! I have an Acer Aspire 5735 laptop with a VGA out. I bought a VGA to RCA / S-cable (combines adaptor) but when I hooked it up I am getting no picture? I also bought (knowing the VGA doesnt do sound) a headset to RCA (red and white) adaptor cable and when I hooked it up sound from laptop to TV was perfect, so just the video? I know the (yellow) RCA video connection works on TV as I use that for my cable TV. Do I need to adjust laptop settings to get the VGA to RCA cable to work??
hi, I have a sony bravia and a hp pavillion dv6-1352dx what wire am i supposed to use to view movies from my laptop on my tv.
I recently reinstalled windows and all recommended drivers on my 600m. Everything works great, except the s-video out isn’t working. In the past I have had no problems with the s-video out – attaching the 2nd monitor (extending it the screen to two monitors). I’ve tried rolling back drivers, updating drivers, etc. I’ve tried every recommended possible solution (including FN + F8) I could find on a zillion IT, troubleshooting and help sites. I’m out of ideas. ANY help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Id there a way to test the s-video out? PLEASE HELLLLLPPPP!
thanks
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I have my laptop connected to the television. When it is booting up I see the info that would normall be on my laptop screen on the television. and then I lose the signal and the information is back on my laptop screen. Any suggestions?
have windows vista and vga cable no screen coming up just interferance i have 15 plug plugged into laptop and green blue and red wires plugged into television i have setup multiple monitors ect still nothing
@gary
VGA cable and red-green-blue are not the same thing. What EXACTLY did you do? Your sentence is butchered with no punctuation. Please, clarify.
What kind of TV?
What resolutions does it support?
What resolutions does your graphics card support?
Did you select a proper source on TV for it to be able to see your laptop?
Did you select proper external monitor settings on your laptop?
I have a Compaq Presario R3000 Laptop and a Sharp Aquos LCD TV…what cord do I need so I can watch my instant netflix movies on my tv?
@Allison
From what I can see regarding your specs, you don’t have an HDMI out which would be ideal for Sharp Aquos. You can use either VGA or S-Video which you do have. You would probably get a much better picture with VGA as long as your video card supports higher resolutions. Check the back of your TV and make sure you have input for PC (VGA), then go to amazon.com and find the cable you need, or go to any local RadioShack, Best Buy…
I have an Inspiron 1525 Dell laptop and a 52″ HD (1080P / 120 HZ) Philips LCD TV. I did a HDMI trial hook-up of my laptop to my TV. Everything worked fine with my computer screen showing on my TV. Later that day I ordered the UFC through my laptop, but when I connected the HDMI Laptop to TV there was no signal. When I went into source and clicked on the correct HDMI connection, the screen went black to search for connection then returned to blue stating “No Signal”. It now remains like this and I cannot hook-up my laptop to my computer. “No Signal” Any advice on how to correct this?
i have the acer aspire 5335 an i have a lead i dun know whats its called but it has the male 15 pin on 1 en an a scart on the other i plug them in both ends but yet there no image or sound, wa am i doing wrong
hi,
I want to connect an old IBM desktop with a VGA cable to an old tv that only has a RCA cable. I think this is possible. I have called a few people working at electronic stores. They say that there is no such thing. So i searched it up on google and i found this website, i’m pretty sure you saidit is possible to do so. If there is such thing i would like to know where i could purchase it.
I hope you can help me,
Brendan
@Brendan
You’ll need a couple of things, but it’s doable. Read this:
http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/vga2tv/index.html
Great article, thanks for taking the time to write this up with 1d10t directions.
Any feedback on what applications are best for upconverting DVD’s from a laptop to a 40″ HDTV?
i have a toshiba A-500 sattelite laptop with HDMI out on it but i have tvs with only component and Svideo inputs.
How can i use my laptop on these tvs?
So my vga connection works fine from my new laptop to tv. The old lenovo laptop (from 2006) showed up great on tv. the new one, looks weird… can’t get it fixed… arrgghh.. any freebee softwares that will fix it for me?
i have a brand new laptop (ASUS with HDMI out) and a new plasma screen (Panny p54g10 with HDMI in). when i connect via HDMI, i get an almost all white screen and the few images i can see have a pinkish tint. what am i doing wrong?
thank you
I think I’ve seen comments of the same nature, but I haven’t seen a solution yet.
I have a macbook pro and bought a Male DVI To Male HDMI Conversion Cable so that I could hook the laptop up to the our flatscreen tv and watch movies.
When I connect the two, only the wallpaper of the computer comes up on the screen.
I can be playing a movie on the laptop and nothing shows on the tv. At one point I was moving the mouse around and I finally saw the arrow moving around on the tv screen, but since there are no icons on the tv screen there was absolutely nothing I could do/select.
When I play a movie on the computer when it’s connected, I still only see the computers wallpaper on the tv monitor.
Am I doing something wrong? Do I need a different/more cable(s)? Please help if you have any ideas/suggestions.
I have a laptop with VGA and S-video ports, a TV monitor with HDMI and various other inputs including S-video. After reading all the comments about VGA to HDMI not working I researched and found it won’t work unless you buy an analog to digital converter which is not cheap. I decided to use the s-video ports on each device. I found a cable at svideo.com that includes the audio in the single cable. It works great. In my case I got the “Pro 7-pin S-Video to RCA” cable (7PIN-3RCA-6). Nice quality cable for only $15.99. I’m quite happy.
I have the VGA cable for my Dell Inspiron 1501, but i cant seem to get the TV to display whats on my laptop, no matter what i have tried. I have changed all resolution sizes and used Fn F8 till i was blue in the face, nothing works, any thoughts???
Hi,
I’ve been using a HDMI cable to connect my Laptop to my Samsung HDTV. It has been working fine throughout the day until a few hours back. I disconnected the HDMI cable and connected it again to my laptop and my TV’s screen turned pink, so i disconnected the HDMI cable and coneccted it again but this time on a blue screen this message appeared ‘No Signal’. I’ve been struggling for hours now to try and make it work by following advice on forums but ive had no luck at all, i’ve tried Fn + F8, detecting external device, changing resolution and trying a different HDMI cable. I have been told my HDMI socket on my laptop might be damaged, if so is there anyway on finding out how?
My Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1525.
I would strongly appreciate any help as its important for a big day tomorrow
Ive connected the VGA cable from laptop to tv, the only thing it is displaying on the tv is my desktop background, not what im doing on the laptop, ive played with the settings, cant figure it out, any ideas, its a dell inspiron 6000 laptop.
Sounds like a dual screen scene
Try dragging a window to the left or right, it should pop up on the TV. You can change the setting in the Display Settings so that your second display mimics the first one.
i just bought a vga hdmi cable and im having trouble having my computer detect it what should i do?
hi,
i got a VGA to RCA composite cable. i want to connect my hp laptop DV5T to RCA TV.
After connecting the cable, i am able to get the image on TV but it is scrolling continuosly and image is coming in black and white with screen showing in 3 pieces/sections…hope u got it what i am trying to say here.
please help me out in this regard.let me know at this mail id ranjit.rai07@gmail.com
regards
ranjit.
Success!!!
I was trying to connect my Inspiron 8600 laptop to my crt television (standard definition) with s-video. When I hit function f8 (maybe different on other computers) I would only see a blip on the tv. Basically it was all in the screen settings. I went into the screen settings and clicked on display (above Screen Resolution and Color Quality). From the dropdown I was able to choose the second option. And then I clicked the box on the bottom called “Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor”. The second screen then appeared on my tv as a second monitor. Good Luck all.
Hi i have a TOSHIBA tv and a MDG laptop. My question is that do i need to connect anything else after i connect the S-Video cable.
Thank You
hi guys, I bought a samsung 50in plasma and a sony vaio note book both having HDMI inputs and outputs. I
I’m trying to hook up my dell inspiron 1521 to my vizio tv I have a VGA to RBG cable can I us this to hook it up?
Hi i also have some problems. i have a sony vaio vgn-fw21e and my problem is:
when i connect my laptop through my HDMI cable i can only extend my screen. but i was able to clone (mirror) my screen but thats not possible annymore. annyone knows what to do? manny thnx
I am trying to connect my Sony Vaio Laptop to a Samsung (CRT) Television Set. I bought a Cable that connected with the HDMI pins of my laptop in one end and 3-pin RCA cable that connected with my TV. But, I am unable to see any image or sound from my laptop on TV, even after going to the Video mode in my TV. I had tried re-booting system, checking whether they the cables are properly connected or not – but of no use. What else could I do?
i want to connect my toshiba laptop to samsung tv i have bought vga /componrt lead but no joy any options
i have same problem with SOUND, i connect my MACBOOK to LCD 32″ Series 4 TV. MINI DVI to HDMI, video is best but no sound.after this i bought Headphone to Yellow White Cable and pulg this in TV and Lappy, but still no sound, Can anybody help me, Thanks
hi, i have an older model desktop, i dont see rca slots, but i have a composite video 3.5mm jack, is there any way to hook this up
I have a Macbook Pro 13-inch and my I wanted to know if I can connect a Mac onto a Sony TV?
My TV is a Sony 46′ Plasma Bravia, i think. do you particular wires that you have buy online or from a store or something??
besides RCA, S-video, VGA, DVI, HDMI there are Displayport from Macbook and SCART of Euro standard
i have a dell laptop that does not have a s video port. i have an hd sharp tv without cable right now and i wanna watch some movies online on my hd tv. how do i do this?
Hello i have a hp 6730s that i am trying to connect to a lcd philips 32pfl3404d.
I have a hdmi to dvi cable and a dvi-vga adaptor.On connection i get “No video signal” message from tv and can’t seem to find esternal device on laptop.Please help.
To RAJESH:
a hdmi to dvi offers a video connection only.Try connecting a jack from your laptop to you tv for sound connection.
I have an ACER laptop (newish) and am trying to play movies from it on a Panasonic t.v (very new).
Both have an S-Video connection and i have connected them together with an S-Video cable but neither sound or picture comes up on the t.v. What can i do to fix this?
Is it something to do with the program i use to play the movies with?
Cheers
I am trying to connect my acer aspire one to my new led 22″ vizio via vga but the tv isn’t acknowledging the computer. Please help!!! Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
I connected my HDTV with my laptop with HDMI cable. I am seeing video but voice is still in laptop, it doesnt coming from TV. any idea???
I have a Dell Inspiron 1300 with a 15-pin vga and my 55 inch Sony Wega TV has S-Video, & HDMI in puts. What are the cables that I need? How do I change the settings on my laptop.
I have Dell Inspirion 1520 15″ Laptop with S-Video 7 Pins and Panasonic TV which has RCA Connectors. I even have RCA Connector Cable.
Windows Vista on my laptop is not able to show up my desktop when i try to connect from mobility center. It just flickers the desktop when i try to connect and disappears. I even tried reducing the resolution for both laptop and 2nd monitor(TV) to 800×600. Still its the same result it just flickers on TV showing desktop and doesn’t stay there.
Please suggest the best to resolve this. Thanks in Advance.
Dave > Laptop Lid close > shutdown > go to control panel > select power options > select advanced > select > when i close lid > do nothing > PC WILL NOT GO INTO STAND BY > HOPE THIS HELPS, JC
how can i connect laptop to tv if i cant see my comp screen? i have some photos and music id like to save to a flash drive
HI, I have a Toshiba Satellite & Sony Bravia TV.
I have an HDMI cable, which i connected to the back of my TV & eventually found out that I need to disable the speakers to get sound! I did that once & enjoyed sound through my TV! Today, I tried to listen to music through the tv & my HDMI setting has now gone from the sound menu & i can not find a way of getting it back…. I assumed it should be plug & play?? Pls help
I get visual (in fact the tv misses off some of my tool bars which is v ery frustrating!) Grrr
HELP i really dont have a clue about wires or computers but i want to connect my laptop to my tv. The tv is hd ready so i was told to get vga cable…it fits intomy laptop but is too small for anywhere on the tv….i dont know what im supposed to be looking for!!
I connected my laptop to my tv via a s-video cable and audio cables. I can watch videos from my laptop through Zune software on my tv but not through windows media. I was wondering why, any suggestions?
Hi,
I have both HDMI and VGA port on my acer aspire 4535 laptop, is it possible to connect 2 external LCD’s to every port?
Thanks,
– andy
Hi,
I tried to get a Eascap USB 2.0 to connect and play audio/video on from laptop to T.V., but doesn’t work.
I have Dell Latitude D610/Win XP laptop w/no HDMI ports. What is best method to play audio/video from laptop to TV?
What a pathetic video !
i connected my laptop to tv with a s video cord got picture but no sound. how do i get sound?
I want to watch films stored on my laptops hard drive on my Sony Bravia 40inch lcd tv. The laptop is an HP G60-214 and the tv is a Bravia 40w4000.
Both are about 3 months old at most.
I have a dell laptop inspriron 1545 and my tv has the s-video 4 pin but my laptop has a plug ( where charger goes) and i have no other thing except the 15 pin thing
I DO HAVE PANASONIC hdtv AND HPpavilon PC
I CONNECTED MY PC TO hdtv IT WAS WORKING VERY GOOD
TODAY I STARTED TO HAVE
” NO SIGNAL” SIGN ON hdtv
PLEASE HELP ME HOW CAN I GO BACK TO MY PREVIOUS SITUATION
THANK YOU
what do i ne3ed to do when i have several laptops that i use webcam fto record my programs from the tv as the laptops are brand new and tv brand new 42 inch philips as one laptiop is dell and another is acer larger hard drive is the acer as i play my recordings on justin.tv as it uses the webcam for recording but if i wanted to use straight from tv or cable how would i do that to get better feeds laptops dont have the svideo ports but do have a 15 port vga port but non on the tv there are 2 ports for hdmi and one small one but i forgot whats it called. anyways any heklp would do a great deal for me please send reply to me on yahoo! to tomkerrj any other ideas can call me 318-820-9832 mayb e someone can walk me throlugh it as i also ned help installing an older surround sound
Does anyone know where I can purchase the cable in the above photo?
hii guys im having such a hard time installing my laptop to tv.. i get no sound and no image at all.. it is a 7 pin svideo to 3 rca male to male cable.. my computer is a dell latitude quite old has windows xp.. i have been trying for a couple of months buying all kinds of diferent wires but i had enough… the other cable i have is s video to scart.. and that one only shows my background image in black and white and no sound… if any one could please help me i would appreciate it A LOT.. thank you
sorry about your laptop prbs as well as all mkine with the way the s- video cable cord doesnt work with any laptop or desktop i have 3 different laptops and desktops and none work with the s-video cable either so i figured on my own to forget about it. and this site doesntr seem to help me none at all either as i see many complaints and questions but no conculsions to the questions of many.
I connected my dell inspiron1501 laptop to my hdtv(sharp tv)with vga connector but nothing happen.
i tried that too with a regular vgaconnector to monitor too with the same type of laptop nothing happened. no screen all black
what control or keypad to push to turn on the tv on vga cable this on dell laptop
ok so i got my 42 inch t.v and my pc i want to view my pc on my television, i went to future shop and purchased a vga chord, when i first hooked the two up[ together it worked, yeah i could use my t.v as a monitor, now it is just a blue screen, when i shuit the computer off and restart it (manually) i c the first screen show up but when it comes around time for my desktop its only a blue screen. why is this happening. very frustrated.
i have a dell inspiron 1545 does it connect???