Connecting a laptop to a TV

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I have stuff i have downloaded that i want to watch on TV, cause my laptop screen is too small to enjoy it, can i connect it to me TV to watch movies?

TV is a rear Projection, not an LCD or Plasma
 

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yeah you can, you need a cable, but being untecho i don't know what it's called

edit- looked it up

. S-Video – This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has a S-Video port. You’ll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PC’s are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.

2. VGA – If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video and as with S-Video, the cable is very cheap. You usually won’t find a VGA port on regular TV’s though, so this option is if you have an HDTV.

3. DVI - DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with “digital” being the key word there. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA. Of course, your computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. This cord is definitely not cheap, it ranges anywhere from $40 to $80.

4. HDMI – Using HDMI will give you the best quality by far. No computers that I know of yet have HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.

5. Scan Converter Box – This is the last method that I could think of and it involves using a scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video.
 

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via a PVR box, equipped with a USB port that can play your files
 

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Depends what connections you have on the back or front of your TV. bigbadbobbi pretty much covered them all.

It is like hooking up your lappy to a projector.
 

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if i got IQ on Foxtel, could i connect it to that and play it that way
 

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If i used S-Video cable, does that mean i need a cable for sound as well
 
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Foxtel no

S video and speakers plugged into ur laptop
 

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Oh no hang on, ill want to use the speakers from my tv
 

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So will the sound play from the TV or mt pc
 

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By the sounds of it you'll have to use S-Video. Unless you have 'audio out' on your laptop you'll have to plug speakers into your laptop
 

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Wont play tthrough the TV. Connect some speakers to the lappy

If you want a device that plays media through a HDD onto the TV (FULL HD) then I sugest this...

http://www.wdtv.com.au/
 

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By the sounds of it you'll have to use S-Video. Unless you have 'audio out' on your laptop you'll have to plug speakers into your laptop
Hmmm i'll see if i have Audio out, that would be best
 

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i use s-video cable which i bought off ebay for 5bux
and for sound i connected a cable into my receiver (auxiliary) - that cable i stole of my mate. straight into aux and headphone jack.
prob RRP around 10.

 
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