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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: omegod on 08 October 2011, 17:04:15

Title: tv/laptop linking
Post by: omegod on 08 October 2011, 17:04:15

Any coffins out there able to confirm how I connect my acer laptop to my Toshiba LCD tv? O have a usb socket on the tv but google throws up an s video cable . Would usb do it? 

Title: Re: tv/laptop linking
Post by: omegod on 08 October 2011, 17:05:39

Damn this predictive phone :-[ boffin not coffin

Title: Re: tv/laptop linking
Post by: tunnie on 08 October 2011, 17:07:09

No.

What model is your laptop? You will need to connect it via VGA or HDMI. Your TV & Laptop need to have connectors like these

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SVGA_port.jpg/300px-SVGA_port.jpg)

You could use a HDMI to DVI adaptor....

(http://www.projectorcentre.co.uk/shopimages/products/thumbnails/_images_products_C_cbl-hdmi-dvi.jpg)