laptop to tv with vga lead advice

[tomboy1]

i want to connect my laptop to my panasonic 42in hd tv my tv & laptop do have a vga jack but this does not give you sound on u tv . i have seen on the net (vga to hdmi cables) on the net would this give me picture and sound via my tv speakers ? ps my tv does have hdmi jack but laptop does not . how can i solve this problem so i can watch films on my tv via my laptop ? any advice would be great thanks

[nibblitz]

Normally TV's with a VGA port also have a 3.5mm Audio Input socket nearby to take the sound from the PC/Laptops headphone or line out socket.. Have a look near the TV's VGA socket for what looks like a 3.5mm headphone socket, chances are thats the PC audio input socket..

[cupid stunt]

A VGA cable from laptop to TV will work fine, but no sound. U need to use 3.5 mm jack plug from laptop to tv phono or surround amp

[Lacutas]

On my tv there is a 3.5 mm Jack over the vga socket, I just plug that into my Headphone socket on my laptop and off you go

[tomboy1]

Originally Posted by Lacutas

On my tv there is a 3.5 mm Jack over the vga socket, I just plug that into my Headphone socket on my laptop and off you go

there is a headphone 3.5mm jack on the front of the tv so just need a lead now to plug in there then the other end goes in the headphones in the laptop . Is that right ?

[nibblitz]

On the front of the TV thats most likely just the Headphone audio output socket, not an audio input socket... Is there not another 3.5mm socket near to where the VGA port is? Or are there RCA phono sockets near the VGA port? Does your TV's manual detail connectivity options for PC computer?

[tiger56]

there should be red,white and yellow rca/aux connecters on the the tv,1 red/white rca lead with 3.5mm jack on one end which goes in lappy to tv,and one yellow for video that goes from lappy to tv

[nibblitz]

Originally Posted by tiger56

there should be red,white and yellow rca/aux connecters on the the tv,1 red/white rca lead with 3.5mm jack on one end which goes in lappy to tv,and one yellow for video that goes from lappy to tv

Wrong, that sort of connection would be for a composite video with audio input on the TV, not for connecting VGA output from Laptop.. You need to use the correct audio input socket when using the VGA input, because when you select "PC" or "VGA" from the TV's AV menu it will switch to that required audio input port and disable others.. Im sure if the OP reads the TV manual it will all be clear..