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ellismuirhack · 28-02-09, 09:31 AM

hi all can some good soul advice on getting my laptop to to connect to my new tv thanx in advance.

Confused Stu · 28-02-09, 05:36 PM

Ummm... depends on what connectors your TV and laptop have! Mine both have VGA sockets so I could just use a VGA-VGA cable. Other TVs have DVI or HDMI inputs, so you'd have to look for VGA-DVI (or VGA-HDMI) cables. Alternatively, some laptops these days come with HDMI sockets, which should make it easier with non-VGA TVs.

ellismuirhack · 01-03-09, 11:05 AM

hi its vga connections but tele is not taking the format

biosonik · 01-03-09, 05:13 PM

if you TV displays "unknown format" then this is normally caused by an unsupported resolution or unsupported signal (digital feed instead of analogue and vice versa).

28-02-09, 09:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
ellismuirhack Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 17 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	pc to tv hi all can some good soul advice on getting my laptop to to connect to my new tv thanx in advance. Last edited by ellismuirhack; 28-02-09 at 01:33 PM.

28-02-09, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Confused Stu Confused but learning Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 310 Thanks: 47 Thanked 89 Times in 71 Posts	Re: pc to tv Ummm... depends on what connectors your TV and laptop have! Mine both have VGA sockets so I could just use a VGA-VGA cable. Other TVs have DVI or HDMI inputs, so you'd have to look for VGA-DVI (or VGA-HDMI) cables. Alternatively, some laptops these days come with HDMI sockets, which should make it easier with non-VGA TVs. __________________ Why can't we use paid subscription cards in our DVB-C PCs?

01-03-09, 11:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
ellismuirhack Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 17 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: pc to tv hi its vga connections but tele is not taking the format

01-03-09, 05:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
biosonik Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 24 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: pc to tv if you TV displays "unknown format" then this is normally caused by an unsupported resolution or unsupported signal (digital feed instead of analogue and vice versa).