Laptop to TV: how to setup?

[espeed]

The TV cable came with the laptop.

Thing is, I can't get the laptop to play to the TV. Too much hassle to burn to DVD's so that the TV can read them

Any tips?

[ericssonboi]

What kind of laptop do you have?
What kind of "tv cable" is it?

[DennyD]

You should have an SVGA port on the back of the laptop; the cable you have should connect into it and the other end into the "Video In" port on your TV or VCR. That's all I have to do and it works fine.

You can either use external laptop speakers or just use the ones built in and you're good to go!

[TrEvOrLiCioUs]

your tv needs to have and S-Video input.

[Amourek]

The TV cable came with the laptop.

Thing is, I can't get the laptop to play to the TV. Too much hassle to burn to DVD's so that the TV can read them

Any tips?

More info required.

[espeed]

Hi all

It's a Toshiba Satellite M30 laptop (special edition)
The cable looks as follows: 1 end has a jack to go into the laptop, and the other end has 3 (red, white, yellow) female ends. So I used a cable with 3 male ends and 1 to go into the TV, but didn't work. Tried all the slots in the TV, and it does have a S-video slot.

[Nhiem]

There should be a function key that allows you to choose the monitor mode. Usually it changes between Laptop Monitor, SVGA, VGA, Laptopmonitor + SVGA, or laptop monitor +vga...

On mine (using it right now) it looks like uh. Two boxes side by side with a "/" dividing it...the box on the left however has a box around it lol.

Good luck.

[DennyD]

your tv needs to have and S-Video input.

It doesn't *need* s-video input... s-video out from your laptop, rca in to your tv.

[trashmouth12]

Hold the "Fn" button and press F5

[wanted]

Hold the "Fn" button and press F5

Thanks.

[espeed]

hey nothing happens (I tried the 4th icon with both laptop and TV)

The laptop screen goes black, and I tried video 1,2,3, and aux 3 but nothing on TV, and had to get the laptop screen to activate again

[wesleyw]

hey nothing happens (I tried the 4th icon with both laptop and TV)

The laptop screen goes black, and I tried video 1,2,3, and aux 3 but nothing on TV, and had to get the laptop screen to activate again

Maybe check the driver for your video card to make sure its updated. I know for mine I had to update the video card to enable it to play on TV.

On a side not, anyone know if its possible, or if a cable exist, that will allow you to connect the headphone jack from your laptop to the audio rca in for the tv?

[espeed]

Maybe check the driver for your video card to make sure its updated. I know for mine I had to update the video card to enable it to play on TV.

On a side not, anyone know if its possible, or if a cable exist, that will allow you to connect the headphone jack from your laptop to the audio rca in for the tv?

Hi do you just update your video card driver? is it automatic in Windows?

[espeed]

checked futureshop and they don't have the s-video cable

I think radioshack might have it for $8 or so? Checked dollarstore, no luck

[bigred-9]

Try lowering the resolution on display 2 in display properties window, if its set at 1024*768 alot of TV's will not support a signal this high. Also go through the nvidia display controls and set the 2nd display as TV from CRT monitor.