How can i watch my laptop on my tv

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  1. ash1411

    ash1411 Member

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    hey i am a real ditz when it come to anything to do with technology.
    i have a toshiba equium A200-1V0 and it doesnt have and s video, but it does have a 15 pin vga.
    however my tv doesnt have vga and only s- video, so i was wondering, how would i be able connect it?
    i would be seriously grateful if some one could help me with this.
     
  2. reaching

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    Ash,

    I just ran a Google search on "vga to s-video" and got a slew of results.

    One such result was a link back to this forum: vga 15 pin to s-video or 1 rca

    Something to start with, anyway.
     
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    My Brother-in-law has the same type of setup that you are talking about except his s-video is on his laptop and the vga/rca is on the tv he got an adapter online and said it was as easy as plug n play.

    Hope that helps.
     
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    correction his was Hdmi to s-video. However he said that the vga to s-video was like $50 bucks and was just as easy
     
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    I am told that you need to make sure that your laptop supports TV-out. I'm not sure exactly what he was saying so I'll find out and let you know.
     
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    THANK YOU BOTH EVER SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!

    kalbster: could you ask your brother in law whether a separate audio cable is needed?

    seriously thanks alot for helping me out
     
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    Neither s-video nor VGA support audio transmission, so a separate audio cable will be needed.
     

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