PC to TV

[Little Whiskey]

I'm looking to use my plasma tv as a monitor for my laptop. the only outputs on my laptop is a S-video and vga (or svga i don't know how to tell the diff). my tv does not have a vga/svga, but does have S-video. I noticed that when i connect via the s-video output the picture is not nearly as clear and crisp as it looks on my laptops monitor. any suggestions on how to get a better picture? I cannot make hardware changes to the laptop, since it is a work computer.

thanks for the help

[Zool]

If your TV doesn't have a VGA in (I'd be surprised if it doesn't), you can get a VGA to HDMI adapter.

http://vgatohdmi.com/

If your TV doesn't have HDMI, you're probably out of luck.

[Little Whiskey]

thanks zool,

I saw those, but didn't know if they were worked or if i would see the difference between that and s-video.

my tv does have a hdmi, but not vga.

[red]

yeah, you really need at least a 52 inch screen to watch hardcore porn

[retailguy]

thanks zool,

I saw those, but didn't know if they were worked or if i would see the difference between that and s-video.

my tv does have a hdmi, but not vga.

VGA is going to give you a much better picture than Svideo. The adapter works just fine, I have one on one of my TV's.

[Little Whiskey]

thanks Retail. Do you think that it matters the brand that you get? the reason I ask is that i've found them price anywhere from $30 up to well over $100. Monopriced.com has one for $30.



its only a 42" screen Red. :shock:

[retailguy]

thanks Retail. Do you think that it matters the brand that you get? the reason I ask is that i've found them price anywhere from $30 up to well over $100. Monopriced.com has one for $30.



its only a 42" screen Red. :shock:

I buy all of my cables and such from monoprice. Pretty sure that's where my adapter came from, and I highly doubt I paid more than that. Mine works perfectly.

VGA gives a clear picture when you are using the windows desktop. The Svideo picture is clear while watching the movie or whatever you're streaming but when I used the Svideo cable while using the computer it was blurry and grainy. That's gone completely with VGA.

My screen is a 37 inch, so I have to use my glasses. :wink:

[mraynrand]

Hey, jack weed. I may be "little," but I get more action in a week than you've had your whole life. I've got houses in LA, Hawaii, Vail and Paris, with a seventy inch plasma screen in each one of them. So I suggest you wipe that friggin' smile off your face before I bite it off. You feelin' strong, friend?

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/47/samsung_70inch_hdtv.jpg

[Little Whiskey]

Hey, jack weed. I may be "little," but I get more action in a week than you've had your whole life. I've got houses in LA, Hawaii, Vail and Paris, with a seventy inch plasma screen in each one of them. So I suggest you wipe that friggin' smile off your face before I bite it off. You feelin' strong, friend?

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/47/samsung_70inch_hdtv.jpg

but its only a LCD. wuss

[Little Whiskey]

I just ordered the converter box vga cable and hdmi cable for $45 including shipping. damn that place is cheap!

[mraynrand]

I just ordered the converter box vga cable and hdmi cable for $45 including shipping. damn that place is cheap!

Hold your tongue until you get the connector:

http://womeninbiz.sbresources.com/blog/images/tincantelephonesimage.jpg

[mraynrand]

Hey, jack weed. I may be "little," but I get more action in a week than you've had your whole life. I've got houses in LA, Hawaii, Vail and Paris, with a seventy inch plasma screen in each one of them. So I suggest you wipe that friggin' smile off your face before I bite it off. You feelin' strong, friend?

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/47/samsung_70inch_hdtv.jpg

but its only a LCD. wuss

Nitpicker

http://www.kenn.com/images/ed_hochuli.jpg

[Freak Out]

Did you check the egg for prices?

[3irty1]

VGA to Component video would be preferable. The adapters are cheaper and you're just changing ends rather than messing with signals. Let the TV switch it back to digital rather than some vga to hdmi converter.

http://www.amazon.com/VGA-RCA-Component-RGB-Cable/dp/B000FM3EQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1285117966&sr=8-1

[Little Whiskey]

damn it! it always figures that someone will have a better idea after i've already ordered the stuff.

[3irty1]

damn it! it always figures that someone will have a better idea after i've already ordered the stuff.

My bad. I was late.

[mraynrand]

Did you check the egg for prices?

always check the egg!

[CaptainKickass]

Hey, jack weed. I may be "little," but I get more action in a week than you've had your whole life. I've got houses in LA, Hawaii, Vail and Paris, with a seventy inch plasma screen in each one of them. So I suggest you wipe that friggin' smile off your face before I bite it off. You feelin' strong, friend?

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/47/samsung_70inch_hdtv.jpg

Don't you know - it's not the size of the screen that counts, it's how you USE it! :lol:

[Scott Campbell]

I'm looking to use my plasma tv as a monitor for my laptop. the only outputs on my laptop is a S-video and vga (or svga i don't know how to tell the diff). my tv does not have a vga/svga, but does have S-video. I noticed that when i connect via the s-video output the picture is not nearly as clear and crisp as it looks on my laptops monitor. any suggestions on how to get a better picture? I cannot make hardware changes to the laptop, since it is a work computer.

thanks for the help


This is why I wouldn't recommend a laptop without a HDMI output. Not all laptops have them yet, but they should.

[Little Whiskey]

This is why I wouldn't recommend a laptop without a HDMI output. Not all laptops have them yet, but they should.

can i give you my boss's email address? maybe you can sell him on the idea that I need an HDMI out so i can watch football from my labtop to my TV. :lol:

[Scott Campbell]

This is why I wouldn't recommend a laptop without a HDMI output. Not all laptops have them yet, but they should.

can i give you my boss's email address? maybe you can sell him on the idea that I need an HDMI out so i can watch football from my labtop to my TV. :lol:



I'd like to give him a piece of my mind.

Seriously, the comment was directed more towards the inevitable Xmas threads "What Laptop Should I Get?" that are just around the corner.