Connect Netbook to TV How do you connect the netbook to the TV? Is there a way to connect the VGA output on the netbook to the RCA inputs on the TV (red, yellow, white cables)? Or do you have to connect the VGA output on the netbook to the VGA input on the TV? I am asking because I can't get at the back of my TV where the VGA input is. The only thing available is the RCA inputs on the front. Connect Netbook to TV How do you connect the netbook to the TV? Is there a way to connect the VGA output on the netbook to the RCA inputs on the TV (red, yellow, white cables)? Or do you have to... » Read More Connect Netbook to TV How do you connect the netbook to the TV? Is there a way to connect the VGA output on the netbook to the RCA inputs on the TV (red, yellow, white cables)? Or do you have to connect the VGA output on the netbook to the VGA input on the TV? I am asking because I can't get at the back of my TV where the VGA input is. The only thing available is the RCA inputs on the front. « Show Less
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harold says: you have to convert the analog signal from the computer (VGA) to digital (HDMI) with a vga to hdmi converter which you can buy from Amazon.com along with the the VGA cable and a mini RCA audio cable to go from the computer to the converter box and a HDMI cable to go from the converter to the TV. Hope this helps.
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My ASUS EEE has an output to monitor. I can either choose the netbook monitor, an external monitor, or both. I used a VGA cable from my netbook (VGA) to my Pioneer plasma (VGA). Then I just used the TV as my monitor. Two big drawbacks. Even though I connected to the internet with a cat5, there is lagging. Second, the picture quality is only fair. Without the lag, I would be fine watching a football game now and then. The picture quality would bother me if I were watching a movie or say the Super Bowl. Don't forget to increase your video quality to the best your TV can use.
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I bought a serial to serial cable to hook my asus to my sony bravia - still no picture. What am i missing - what are the options?
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This looks like it might be a useful forum to try. I have an older TV, works great, but it has the coax input. I want to display movies from my netbook on this TV. What I have tried so far: Used VGA male to 3 RCA female adapter, and ran these signals into an RF modulator, with coax output to the TV. Nothing happened. Anyone got any thoughts? Thanks!-Tom
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Try VGA to S-video and 3RCA cable - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9813. If did not work, you will loose $3 for the cable.
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I recently bought this cable, NEW VGA to TV CONVERTER S-VIDEO+RCA OUT CABLE ADAPTER to try it with my Acer Aspire One netbook but it doesn't output the video to the tv. Mind you, I'm using an s-video cable with an RCA adapter on the tv end because the tv I tried it on didn't have an s-video connector.
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Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance" are all pretty lame. How do I increase video quality? Thanks in advance for your help. --Karen Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance"... » Read More Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance" are all pretty lame. How do I increase video quality? Thanks in advance for your help. --Karen « Show Less
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Make sure that you know what drivers for the wireless, wired network, video, and sound. Stated three posts ago. They should be on the DVD that comes with the netbook.
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I am not quite sure of the question but I will try to help.... The VGA port is the standard port that a monitor would use to connect to. You would not use this to connect a VGA output from a laptop to HDMI. This is the revers of that. This takes HDMI input to VGA output.
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Your computer must have an connection for an external monitor. Hopefully it is an hdmi cable so you will get high def tv.. On the computer there is a function key usually f4 that will turn on the external monitor. connect the external monitor from the computer to an input on the tv. turn on tv and select that input source, turn on computer and select external monitor. Then you computer screen should be showing on the tv.
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Let me see if I understand your question. Do you want to use your TV as a monitor for your laptop in order to see (on the big screen) what is playing on the laptop? If your answer is yes, then why not connect your laptop directly to the TV using the proper cable? Without knowing which outputs you have on your laptop, and which inputs you have on your TV, I can not advise you as to what kind of cable to use. The kdLinks HD680 is designed for use with a WIRELESS network which requires that you have a wireless modem. My main PC has 3.5 terabytes of memory storage, and I have my music and video library stored on it. I can watch or listen to anything, stored on my computer, on my big screen TV located 60 feet away in the living room. It is wonderful! The kdLinks also has 2 usb inputs allowing you to hook up to a portable hard drive. It is very possible that you might be able to link your laptop to your TV using one of those. But why? All you really need to do is connect the laptop directly to the TV. I am a HUGE fan of the kdLinks HD680, but it is primarily for use with a wireless network. Give me more information about the outputs on your laptop and the inputs on your TV and I will help you with advice as to which cable you need.
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The TV has several HDMI ports on the back. Use one of them to connect a HDMI cable to the back of the computer, this may require an adapter depending on what connections are available on the back of the computer. Then use the menu on the TV to select the port on the back of the TV as the active port, that will allow the TV to show whatever is coming from the computer, in effect using the TV as a monitor. But the internet access MUST originate with the computer via a hard or wireless connection. The TV can only be used as a large monitor.
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Douglas - what is your video output on your laptop - DVI, Mini DVI, VGA, SVideo etc. If it is MiniDVI and you have HDMI input on TV this product will work. I have also purchased a MiniDvi to HDMI adapter - this works if you have HDMI cable on hand.
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You can hook your PC up to this TV via a few methods:1) VGA. You'll be able to use the standard "15-pin D-Sub" cable most are familiar with for most PCs. This provides an analog signal.2) DVI-to-HDMI. If your PC has an DVI port, you can get a HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable and plug the DVI end into your PC and the HDMI end into your TV.3) HDMI. If your PC has an HDMI port, you can plug an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV. This link also provides sound (not entirely sure the TV supports this but most do).There is also a 4th option, less likely, but if your laptop or PC has a DisplayPort port, you can get a DisplayPort Male to HDMI Cable Male or if you have a Macbook, a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. I personally have no experience with DisplayPort so YMMV. You can hook your PC up to this TV via a few methods:1) VGA. You'll be able to use the standard "15-pin D-Sub" cable most are familiar with for most PCs. This provides an analog signal.2) DVI-to-HDMI. If your PC has an DVI port, you can get a HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable and plug the DVI end into your PC and the HDMI end into your TV.3) HDMI. If your PC has an HDMI port, you can plug an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV. This link also provides sound (not entirely sure the TV supports this... » Read More You can hook your PC up to this TV via a few methods:1) VGA. You'll be able to use the standard "15-pin D-Sub" cable most are familiar with for most PCs. This provides an analog signal.2) DVI-to-HDMI. If your PC has an DVI port, you can get a HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable and plug the DVI end into your PC and the HDMI end into your TV.3) HDMI. If your PC has an HDMI port, you can plug an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV. This link also provides sound (not entirely sure the TV supports this but most do).There is also a 4th option, less likely, but if your laptop or PC has a DisplayPort port, you can get a DisplayPort Male to HDMI Cable Male or if you have a Macbook, a mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. I personally have no experience with DisplayPort so YMMV. « Show Less
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If your ultrabook does not have Digital output it will not work. I had to buy a video output card for my desk top to hook it to a hdtv. Most of the older computers have analog outputs. If your ultrabook had a HDMI port you could use a cable that HDMI input and output.
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Zhi:Thanks for all your great explanations.Maybe S.Pachella knows how to put both the pc and netbook on the same network, but I don't. Could you explain? Linking a pc w/DVD to the netbook seems like such a perfect approach. Thx.Gayle
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This netbook does not have a VGA output. The only video output it has is HDMI. You can see the full specifications here: http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NX.M10AA.015
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Not sure what your red cable is? This is a hdmi to vga adapter. I've successfully connected a laptop to a projector and also to a vga monitor (the resolution automatically adapted). On a Chromebook you get an extended desktop view. I've found this to work well for me.
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My notebook does not have an HDMI output port, so I can't personally test it, but I can think of no reason that it wouldn't work between HDMI output on a computer and HDMI input on a TV.
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Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press FN (function key) and then F8 on my dell laptop. Other laptops are FN (function key) and then F7I believe. Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press... » Read More Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press FN (function key) and then F8 on my dell laptop. Other laptops are FN (function key) and then F7I believe. « Show Less
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Hello, Good question but there is no VGA port. I imagine you are trying to connect a monitor to the laptop. I went to TIGER DIRECT and purchased a HDMI (laptop port) to a DIN (monitor port), and this was successful. Hope this helps!
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Mine came with a cable having VGA (yellow, red & white) RCA plugs on both ends, for connecting a DVD, BD, DVR, etc. to this projector. If your laptop also has these type jacks (which is very unlikely), you could use the included cable otherwise you need to come up with an adaptor or buy a different type of cable like VGA/RCA to USB, USB to USB, serial cable or HDMI. My laptop has an HDMI port and this projector accepts HDMI so I opted to go with an HDMI cable. It's simple to hook up and you can get a six foot HDMI cable on Amazon.com for less than $6 with free shipping.
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This device has only RCA type connections. 3 device inputs to I TV output. I suppose you could hook up your laptop if you had a VGA to RCA adaptor. Don't know if there is such a thing.