Will this work for PC to TV ? could i use this cable to connect my Compter to TV and more or less use the LapTop as a dvd player?
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I was using the cable with a PS3, and the "static" appeared regardless of what I was doing: playing games, watching a movie, going through the menus. Perhaps static is not the best word - it's not as though the entire screen went to snow. I could still see the picture, however there was definitely visual, random, moving interference on top. As for isolating the cable as the problem, I tried switching to another HDMI input, the problem persisted. I tried updating the PS3 firmware, the problem persisted. I checked the tv settings, nothing really to change there. I swapped the cable for another (GE), voila!, "static" gone. Maybe not scientifically indisputable, but a fair application of the process of elimination. Fwiw, Amazon did honor the warranty and send me a replacement cable. I opted to stick with the GE because it's performance has been solid so far.
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As long as your TV has the appropriate connection, yes. Depending on your OS and video card, it might be fairly automatic (auto-detect), or you may have to go into your "display properties" and make some changes.It's a decent cable - worked like a charm the first couple of months I had it. But at some point I started seeing static on my screen and realized it was the cable going bad. It was treated with kid gloves so all I can point to is the price, i.e. you get what you pay for. I'm waiting to see if the AmazonBasics warranty applies.
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Marilyn, how did you isolate the cable as the source of what you call static? We've noticed that some Blu-ray discs themselves were made from flawed source that looks like static in some scenes.
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Cable would be ok for a lap top. But this thing works terrible. Tried it after buying it now it sits collecting dust.
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I am using it successfully to hook up an S-video microscope camera to my computer. I would not recommend it for a DVD/VCR it does not carry the audio signal. There are other ones that do.
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This device is used with a USB port to send video and audio to a tv wirelessly, if you can pull up the tv shows you missed on your laptop screen then this device will put the video on your tv, it will not send a tv signal to a laptop though,
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This drive is for a desktop PC,I'm not sure how of if you could hook it up to laptop,search external USB DVD drives on here.
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Yes, this should work fine. I have the laptop connected to a 42 inch TV by way of HDMI cable. I can watch movies in 720p and 1080p with no problems. I also stream movies online with no issues.
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i use it to connect my computer via hdmi port to a dvd player via the red white and yellow. it works great and i'm sure that if you were connecting it from the output of the game console into your tv it would work just as well.
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honestly it will depend if your computer has the same size hdmi port as your tv does. I have a computer at home that has a video card in it that has the smaller a size output , this cable would not work for that. But i have purchased a cable that does work for it at this link -> AmazonBasics High-Speed Mini-HDMI to HDMI Cable - 9.8 Feet (3 Meters) - Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return . the easiest thing you could do is look at the port on your computer and your tv, if they are the same size, buy this cable, if the computer one is smaller, than use the link i pasted in this message... good luck. honestly it will depend if your computer has the same size hdmi port as your tv does. I have a computer at home that has a video card in it that has the smaller a size output , this cable would not work for that. But i have purchased a cable that does work for it at this link -> AmazonBasics High-Speed Mini-HDMI to HDMI Cable - 9.8 Feet (3 Meters) - Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return . the easiest thing you could do is look at the port on your computer and your tv, if they are the same size, buy this cable, if the computer one... » Read More honestly it will depend if your computer has the same size hdmi port as your tv does. I have a computer at home that has a video card in it that has the smaller a size output , this cable would not work for that. But i have purchased a cable that does work for it at this link -> AmazonBasics High-Speed Mini-HDMI to HDMI Cable - 9.8 Feet (3 Meters) - Supports Ethernet, 3D and Audio Return . the easiest thing you could do is look at the port on your computer and your tv, if they are the same size, buy this cable, if the computer one is smaller, than use the link i pasted in this message... good luck. « Show Less
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Unfortunately, this cable will not connect your laptop / computer to a TV therefore it will not work, the cables are also designed for component (red, green and blue).
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If your tv has a VGA input then it's easy, you can just run a VGA cable (i.e. A monitor cable) from your PC/laptop to the television. However, if your tv only has HDMI and/or component inputs, then you need a VGA-to-HDMI CONVERTER, which you can search for on Amazon. The only other possibility is that some newer laptops have an HDMI output on them, in which case connecting to your tv would be easy with a basic HDMI cable.
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It won't work for sound. the VGA signal is video only, no audio. I tried to use mine for a video connection from a DVD player with component out to a TV with a PC/VGA in port. It didn't work either. Apparently it's a one-way cable from from VGA out to component in, and I've since read that's only if the device with component in will translate that VGA signal to component. ...basically, this cable was a waste of money.
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It depends on how you're using it. If you're using it for a VCR you would need to plug the RCA jacks into your VCR and the USB to your TV. It won't work the other way around though. The USB on this cable is output only... I tried using it to hook up my laptop to the TV. It was a no-go. But for your VCR it should do just fine.
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No. This cable only works one way. You can send a component input (from a dvd player, etc) to a VGA input (a monitor or projector). I tried it the other way, just to see if it would work, but it doesn't.
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If you have the VGA connection on your TV it will work. It probably would be best to compare the computer VGA connection to the TV connection because they would have to be the same for the cable to work.
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YES. As long as your TV and laptop both have HDMI ports. I use it exactly for that - HDMI on laptop to HDMI on TV. Is wonderful because it also carries audio on the HDMI cable so you can easily watch movies (say from iTunes) on TV too.
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This will only work from PC to TV if your PC has a micro USB out. Odds are it does not.
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I was able to connect my computer to my tv's HDMI using this cable. Sounds like you're trying to do the same thing the other way. All I can say is buy it and try it out. You can return it if it doesn't work out. Nice part of buying on Amazon. Hope this helps. Good luck.