Trying to connect laptop to TV: Any ideas?
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I purchased a "Coax SVGA Monitor Cable Hddb 15m" for $16.35+6.17 shipping+$22.52 I got the 25ft to reach from my TV to my couch but they have shorter in feet. All you do is plug one end into the TV, and the other into the laptop. (mine is male to male ends) Set the source button on your TV to "VGA", turn on your laptop, wait for the signal to come through and your are good to go. If your laptop doesn't have the holes for the pins to screw into, it might be loose and fall out. Check it out, I am extremely pleased with it. BUT, it doesn't have the audio wires. My sound comes out of my laptop. If you want the sound, I suggest the "RiteAV-SVGA Monitor Cable with 3.5m audio" for $12.69+tax (Maybe less for shorter cable than 25ft.) Check both of these out before purchase to see which is best for you. I have no problem with mine and using my 42" HDTV as a monitor is awesome for looking at photos. We watched our Disney photo CD's on Christmas Eve. Good Luck to you!
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Anyone else come up with a solution for computer connection to this plasma?
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Windows USB out to hdmi input of TV. Your question implies your tv hasn't enough hdmi inputs. Don't think this will work.
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I do not have the cable attached from PC to TV. I have my Cable set up to stream from modem to wifi to tv or modem to pc. I believe the use of HDMI cable from pc to tv would work and have done from a laptop. Hope this helps.
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the box uses a VGA Output, not sure if you can you a laptop, as its an output not an input, you might need a monitor for a VGA input
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Other than defective cable, basic trouble shooting: which i guess you already tied. Connect both end properly, make sure micro HDMI goes all the way in. Check you TV input & select the appropriate input for PC. Mine worked without any issue.
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I connected a Dell Latitude E6500 Laptop to a Sony Bravia KDL-32L4000 LCD Digital TV, using the StarTech DisplayPort adapter and an ordinary HDMI cable. It worked just fine. If your monitor has an HDMI port, it should work.
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Hi Deborah, I have been successful with my hookup and audio. At this point I would make sure your laptop supports a direct HDMI connection and that you have changed your audio output in the control panel under whatever O.S. you have. Hope this helps. Also, in some situations, the audio is going to default to the laptop if the connection is a HDMI Input. You want a HDMI Output on the laptop.
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I have my computer output connected to a surround system instead of directly into the television. Make sure that you have the audio on your computer turned on and the connection to "audio out" and not "microphone". If connected properly, you should not be able to hear the laptop audio. It should be directed thru the converter and combined into the HDMI connection at the set. There should be no audio coming from the computer speakers if properly connected.
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I had a computer man hook up my pc to the TV. It works great. I had him do it as I am the worst electronic person in the galaxy. I wish I could help you more. I am not sure about laptop.
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Hi Toni--the answer is "yes". I just connected yesterday, as a matter of fact, and it was a breeze. I went to a website to find out how to connect my computer to a TV and it worked just fine. Here's the website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRd_ttmQ70
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plug the 3.5mm jack into the headphone output on your laptop and then plug the other end of the 3.5mm audio jack into the audio-in on your tv. hope this helps
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It depends. Your laptop will need to have an output compatible with one of the available TV's inputs.
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I have looked into this before. To hook it up to your TV all you need are the AV cables (red, yellow, white) and the A/V connectoions on the back of TV. As far as hooking it up to the laptop I have been unable to find a way to make that happen. Employees at Fry's Electronics (and I asked oh, probably 7 or 8) all said that it cannot be done (or rather that they were unaware of a way that it could be one). I have been unable to make this happen as of yet. I was looking into trying one of the set of transmitter/relievers they sell on amazon for the drone copters that transmit A/V. I Think they are called Bosco or Fat Shark is the name brand. I'm sure there is a way to make that happen but so far have not found it.
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If you have a laptop that accepts an HDMI cord, or have an extender it should work fine. You might want to lookup your specific laptop to ensure that both audio and video will be transferred to the HDTV.
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Also make sure that the media player software is not open when you connect the wire to the laptop. I was facing an issue that the audio wouldn't switch over to the TV if the media player software was already open when connecting the wire.
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U could use this cord for connecting your laptop to your HDTV if your laptop uses a VGA connection as opposed to an hdmi connection. Your tv will also have to have a VGA connection to. If not I would suggest a VGA to hdmi or an hdmi to hdmi cord. It just depends on which ports your tv and computer have on them already.