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yustr · 01-23-2009, 12:11 PM

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A couple of things to do: make sure your laptop is set to a resolution that the TV can accept. The owner's manual should list them. Then make sure you hit the function button on the laptop that tells it to send the signal out to an external monitor. Most all lappy's have a function key that cycles the output through: laptop>external monitor>both.

Now you need to set the TV to the VGA input not component. Your TV will have a source button or access it through the menu.

Do those things and you should be GTG.

01-23-2009, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,061 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Connecting My Laptop to my TV Welcome to TSF... A couple of things to do: make sure your laptop is set to a resolution that the TV can accept. The owner's manual should list them. Then make sure you hit the function button on the laptop that tells it to send the signal out to an external monitor. Most all lappy's have a function key that cycles the output through: laptop>external monitor>both. Now you need to set the TV to the VGA input not component. Your TV will have a source button or access it through the menu. Do those things and you should be GTG. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.