laptop/television screen

lvs154 · 04-07-2008, 08:02 AM

I am trying to hook up my laptop to the screen and watch a movie thru my tv screen that is downloaded onto my laptop..What do I have to change the output to on the television.?/

**Jaxo** · 04-07-2008, 10:59 PM

Welcome to TSF lvs154,

If you are switching the TV to the correct input that you have your laptop plugged into then you need to tell the laptop to use that external link. For example: My dell laptop I push the blue key FN on the bottom left of my keyboard and F8 (which show CRT/LCD on it). Sounds like this changes depending on model/manufacture. I have also seen instead of CRT/LCD a picture of what looks like a monitor on it. This toggles my laptop into three modes. LCD on Laptop, Both Laptop/CRT (external connection), and CRT alone.

Hope that helps!

d-thinkerdotcom · 05-02-2008, 01:22 AM

I know that Sony Bravia has an input setting for S-VIDEO. Though to watch a movie you need a separate connection for the sound.

Both cables need to be 10 meteres long.

ebackhus · 05-02-2008, 01:49 PM

A simple phono->RCA cable will give you an audio connction.

04-07-2008, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
lvs154 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	laptop/television screen I am trying to hook up my laptop to the screen and watch a movie thru my tv screen that is downloaded onto my laptop..What do I have to change the output to on the television.?/

04-07-2008, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jaxo Design Team Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Deming, NM Posts: 249 OS: XP SP2 & Vista	Re: laptop/television screen Welcome to TSF lvs154, If you are switching the TV to the correct input that you have your laptop plugged into then you need to tell the laptop to use that external link. For example: My dell laptop I push the blue key FN on the bottom left of my keyboard and F8 (which show CRT/LCD on it). Sounds like this changes depending on model/manufacture. I have also seen instead of CRT/LCD a picture of what looks like a monitor on it. This toggles my laptop into three modes. LCD on Laptop, Both Laptop/CRT (external connection), and CRT alone. Hope that helps! __________________ Help TSF Fight Cancer! Web Developer Tools: Firebug for Firefox \| IE Developer Toolbar \| Run multiple versions of IE

05-02-2008, 01:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
d-thinkerdotcom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 36 OS: XP SP2 PRO	Re: laptop/television screen I know that Sony Bravia has an input setting for S-VIDEO. Though to watch a movie you need a separate connection for the sound. Both cables need to be 10 meteres long. Last edited by d-thinkerdotcom : 05-02-2008 at 01:29 AM.

05-02-2008, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,316 OS: WinXP Pro SP2b My System Blog Entries: 15	Re: laptop/television screen A simple phono->RCA cable will give you an audio connction. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.