Notebook to HD LCD

[tcofran]

Hi guys / girls

Someone at the office asked me how he could connect his laptop to his HD LCD TV..... I have no idea on how to accomplish this and thought that the brilliant people here would be able to assist. If it is possible it would be greatly appreciated if you could tell me where / what to buy ...

Located in Pretoria area

Thanks in advance

 

[McGuywer]

tcofran does the LCD TV have dvi/crt in connectors?
Does the notebook have hdmi out?

 

[tcofran]

@mcguywer - will try and find out

 

[stevenv]

You might also be able to go from DVI to HDMI.

 

[McGuywer]

If it has HDMI then you are sorted.


Other wise you could get something like 1.8 meter vga to 3rca component video cable. Goes for R79 @ HD Cabling. They are in Centurion.

Biggest thing is what outputs does the notebook have and what inputs does the TV have.

 

[Quantum Theory]

If it has HDMI then you are sorted.


Other wise you could get something like 1.8 meter vga to 3rca component video cable. Goes for R79 @ HD Cabling. They are in Centurion.

Biggest thing is what outputs does the notebook have and what inputs does the TV have.

Read the description on that product. Unless the LCD supports RGB (not the same as component), that cable will not solve the problem...

 

[McGuywer]

Read the description on that product. Unless the LCD supports RGB (not the same as component), that cable will not solve the problem...

Get something like a vga to RGB.
I did not mention get the exact one.

 

[AstroTurf]

Find out what ports you have available then ask.

 

[Quantum Theory]

Old notebooks have VGA outputs. Newer notebooks have HDMi outputs. Most LCD's have VGA and HDMI inputs... So, depending on the laptop, get either a VGA cable or an HDMi cable. If you use VGA, you will also need a 3.5mm stereo to 2 x RCA (left+right audio) cable for the sound.

 

[isie]

find out what ports the tv has and what ports the laptop has
Probably both have VGA ports , and newer laptops have HDMI out and the TV should have an HDMI port