Laptop to TV?

[Scutch]

Does anyone know where I can get a cable to display my laptop on my Plasma TV? Its a Panasonic TH42PX60 (class plasma by the way)

 

[Griff]

What inputs have you got on the plasma? VGA? DVI? Neither?

 

[dick]

is it s-video out on the laptop?

and does you plasma have what inpots? component video i guess ye?
or has it got a vga port?

 

[Revels]

Tired of squinting to watch your p**n?

 

[Scutch]

Not really up to spec on the ins and outs of connections, but its this plasma...

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=PANA-TH42PX60-CAB

Hope this helps.

The laptop is an Acer and just has the normal monitor style port that you get with desktop PCs.

lol Revels. No, I have good eyes, but was wanting to see how Footy Manager fares and some dvds I have

 

[Nomad]

Hmm, does your Plasma have a DVI Socket? They're the sockets similar (if not identical) to the one on the back of your laptop, same as the monitor via to your computer. Anyway, you need one of them, i don't know what the wires called, i assume its called a DVI cable because thats what it is. I think you can get them from most PC stores or Maplin or Comet? I got mine with my Evesham LCD television (good lcd by the way, cheap as cheaps, £649.99 for 32" HD Ready and PC quality is top).

(Also you'll need another method to transmit the sound from the laptop, since the vga cables, plugs and sockets are for your laptops monitor only.)

 

[Nomad]

Strange, from the link for the telly, it seems you havn't got a DVI socket but you have some sort of PC input, i'm not sure what the PC Input is if its not DVI, sorry.

 

[Scutch]

Yeah, on the back of the TV is a port typically seen on a PC, where the monitor cable goes. it even has PC written under it, for dummies

 

[Nomad]

Yeah, on the back of the TV is a port typically seen on a PC, where the monitor cable goes. it even has PC written under it, for dummies

That should be it, but i'm certain that is a DVI socket. Either way, try the DVI cable, you'll recognise it i'm sure since it goes into both sockets.

Oh and the quality should impress you scutch, its very good on LCD TV, not sure about plasma. And remember you're gonna need speakers for the laptop or some sort of cable for that to your tv audio...

 

[dick]

NO

thats a vga

DVI is white.

 

[Scutch]

Confused.com

I'll need a cable for sound? So if I just get the monitor cable and plug it in I wont get any sound? Never done this before but it all sounds a bit long winded

 

[Andy.]

I just have the headphone jack from the laptop going into the surround sound system and the VGA cable going into the telly. Works a treat. You can also plug the headphone jack into the audio inputs of the TV with the right cable.

 

[Scutch]

Ok, cheers Dutch. So can someone give me a link to a website that sell everything that I need before I throw the laptop through the window? Cheers for the help guys.

 

[MikeDX]

This is like the blind leading the dumb.

Scutch, you need a vga to vga cable.

You need a twin phono to 3.5m (headphone jack) cable (or whatever your surround inputs// or tv inputs are. I'm guessing twin phono)

 

[Scutch]

Hahahaha. Class. Oh wait, hang on...is dumb in your thesaurus another term for legend? It has to be, right?

Cheers Mike. I shall venture onwards to see if I can find said vga to vga cable. I remember asking for a website, but alas, I shall do it on my own... :rasp: lol

 

[MikeDX]

Hahahaha. Class. Oh wait, hang on...is dumb in your thesaurus another term for legend? It has to be, right?

Cheers Mike. I shall venture onwards to see if I can find said vga to vga cable. I remember asking for a website, but alas, I shall do it on my own... :rasp: lol

LOL

I said *like*, I wasnt saying you are dumb.. or are you?

Try here:

http://www.rlsupplies.co.uk

don't go to maplin as they will tear you a new arse

 

[Scutch]

So one of these I presume? Out of b*stard stock typically, but I cant look elsewhere...

http://www.rlsupplies.co.uk/products/product.asp?id=176743

 

[MikeDX]

So one of these I presume? Out of b*stard stock typically, but I cant look elsewhere...

http://www.rlsupplies.co.uk/products/product.asp?id=176743

absolutely spot on mate.

 

[Scutch]

absolutely spot on mate.

Excellent. Cheers ears.

 

[Rststevo]

www.ebuyer.com or www.dabs.com 'll sort you out with the visual and audio cables you need, cheap too