as above, I want to watch a film that is on my PC, but on my TV with sound through the TV as normal.
I have a D pin type plug lead already...
...but is just picture? My laptop is only a couple of months old, and does have a yellow socket on it, think it would appear to be the female version of this cable...
Just read my laptop list of features, and they are listed as TV out (S-video) and VGA out.
My TV is also a 2007 model, a Toshiba 32WL56P...
I have a D pin type plug lead already...
...but is just picture? My laptop is only a couple of months old, and does have a yellow socket on it, think it would appear to be the female version of this cable...
Just read my laptop list of features, and they are listed as TV out (S-video) and VGA out.
My TV is also a 2007 model, a Toshiba 32WL56P...
T
he battle for the accolade of
most likely CRT replacement
heats up with the 32WL56P,a
properly future-proofed set at
an extremely tempting price.
Toshiba has,like Philips,decided
to ditch conventional component
video on this set,but all (including
that HD-ready badge) is not lost.The
company is in cahoots with Ixos to
provide an adaptor that pipes the
top-end analogue signals into the
PC input and this is available via
Toshiba’s website.
As with the Dutch company,
though,it's hard to fathom why
what is still an extremely handy
connection has been left off,
particularly when the set has room
for a composite video output.Still,
the main event is the HDMI input
and this,coupled with the panel's
high resolution,means the 32WL56P
is as future-proofed as it's possible
to be.The fact that Toshiba has
managed to produce such a
comprehensively specified set
for around £100 less than the
LC-32P50E (p85) might cause
some gnashing of teeth at Sharp.
most likely CRT replacement
heats up with the 32WL56P,a
properly future-proofed set at
an extremely tempting price.
Toshiba has,like Philips,decided
to ditch conventional component
video on this set,but all (including
that HD-ready badge) is not lost.The
company is in cahoots with Ixos to
provide an adaptor that pipes the
top-end analogue signals into the
PC input and this is available via
Toshiba’s website.
As with the Dutch company,
though,it's hard to fathom why
what is still an extremely handy
connection has been left off,
particularly when the set has room
for a composite video output.Still,
the main event is the HDMI input
and this,coupled with the panel's
high resolution,means the 32WL56P
is as future-proofed as it's possible
to be.The fact that Toshiba has
managed to produce such a
comprehensively specified set
for around £100 less than the
LC-32P50E (p85) might cause
some gnashing of teeth at Sharp.
performance
The picture starts to convince
you almost immediately.The
broadcast image is very crisp
and fresh,with even grainy old
rubbish such as
you almost immediately.The
broadcast image is very crisp
and fresh,with even grainy old
rubbish such as
Thunderbirds
re-runs looking relatively clean and
vibrant.More modern fare is brash
and breezy and the colour range
is broad and accurate throughout.
Upgrade to DVD via either
component or RGB Scart and the
good bits get better while the bad
bits (visible pixellation when viewed
from close up, for example) are
pretty much eradicated.
Crank it up again to high
definition via either the component
(okay,the PC) input or the HDMI
jack and it's hard to see how the
picture could look much better.Our
test footage of Yes in concert is razor
sharp from just a few centimetres
away and every pixel is made to
count on the richly detailed wide
shots of the crowd.Blacks are as
solid as they get on LCD and overall
it’s a revelation at this price.
The only real picture bleats we
have are relatively common for the
technology and tend only to afflict
low-quality sources.Broadcast
images suffer from intrusive ghosting
and wobbly motion.Presenters in
brightly-lit studios, for example,are
framed by an offset outline that,
once noticed,is a little hard to
ignore.Text in contrasting
backgrounds (on inter-titles, for
example) is another sure-fire way of
exposing this flaw,but it should be
borne in mind that this is frequently
as much to do with the terrestrial TV
signal as it is with the set.
The audio,meanwhile, is easily
among the best in this test.Those
bottom-mounted speakers kick out
a rewardingly robust noise with
plenty of presence and bass and
the ability to go all the way up
without distorting. It's surprisingly
spacious and three-dimensional
even without the faux-surround
option switched on.
All things considered,this set
is a real find. It can do everything
you'll need over the next decade
with real aplomb,looks good and
is wonderfully affordable. Stick it
on your list now
vibrant.More modern fare is brash
and breezy and the colour range
is broad and accurate throughout.
Upgrade to DVD via either
component or RGB Scart and the
good bits get better while the bad
bits (visible pixellation when viewed
from close up, for example) are
pretty much eradicated.
Crank it up again to high
definition via either the component
(okay,the PC) input or the HDMI
jack and it's hard to see how the
picture could look much better.Our
test footage of Yes in concert is razor
sharp from just a few centimetres
away and every pixel is made to
count on the richly detailed wide
shots of the crowd.Blacks are as
solid as they get on LCD and overall
it’s a revelation at this price.
The only real picture bleats we
have are relatively common for the
technology and tend only to afflict
low-quality sources.Broadcast
images suffer from intrusive ghosting
and wobbly motion.Presenters in
brightly-lit studios, for example,are
framed by an offset outline that,
once noticed,is a little hard to
ignore.Text in contrasting
backgrounds (on inter-titles, for
example) is another sure-fire way of
exposing this flaw,but it should be
borne in mind that this is frequently
as much to do with the terrestrial TV
signal as it is with the set.
The audio,meanwhile, is easily
among the best in this test.Those
bottom-mounted speakers kick out
a rewardingly robust noise with
plenty of presence and bass and
the ability to go all the way up
without distorting. It's surprisingly
spacious and three-dimensional
even without the faux-surround
option switched on.
All things considered,this set
is a real find. It can do everything
you'll need over the next decade
with real aplomb,looks good and
is wonderfully affordable. Stick it
on your list now
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I What Video and Widescreen TV I Issue 300
Forgive my ignorance, just want to get the right cable first time!!
My thanks,
Piers
Forgive my ignorance, just want to get the right cable first time!!
My thanks,
Piers
