Matt wrote:
> Hello. Is it possible to connect my Dell Dimension D620 laptop to my
> TV? The laptop has a VGA output on the back, which using the Mobile
> Intel 945GM Express video chipset in the laptop allows me to connect
> the laptop to a second monitor usually. Can this same VGA output be
> used together with the VGA to RCA/s-video converters on Ebay
>
> (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VGA-to-TV-Conv...ut-ADAPTER-PC-
> TO-
> TV_W0QQitemZ270156645821QQihZ017QQcategoryZ41999QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
>
> to export my laptop display to a TV? The only other cable I think I
> would need is a male-male s-video cable as the converter above has a
> female s-video connector like my TV. Is the s-video connector the
> right one to be using or should I be going with the yellow RCA
> connector? Whichever I use I will need to buy an male-male cable so I
> need to know which will be best.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Matt

Personally I don't think this will work - certainly not out of the box.
A VGA port sends the signal in RGB format, not S-Video/SVHS.

You may have some joy with the composite/RCA feed but you will have to
generate TV-suitable frequencies. I would imagine on XP, if your card is
supported you would need Powerstrip for this (it is quite easy under
Linux if your card supports generation of non-VGA modes).

A VGA to RGB-Scart is quite simple to make if your TV has RGB-in (and
again if your card can generate TV friendly frequencies).