> Resident Drunk wrote:
>> 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).
>Barry Watzman wrote:
> Re-Read the post: HE IS GOING TO USE AN EXTERNAL CONVERTER. Yes, it
> will probably work. The converter is not just a "cable", it's a
> active electronic circuit (quite complex, actually) made for just
> what he wants to do.
Any chance you can show me where, in this :
http://tinyurl.com/23thob
- they have hidden A COMPLEX ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT? It's just to me it
looks like a cable with molded plugs on each end and the few converters
I have used over the years including the Creative one I am looking at
now are about the size of 2 cigarette packets and require an external
power supply. I'm fascinated how they have managed to miniaturize all
those components into a molded plug, sell it for a couple of pounds AND
do away with the power supply.
Thanks