watch movies from laptop to tv

i dont have an hdmi port but i do have a vga or rgb port on my toshiba satellite laptop
what wire do i need to connect to the tv? to watch movies from my computer to the tv?

 

Hi

If you can provide the exact model of your laptop and TV, that would be the easiest way to find the best quality connection you can use. If both have an S-Video port, that would probably be the way I would go.

 

no my computer only has a rgp port.. its blue with the pinholes..
and i have many tvs to choose from! but my laptop is the satellite l655

 

That would be a VGA port. So you are looking to purchase a TV then to connect to it? If so, as long as you find a TV with a VGA port, using a VGA cable, you'll be good to go.

 

im not purchasing a tv..
do all tvs have a vga port?
and where can i find these

 

okay one of my tvs has a vga , the rest have s video, but my laptop doesnt have an svideo


also, my tv has the two screw holes on the sides of the vga slot, whereas my laptop doesnt


can u guys find me one on best buy site that i can buy ? thanks

 

Check out http://www.orb.com/

They try to sell their OrbTV which connects to most any TV and streams the signal either via internet or local wifi.
They also have a feature to use your game console or the like. I use a Wii.
The connection software and connection is free. The only thing they're really selling is the TV connection, which is likely a better quality than going through the Wii, but if you already own a Wii or similar console you can try it out to see if you like it.

 

@smiley1029,

What you need is a cable like one of the ones listed here. It won't matter if your LT doesn't have the 2 screw holes on each side of the VGA port. Just plug in one end of the cable your LT and the other end into your TV that has the VGA port, you can screw that end into your TV if you wish. Male to Male cable.

http://www.cablewholesale.com/buy/super-vga-cables.htm

 

Nevermind, I didn't see that you have a TV with VGA.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex+D...31282638&skuId=9610876&st=vga cable&cp=1&lp=1


would that work

 

It might work OK, but I sent the link for a Super VGA cable which is capable of higher resolutions. See if Best Buy has a Super VGA cable. Also, that cable you sent a link for is only 4 feet long.

 

4 feet long is fine, and they dont have super vga

 

oh i see, is this the same, super vga?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Belkin+...1218252933121&skuId=1358647&st=svga&cp=1&lp=1

 

Yes. If you want to pay more for Best Buy crap, you may as well go to Rat Shack.

Check out this price. I don't know how much the S/H is on this.

http://www.cablewholesale.com/specs/svga-cable/10h1-11115.htm

 

hahaha i have the rewards certificate for 20 dollars i want to use up! so thats fine right? svga is super vga?

 

That's great you've got a rewards cert.

Yes, svga is super vga.

Make sure the cable works right.

 

dont all of them do? what kind of port

 

cant u use those wires with the one end to plug in the headphone hole in laptop and other end that has the yellow white and red plugins for tv?? in addition to the vga wire

 

One end will be (I think) 2.5mm mini-jack, the other end will be red and white RCA jacks. The yellow is the video component and you're using the sVGA cable for that.

 

yes got it
so im going to buy that vga from best buy.. the svga is more expensive so im notsure

 

If the distance from your laptop to the TV is going to be more than 6 feet I would go with the SVGA cable. They are shielded from interference better than a VGA cable, but it's up to you.

 

lol no my laptop will be right by the tv

 

Good enuff then, another satisfied customer.

 

thankss!

 

wait, would this work!?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/pc-vga-video-out-adapter-vga-to-s-video-composite-4667

 

If you read the reviews several people say that it will not work unless your video card has TV out capabilities (whatever that means). I'd probably avoid it.

 

ok so i bought the vga cord and it came in today
i plugged it into the laptop and the tvs vga port
and change the tv settings to vga output
its not working

 

You need to enable the external monitor output on the laptop. It's likely a FN+ F1-12 (one of the F keys in conjunction with the FN key). It will probably have a [0] picture on it, kinda looks like a monitor. Or, you can probably activate it by going into your Windows screen options.