What cable ?!

[Lisa_Louise]

I would like to link my laptop to my T.V so I can use a large screen instead of my laptop screen. How can this be done please?

Thank you :)

[ChuckFickens]

The best way is if your laptop and TV both have a HDMI port and then you use a HDMI cable.

If the laptop has not got a HDMI port then pretty much all flat screen TVs have a VGA port on the so you can use a standard computer monitor VGA cable to connect them, if you use this method you'll also need a separate cable for the audio, exactly which cable you'd need for this depends on the form the PC audio input socket is on your TV.

[Lisa_Louise]

Thank you Chuck!

I will check my laptop when I get it back from Sony repair (don't ask!!) and I will let you know :)

[ChuckFickens]

Faulty graphics card by any chance?

[Lisa_Louise]

I've no idea Chuck! It keeps freezing up all the time. It got worse over a course of a week. In the end I couldn't even do a quick scan and I couldn't shut it down so I had to take the battery out. It was also getting warm quite quickly. I had a problem with the fan a year ago and they had the laptop twice for that reason... maybe it's the fan again not working properly :/

[Lisa_Louise]

Hi Chuck, Hope you are still with me !

Got my laptop back today. Checked ports and goes as follows...

Laptop only has a VGA port (15 hole) Which I am quite surprised about as it's not exactly old

The flat screen TV has a HDMI port and a PC port (15 holes)

I hope you can help :)

Thanks again,
Lisa

[ChuckFickens]

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1288811526&sr=8-1

(that's a 5 meter one, longer are available and shorter ones would be a little less)

You'll also need a cable for the audio and exactly which one depends on the PC audio input on the TV, it will probably be this...

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1288811690&sr=1-1

but it might be this

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1288811727&sr=1-1

[Lisa_Louise]

Hi Chuck..

Thanks for your answer!

Hmmmm... how do I know which one I will need out of the 2 links for the audio??
Would it help if I took a pic of the back of the TV to show you? (I take the red & white jacks would be for the TV on the 2nd link?!)

Thanks again!

[Lisa_Louise]

Are you around Chuck?! :)

[Lisa_Louise]

Can anyone else help please, I don't want to buy the wrong one! :)
Thank you

[The Builder]

Lisa ............ the red and white phono sockets will be left and right audio (stereo), so I guess it'll be the second one.

[The Builder]

................... if the TV has phono sockets as well, then it'll be this one ......

http://www.amazon.co....id=1289330697&sr=1-59

[Lisa_Louise]

Thanks Builder, I'll check em out :)

[ChuckFickens]

Sorry, didn't spot your extra question.

Easiest thing to do would be post the make and model of the TV, then somebody can check what the correct audio lead is.

[Lisa_Louise]

No probs Chuck... The make and model of the tv is

Panasonic Viera TH-42PX60B

:)

[ChuckFickens]

it's this one that's required.

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1288811727&sr=1-1

and the manual for that TV can be downloaded here in case you want it

http://tda.panasonic-...55517/TQB0E0254-3.pdf

[Lisa_Louise]

Thank you Chuck :)

So I would need th VGA Cable as well as the jacks?

Cheers !

[ChuckFickens]

Yes..

the VGA cable is for the picture and the other cable is for the sound.

[Lisa_Louise]

Lovely !!

Thanks for all your help :)

[Lisa_Louise]

Thank you.. I have them on order now :)