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| 866004 | 2010-03-11 05:05:00 | Hi All. Can I connect a Toshiba laptop to the big TV & use that instead of the laptop screen? Either Wirelecc or hard connect. If Yes, How so? Thanks. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 866005 | 2010-03-11 05:42:00 | You might find it usefull to tell everyone what model of TV and laptop you have got... But if the TV has a d-sub input (DB9) en.wikipedia.org and the Laptop has the video out socket with the same sort of plug then it should just be a matter of getting a male-male DB9 cable - connect the TV to the laptop (Probably best to connect with both items powered off) then away you go. You would need to check that the TV will handle the resolution from the laptop ok though (ie the desktop size) before trying this though. Most modern TVs (I assume we are talking LCD/plasma) will work as a display ok - but I gathered you could damage some of the older ones by putting the wrong resolution out to the display. The other thing (once its hooked up and powered on) is to work out which of the function keys at the top of the keyboard makes the laptop output picture to the secondary display. (fn + f5 maybe - depends on the laptop) |
robjg63 (13548) | ||
| 866006 | 2010-03-11 06:21:00 | You won't be able to connect with wireless unless your laptop has a TV transmitter built in, or is connected to one (and I think that is highly unlikely!) If you laptop has TV-Out, and your TV has Composite, S-Video etc and you can connect them all up then it will be fine. If you laptop doesn't have TV-Out, but the TV has computer in (like VGA, DVI or HDMI) and your laptop supports 1 or all of these, then you should be fine. Just a matter of plugging the right cable into the right port and configuring the software on the laptop and the settings on the TV correctly. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 866007 | 2010-03-11 07:13:00 | Sorry, wasn't thinking. Toshiba Satellite.L500d. Has a DF-15F 9According to wikipedia. The TV is a panasonic TX...long number but is not LCD, is CRT? Has no D in/outlets just lots of coloured RC sockets. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 866008 | 2010-03-11 07:22:00 | You'll need RCA cables then, and whatever kind of connection is on the laptop adapter | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 866009 | 2010-03-11 07:22:00 | Most laptops have a VGA connector (the DF-15F) for an external monitor - but some also have TV Outputs as well. If it does, it will most likely have S-Video. Does your laptop have anything like in the picture I've attached? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 866010 | 2010-03-11 07:28:00 | Is it the 16-M , or the 16-L? It looks like the M and L have an ATI HD 4570. And may have HDMI on it only | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 866011 | 2010-03-11 07:38:00 | Is it the 16-M , or the 16-L? It looks like the M and L have an ATI HD 4570. And may have HDMI on it only L500D. I don't know what the other numbers there mean. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 866012 | 2010-03-11 07:48:00 | Yup both the L and M are LD500D's. LD500D-16L and LD500D-16M. According to the toshiba site. The M is 320 the L 500 GB | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 866013 | 2010-03-11 07:55:00 | Most laptops have a VGA connector (the DF-15F) for an external monitor - but some also have TV Outputs as well. If it does, it will most likely have S-Video. Does your laptop have anything like in the picture I've attached? No. PJ |
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