Connecting LCD TV to Laptop

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I bought a vga to hd component cable from altex electronics (altex.com for
those not in texas), while for some reason I couldn't get it to work with my
sony direct view crt hd tv from my dell laptop, I understand it's suppose to
work.

Perhaps someone knows the secret.

Good luck


"Vachon" <anon@example.net> wrote in message
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> Hi there. I have what would seem to be a simple question, but I can't
find
> an answer for it. I appologize if this is the incorrect group, but it
seems
> to be the most informed on this general area.
>
> I have a 32" Panasonic HDTV LCD TV. This unit has the standard RCA,
> Component inputs, as well as an HDMI input. I have a Toshiba laptop that
is
> a few years old, and it has the standard VGA output, as well as an RCA out
> for TV out.
>
> Now, the LCD is basically an expanded monitor, and I would like to use it
as
> such. If we connect the Laptop to the LCD via the TV out, it only
displays
> resolutions that are way too small, and it enables scrolling, etc and the
> picture quality is terrible. I would like to use the TV as a monitor...
> but it has no native VGA in. Is there any way that I can get the Laptop
> properly connected to the LCD with this configuration of inputs/outputs?
I
> understand that if the laptop had dvi, I could buy a simple cable to
connect
> dvi -> hdmi, but what about VGA -> HDMI?
>
> Thanks!
>
>

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"wannagofast" <e@e.com> wrote in
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> I bought a vga to hd component cable from altex electronics (altex.com
> for those not in texas), while for some reason I couldn't get it to
> work with my sony direct view crt hd tv from my dell laptop, I
> understand it's suppose to work.
>
> Perhaps someone knows the secret.
>

I believe you have to go to your display/properties to enable the TV
output.

--
Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

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yes, find a display resolution that works

IIRC, mine works at 1024x768

--
Barry


"Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com> wrote in message
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> "wannagofast" <e@e.com> wrote in
> news:aU2Bd.9760$wi2.477@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
>
>> I bought a vga to hd component cable from altex electronics (altex.com
>> for those not in texas), while for some reason I couldn't get it to
>> work with my sony direct view crt hd tv from my dell laptop, I
>> understand it's suppose to work.
>>
>> Perhaps someone knows the secret.
>>
>
> I believe you have to go to your display/properties to enable the TV
> output.
>
> --
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH

This always works for me http://howtohacklife101.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-con...