Laptop Films Through TV ?

[ROBB]

So i recently discover Blinkbox, and get a load of stuff to watch for free.
I cannot abide watching films on the laptop so i bought a VGA/RGB lead to plug into the side of my TV (a la Wii / Gamecube etc); but i cannot get it to work

Has anyone achieved this ???

Cheers
rob

 

[iscaboy]

Yeah, I bought two Dell Studio's with RGB/VGA out and HDMI out, both of which my series 7 samsung accepts.

 

[Honey Bear]

You can get USB to RCA or RGB, if you want. Not sure there are many VGA to RGB. I'll have a look in my leads box. If I have one you are welcome to it.

 

[ROBB]

You can get USB to RCA or RGB, if you want. Not sure there are many VGA to RGB. I'll have a look in my leads box. If I have one you are welcome to it.

Thanks Mr Bear - I have a VGA to RGB lead but cannot get any display on the TV

 

[iscaboy]

Thanks Mr Bear - I have a VGA to RGB lead but cannot get any display on the TV

then set monitor 2 on the laptop to the TV NATIVE DISPLAY PANEL RESOLUTION

 

[grober]

Check its enabled and also set to PAL and not NTFS. Make sure your TV is looking at the correct input AV connector ALSO .

 

[iscaboy]

Check its enabled and also set to PAL and not NTFS. Make sure your TV is looking at the correct input AV connector ALSO .

PAL and NTSC, NTFS is a file system.

 

[DuFFmAn]

Hi Robb

What Laptop do you own? Some laptops have a dedicated "Fn" key where you hold Fn and the relevant button to swap between various display settings. This should tell your laptop to send the relevant signal to the TV. Otherwise, right click your desktop and click either "Nvidia Control Panel" (If you have a Nvidia) or settings... It's really difficult to explain without knowing your operating system and laptop make.

Try getting a teenager to help you...

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Good luck to you.

Last time I asked a similar Q admin staff here were less than helpful.

 

[killwilly]

Hi Robb


Try getting a teenager to help you...

A 6 year old would be better.

 

[219]

You need Apple TV , even if your computer runs on windows , all is not lost .

Apple TV - Apple Store (U.K.)