To display laptop on TV

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paulpingpong

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Does anyone know of a cheap way to watch video files in a laptop through the regular TV? My laptop (Toshibe A100 Win XP SP2) has a S-video output, but my TV only has RCA and coaxial input. I have seen converters sold online at a wide range of prices. Any good experience?
 
S-video output, but my TV only has RCA and coaxial input. I have seen converters sold online at a wide range of prices. Any good experience?
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i have a convertor in place on my media center it works great
 
Its not too hard to make a converter using an old svid and RCA cable. Just tinker with the wires a bit(don't worry, it won't shock you or anything :P) And eventually you'll find a combination that gives you a picture. However, I think actual converters have some sort of resistor or something in them as just making one by crossing wires tends to cause the picture to be a bit over saturated...
 
paulpingpong said:
Where did you get it and how much? Do you need to change display settings in you computer every time you use the TV as monitor?
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no it my media center so the tv is always the monitor. But yeah you do have to tincker with the settings
 
Do you need to change display settings in you computer every time you use the TV as monitor?
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For anything other than video, I wouldn't use a TV as a monitor (unless it's a high def TV in which case you would be using a DVI or HDMI input).
 
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