Trying to connect laptop to TV: Any ideas?
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I purchased a "Coax SVGA Monitor Cable Hddb 15m" for $16.35+6.17 shipping+$22.52 I got the 25ft to reach from my TV to my couch but they have shorter in feet. All you do is plug one end into the TV, and the other into the laptop. (mine is male to male ends) Set the source button on your TV to "VGA", turn on your laptop, wait for the signal to come through and your are good to go. If your laptop doesn't have the holes for the pins to screw into, it might be loose and fall out. Check it out, I am extremely pleased with it. BUT, it doesn't have the audio wires. My sound comes out of my laptop. If you want the sound, I suggest the "RiteAV-SVGA Monitor Cable with 3.5m audio" for $12.69+tax (Maybe less for shorter cable than 25ft.) Check both of these out before purchase to see which is best for you. I have no problem with mine and using my 42" HDTV as a monitor is awesome for looking at photos. We watched our Disney photo CD's on Christmas Eve. Good Luck to you!
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I assume you are asking for an adapter that allows you to connect your laptop to a TV's htmi port. If you laptop has a VGA port which is very common for older or heavier laptop computers, you will need a VGA male to hdmi cable. Not this one. This is for an ultra lightweight laptop that has only micro hdmi port to connect to a screen or projector that has only VGA port.
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My first bit of advice would be to isolate the source of the problem (is it the TV or converter?). Try hooking it up to another TV (or a friends, etc). Incidentally, I have mine hooked up to a Sony TV - works great (knock on wood)...Good luck...
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Be sure your old computer has an HDMI output (if so it is likely the graphics card will provide a signal suitable for HDTV). Obviously, the TV needs to have a VGA-type input. This unit does not allow a VGA output from a computer to do an HDMI input into a TV. (Which is what I suspect you are looking for).
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Hi Toni--the answer is "yes". I just connected yesterday, as a matter of fact, and it was a breeze. I went to a website to find out how to connect my computer to a TV and it worked just fine. Here's the website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtRd_ttmQ70
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Anyone else come up with a solution for computer connection to this plasma?
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To test if it is the cable, try another cable even if it is not the preferred length. If your TV has more HDMT ports try all the ports. If none of those salved the issue, try another TV on your laptop. One of those should narrow down where the problem lies. Hope things work out for you.
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very simple solution, hook up your laptop or borrowed laptop to the unit's front hdmi input and the problem would be solved, having first downloaded the firmware update to the laptop. Hope that helps.
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The easiest way would be with an HDMI cable (assuming your laptop has one).
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No. You need a USB to HDMI cable. But if your laptop has a display port (usually bigger than your USB port) then you can use this
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You need a monitor cable or an HDMI, either will work with the TV but older PC's might not have HDMI ports and newer ones might not have monitor ones.
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yes all you would need is a HDMI cable to plug into both the tv and the laptop start playing go to source and select HDMI that is all
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If your laptop has a DVI out and your TV has an HDMI in, I suppose it would work. I would suggest that you purchase a longer cable than 3 feet for that purpose.
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Check to see if your TV has RCA audio inputs in the back (it probably does...they're the little round red and white ones with a hole in the middle). Next, I'm assuming your laptop has a headphone jack. If it does, then go to Radio Shack and ask for a "stereo mini to male RCA" cord. Plug the mini end into your headphone jack on your laptop and plug the RCA end into the back of your TV. This should work. If you have surround sound, then you could also plug the RCO end into your surround sound system.
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No! You will have to use another method such as via your vga (video) port or other a/v port if your laptop has one. You may also be able to use USB to HDMI method but I cannot guarantee that it will work with your laptop.
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my laptop has just a VGA port. I dont have HDMI on my laptop. What do i do in this case??
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1.check tv inout, make sure it's on correct input; 2. If input correct, reboot laptop.3. Still no go, ask refund or exchange. (It is display port to hdmi)