Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask

Connecting my laptop to my TV

Asked May 13, 2007, 06:56 AM — 1 Answer
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop. It doesn't have any TV out ports, just several USB drives, a headphone/mic 3.5m slot, and a VGA port.

My TV has an audio/video tricolour port thing (as used to connect the PS2) and several SCART ports.

I've got a lot of videos on my laptop and it's making my eyes hurt watching them at a distance of about two feet! IS there any way I can connect my laptop to my TV and watch them through that?

Another thing that I was wondering whether it was possible, is that I have a Nokia N95 mobile phone. Now, I know that it's *possible* to put videos from the laptop onto the phone, but I don't know how to do it. However, I DO know how to connect my phone to my TV (through the audio/video tricolour thing) and watch the videos on my phone on my TV.
It's a long shot, but is it possible to connect my laptop to my phone and stream the videos to the TV via the phone?

If anybody could help me with either of these queries, or point me in the right direction, it'd be much appreciate!

Thanks so much

Search this Thread
Share |
1 Answer
ScottGem's Avatar
ScottGem Posts: 58,583, Reputation: 28375
Computer Expert and Renaissance Man
  
#2

May 13, 2007, 07:44 AM


Yes, you need either a TV out adapter ot a VGA to TV adapter.

I have such a device, see here:

AVerMedia - QuickPlay PC-to-TV Converter, PC to TV Scan Converters, Scan Converters, PC-to-TV Converters, PC-to-TV Converter, PC to TV Converter

I use it mostly on vacations.
Helpful  (1)
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.

Remove Text Formatting
 

Undo
Redo
  
Decrease Size
Increase Size
Bold
Italic
Underline
Align Left
Align Center
Align Right
Ordered List
Unordered List
Decrease Indent
Increase Indent
Insert Email Link
Wrap [QUOTE] tags around selected text
Wrap [CODE] tags around selected text
Wrap [HTML] tags around selected text
Wrap [PHP] tags around selected text
Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text
Notification Type:



Check out some similar questions!

Connecting laptop to laptop using crossover cable [ 5 Answers ]

I have recently just bought a new laptop with Windows Vista..and I am interested in transfering my files from the old laptop that uses Windows XP onto the new laptop. I purchased a crossover cable because I figured it would be the cheapest way to transfer. I am not too sure how to go about...

Laptop screen repair? Useful life of a laptop? [ 3 Answers ]

I have an IBM Thinkpad X40. Have had it for 3 years Spilt liquid on the screen a while ago and now, although the screen works still, it has a kind of mottled tidemark effect and is dark in places (can also see where drops of water are permanently "stuck" behind the screen). Is this fixable?...

Connecting two panels [ 1 Answers ]

We want to add another panel in our basement along side the original panel. This new panel has to have a 60 amp breaker and a 30 amp breaker with a 10 or 12-120 breakers. What size wire would be required to connect the two panes?

Connecting a laptop to pc [ 1 Answers ]

I need to tranfer files from my pc to laptop. How do you do that?

View more Networking questions Search