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PhilC

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 20:56

VGA to DVI, you sure Maplin is £30? I work there, and i'm sure they aren't that much


Calum1577

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:34

K cheers for all ur help guys.


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:28

Link won't work here for that.
I got confused with a link I had found and your one.


abdus

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:24

£8.99 inc VAT


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:23

Didn't think it was just a cable.
How much are they abdus?


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:20

Yip.

Unless the tv has a connector that looks exactly the same as the one he laptop, which it doesn't seem to.


abdus

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:20

http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/VGA-DVI.html


Calum1577

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:19

so its vga i have on the laptop then and i would need some kind of adaptor for it to then plug into the tv?


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:17

I'm not sure if vga to dvi is just a cable.


Calum1577

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:14

LG 42PC1DV


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:10

whats the tv model?


Calum1577

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 19:06

its blue on the laptop. TV has HDMI/DVI input, RS-232C input and RGB(PC/DTV). Thats all the inputs.


John

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 18:29

What colour is it?

You need vga to vga if its blue, if its white you need dvi-dvi

[Edited on 05-10-2006 by John]


Calum1577

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 18:25

Hey folks soz been away. The connectionon the laptop is about 2cm long with a screw on either side. On the tv i have s-video in as well as HDMI and DVI and VGA i am sure.


Nismo

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 10:29

Just an S-video cable about 2quid on ebay


PhilC

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 09:53

quote:
Originally posted by blebo
It will be one of the small round scart cables. I struggled to get one for under £30, then went to the local Hardwares store...and I got one for £3.99


S-Video?


PhilC

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 09:52

What do you need to go from and to? VGA - DVI? VGA - HDMI?


blebo

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 09:52

It will be one of the small round scart cables. I struggled to get one for under £30, then went to the local Hardwares store...and I got one for £3.99


abdus

posted on 5th Oct 06 at 07:18

what output is it on your laptop?


Nath

posted on 4th Oct 06 at 21:38

Probably a DVI cable too.


Nath

posted on 4th Oct 06 at 21:38

Ebay is your friend.


Calum1577

posted on 4th Oct 06 at 21:27

Got an output on my laptop that i am asured can link into my new plasma tv. Went into pc world and the lead was $30 and maplins was same. Tried lookin on ebuyer.co.uk but cant find the exact cable i need. Could someone help please.