fiestakidda
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I've got a few movies on my laptop and want to watch them on my tv, however I can't connect the laptop to the tv as it doesn't have the correct connections.
What are my options? and which is the cheapest option?
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Russ
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link to your tv
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fiestakidda
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How do you mean russ?
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Toby
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I think he wants you to post a link to the TV you own and while your at it, the pc/laptop you also own.
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andy_mk3
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There's always a way to do it 
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Dom
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If you can't connect your laptop to your telly then a media player/streamer is what you're after. Look at something like the WD Live which is reasonably priced.
Edit - Do a search but Steve purchased a cheap (iirc £20/30) played off Ebuyer that allowed you to play media off of SD/Flash/USB drives and he said it worked well for the money.
[Edited on 29-01-2013 by Dom]
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nathy_87
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Got something like this on the TV? :
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deano87
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Only trouble with the VGA port is you'll be playing sound out of the notoriously shite laptop speakers.
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oceansoul
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Only trouble with the VGA port is you'll be playing sound out of the notoriously shite laptop speakers.
Almost all TV with the VGA port have a PC audio 3.5mm input. So connect from the speaker/headphone output on the laptop to the PC audio input on the TV.
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Jay
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I plug mine into the VGA port, and wire my laptop upto the stereo
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nathy_87
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Ah yes forgot about the sound, as oceansoul said though just get the aux cable from laptop >TV.
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Neo
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Do you have USB on the TV or DVD player ?
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deano87
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Does the AUX still not use the laptop amp therefore making sound quality shite when you try make it louder.
Only solution I know but just a thought if you're doing it a lot. I'd invest in one of the card reader USB media centre thingies.
Ebuyer normally has them at a good price.
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dannymccann
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If you are planning on doing it all the time might be worth upgrading your laptop / TV so they both have HDMI connections, one simple wire then
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