Is it possible to connect the VGA port of my laptop to my TV?
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The problem is that the two video signals are very different and not compatible.  You'll need something to make the conversion.  Usually, devices used to convert video signal types are called Scan Converters, so if you do a search on that you'll probably find lots of stuff.  I understand CompUSA has a pretty good selection of them. \n\nYou'll probably find VGA (which might also be called HD15, high density DB15, SVGA, or 15 pin RGB.  They all mean the same thing!) to component video easier to find than VGA to DVI.  However, check to see if the DVI port is "DVI-I" or "DVI-A".  The way you can tell is if there are four holes around the "bar" slot on the right hand side of the jack.  If you don't have those holes, you have a DVI-D which is digital only.  The problem here is VGA is analog only, so you'll need a device to convert analog to digital.\n\nIf you *do* have four holes around the bar on the right hand side, you can use a DVI to HD15 cable.  Remember, though, that this won't carry any audio!  You'll need to find another way to do that.\n\nI've attached links to pictures of DVI connectors and a link to a DVI to HD15 cable that my company carries.
510486
have a video card with tv out feature it suppose to come along with a connector for that so you can attached it to your tv, if you lost it you gonna buy a svideo connector it cost you around $10
563243
Usually the CRT/LCD option on a laptop isn't regulated by windows though. hmm.. I'm pretty sure if your laptop has an S-Video out, it also has an SVGA out which you can just plug a normal monitor to it and use the CRT/LCD function on your laptop without problems.
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Yes. You will want a USB TV converter. Leadtek and others make these and they work pretty well from what I understand. I know the internal cards from Leadtek do however driver support for Win64 doesn't exist.
438597
You will need to buy a AC Power Adapter which will fit in the Wall outlet and you plug the DVI port into the computer.\n\nJus connecting the DVI-port will not work.
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Under $5.00 - click here http://www.sfcable.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=VS20-08\n\nor if link doesn't work, go to google and type 'VGA splitter'
794389
Yes, you can hook it up the same way. You can also go another step and do things like split screen between the laptop and monitor - but that you need additional drivers for. Otherwise, you're just projecting the same thing on one or both screens.
474633
yes - either an external USB tuner, or an internal PCI tuner - OR a PCMCIA TV tuner for a laptop - or some AGP video cards in desktops have TV tuners built in - either way - you need the hardware to view video signals on your PC
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Assuming your laptop doesn't have a VGA port on the back of it, there are PCMCIA video cards you can try one is the VTBook, http://sewelldirect.com/vtbookpcmciacard.asp?source=froogle but I would be surprised if your laptop did not have a VGA port on it somewhere.
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Does your laptop have USB ports?  Does it have a decent graphics card?  That's probably all you need.  Search for "usb tv tuner" and you'll come across several.  I have the WinTV-USB external tv tuner made by Hauppauge, and it works great.  I can watch tv, record shows, schedule recordings, and it even scans  for active channels (works with basic and digital cable, as well as regular tv).  \n\nI have an HP Pavilion dv5000 laptop, but didn't get the one built-in, because it was expensive.  I bought the tuner at Circuit City back in May for about $50 after a $30 rebate.  It was great for when we moved, because we could still watch tv on the laptop while we waited on our television to arrive!  \n\nYou can even get tuners that come with remotes, though I didn't opt for that when I bought mine; I just change the channels on the computer.  \n\nOther options include pcmcia tv tuners (plugs into the pc card slot on the laptop if it has one, search for "pcmcia tv tuner" online) and express card tv tuners (plugs into the express card slot on newer laptops that have that type of slot).  You might also try searching for "laptop tv tuner" or "external tv tuner" and see what you come up with that way. \n\nGood luck!
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Try this link\n\nhttp://www.cablestogo.com/product_list.asp?cat%5Fid=2801&sortType=length&sortDir=ASC&engine=adwords!654&keyword=%28vga+to+dvi%29
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Yes.  DVI to DVI is all you need for the connection.  You want to make sure the video card in your laptop can hadle Dual monitors if that is your intention.  Sometimes Dual monitors plus not enough juice in the video card equals a crashing CPU.
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its actually very simple.. and will cost you about 60+ dollars. what you need is a tv tuner card and you want to make sure it is pcmcia card. you can buy it off of newegg.com or tigerdirect.com
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The S-Video connections are normally OUT connections, not IN.  They allow you to send what your monitor sees to a TV or recorder, but not the other way around.\n\nYou need to install some sort of video capture card into your laptop.\n\nThere are several available, both USB and PCMCIA.  The average cost of them is around $75.  Check with your local computer store or electronics store, and they should help you pick which one would be best for your needs.
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if you're doing this for portability (and i'm assuming you are.  there is no other good reason to hook your x-box up to your laptop), then check to see what kind of inputs your computer has.  some newer machines have VIVO (Video In/Video Out) jacks on them - usually for S-Video cables).  if you don't have one of those, you'd have to buy an add-on card.  and no, it won't look better on your laptop than it would on your TV.  just a lot smaller.
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At the back of your laptop you will see the S-connector. You need a cable called s-connector cable. You connect that from you laptop to your TV. Then go to your desktop. Right click anywhere on your desktop. Go to properties, then settings, advance, monitor tab, click dual monitor. On your TV put it on video or dvd mode. You should be able to watch movie on your TV coming from your laptop.
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yes u have to buy vga card with S video output