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vga to hdmi laptop to tv lead
My laptop has a VGA socket and Im wondering if I can just but a vga to hdmi lead and watch my laptop on my tv.
Im pretty sure that it would be to easy that way and there is something Im missing
Can anybody help me, my tv also has scart sockets but nothing else
Before anyone says it yeah, I just bought the wrong laptop I think :(
Im pretty sure that it would be to easy that way and there is something Im missing
Can anybody help me, my tv also has scart sockets but nothing else
Before anyone says it yeah, I just bought the wrong laptop I think :(
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.it's not quite that easy. you need a converter as VGA and HDMI are very different format.
http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catalog/cables/ VGA-to-HDMI-Converter.html
Though are you sure your laptop hasn't got a TV out on it, then you can plug it into the scart with the correct cable.
The S video will look like this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ thumb/9/93/S-Video_7-pin_quasi-DIN_connector.J PG/600px-S-Video_7-pin_quasi-DIN_connector.JPG
http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catalog/cables/ VGA-to-HDMI-Converter.html
Though are you sure your laptop hasn't got a TV out on it, then you can plug it into the scart with the correct cable.
The S video will look like this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ thumb/9/93/S-Video_7-pin_quasi-DIN_connector.J PG/600px-S-Video_7-pin_quasi-DIN_connector.JPG