Ive got a Sony Vaio laptop and am sure that someone mentioned that its possible to connect the laptop through the TV giving me a bigger picture. Hows this done and what connectors/outputs/inputs do i need on the TV/Laptop? (The laptop is a Sony Vaio VGN-FS115B)

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Chris

 

After some 32" Porn Chris

 

what connectors are on the laptop? just VGA or is there S-Video too? if its got S-Video out built in its piss easy, if its VGA only then youre gonna need to feck about with a convertor box thingie

 

Tiff - sssshhhh!!!

Jim - no s-video on the laptop, but it has a weird looking connector with 15 holes over 3 rows (5 holes on each row). Do I presume this is a VGA connector? What converter box thingies are about?!

Chris

 

yes that a VGA connector (well i dunno the actual name of the conector, but 99% of people call it that)

you'll need a box to take the signal from a VGA source and convert it into a source your TV can read (ie S-Video, RGB, Scart etc. ) i also THINK you can buy USB ones nowadays (i was about 15 years old last time i looked at em tho, times have priobably changed! lol)

for example (quick google on "vga to tv" )
http://www.keyzone.com/converters/