Comments on: Is it possible to hook up a connection from my TV to laptop to play movies from my laptop to tv?

By: John

John — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:57:59 +0000

Yes If your laptop has hdmi port then you can connect via dvi to hdmi port
Other wise connect via vga to rca cable
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By: Chadi

Chadi — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:23:59 +0000

VGA cable or Svideo able
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By: dewcoons

dewcoons — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:09:59 +0000

Media Center is a software package. It works with lots of different hardware configurations. Also every TV is different. You will need to examine the laptop and see what types of output you have. For certain, there will be a VGA output that you would use to attach an external computer monitor. If your TV has a VGA in port, you can use that with a standard computer monitor cable.

Older laptaps often have an RCA port or a S-Video port. Depending on which yours has, you would need either an RCA or SVideo cable (Google them to see what they look like). The other end of the cable will have to match whatever input is on the back of your TV. (RCA is most common)

Note that VGA, RCA and SVideo all carry ONLY the video. None o them will send the SOUND to your TV. You will need a second cable to go from the headset/speaker jack on your laptop (normally a "mini-jack") to whatever the input is on the TV. (Usually a stereo RCA.)

Finally, if it is a new laptop. It may have a flat, slotted port that looks a lot like USB that is labeled HDMI. That is a High Definition video port. Most TVs today have an HDMI input. It carries not only the picture, but also stereo sound. So if both have an HDMI port, you only need one cable for both picture and sound - and it will give you the best quality of both.

But you will have to look at your laptop to see what is available to you - and your TV.
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By: Ben Deslauriers

Ben Deslauriers — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:23:59 +0000

Yes, What you do is take the cord out of your desktop computer (not laptop) you know... the one that hooks the screen up? Put one end into the the and the other in the computer. It depends what TV you have too. It has to be an HDMI TV for this to work.
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