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« on: February 10, 2012, 05:10:05 PM »

My TV isn't digital, so I can't hook up an HDMI cable to it. So, is there another way?
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 06:14:30 PM »

There's a high probability, I think, your laptop and TV both have S-video. I've been using that for years. See if you have this kind of connection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video

Coincidentally I just purchased and received a brand spankin' new HDTV and it does not have S-video (everything else but that!) so I'm going to have to find a VGA cable to do laptop-to-TV connections now.
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 06:36:14 PM »

Looking at your picture, I can assure you that I don't have S-video
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 11:02:47 PM »

Then unless your laptop and TV have VGA ports, you're probably going to have to go with some kind of USB adapter setup. I've never looked at anything like that, but Newegg.com is a pretty good place to start.
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« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2012, 02:40:34 AM »

What inputs does your tv have?

If only the umm.. cable plug, whatever it's called, then your only choice is an analog box that has VGA/DVI/HDMI/any other kind of input.
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