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How to connect laptop to Sony 40W5500
mikesh27
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I'm not really sure how I go about this.
I've connected the TV to a router by ethernet cable. The router also has one PC connected by cable and a laptop connecting by wifi.
If I go into PC on the TV menu, "no signal" is displayed.
Not sure where to go from here and the manual doesn't go into much detail, like it's so obvious everyone knows - except me.
I've connected the TV to a router by ethernet cable. The router also has one PC connected by cable and a laptop connecting by wifi.
If I go into PC on the TV menu, "no signal" is displayed.
Not sure where to go from here and the manual doesn't go into much detail, like it's so obvious everyone knows - except me.
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I have got as far as getting TVersity to stream Eurosport Player but not got round to getting the long ethernet lead I need to connect the router to the TV.
Like gomezz said it is very clumsly with 2m VGA cable, would prefer Cat5. Any idea how that is set up?
VGA works at 1024 x 768 with the graphics card in my laptop though
Some TVs have the ability to do a few things on the Internet using applications built into the TV, but you can't connect your laptop to your TV via a local area network and watch content being played on the laptop.
You do have a couple of options, though.
If the laptop has an S-Video out you could get one of those point to point transmitter things, that allow you to have an STB in one room, and watch it in another.
Or you can put the laptop on a table next to TV and use a remote control mouse/keyboard or Windows Media remote control to control it.
If you use the TV as a monitor, then an VGA, DVI, HDMI or DVI-HDMI hybrid cable will work great with a wireless desktop (mouse & keyboard), and distance to the laptop isn't a big problem if you're watching the TV within about 6-8 feet or so (Logitech desktops are really good at this, and not so expensive if you get it from Tesco's).
To make the laptop mobile again, all you have to do is disconnect the video cable from the back of the laptop and tuck the cable away, while still connected to the TV. (Oh and you can disconnect the desktop set, of course).
WMP12 can't play everything available.
I'd still prefer my option, regardless. But I see your point.
Oops sorry you changed your post, this was in reply to not knowing of any Laptop supporting DLNA
But not sure how this laptop you speak of does it.
To be honest not sure myself, I just remember reading somewhere that it was DLNA compatible - I only remember because then I went off and read up on DLNA to find out what it was all about
Not sure if this is the same place I read about it but I just did a quick google to see what I came up with and this is what I came up with.
You might not want to go to the site so it said this in the text : "Here’s the ultimate desktop replacement from Toshiba’s latest Qosmio line-up. With four models, Toshiba made sure to give their latest Qosmio the best of the Spurs Engine Technology for encoding HD video at the speed of lght either in Blu-ray video quality or simply YouTube’s HD mode. Each model also includes SoftDMA giving your DLNA compatible device the ability to record HD video contents from a Notebook TV tuner like an NAS."
As I said something I read but you're right its not in the spec is it. Anyway hope that helps. I am off for Sunday Dinner
What VGA to S-Video cable?, they are completely different things, and S-Video is only low quality and low resolution.
No, if that's all you're wanting it's OK, but it's useless to use for a monitor.