PC Input on LCD TVs

mr-gaymes · 13-02-2008, 00:35

Hi guys and girls, just a bit interested about connecting my laptop to my Sony 40" LCD TV.

As I understand it, it's just as simple as connecting monitor out from the laptop to the TV, but what kind of cable would I use? Would it be a male to male connection? Are there any TV's that use male to female connections?

Just curious because I don't want to pull the living room apart, but I'm having a little scrummage on eBay for a decent cable

welshbitch · 13-02-2008, 00:48

gaymes

most tv's have male vga socket and the lead you need is a vga to vga . i bought a 5 metre male vga to vga from ebuyer for Plexus VGA Monitor Extension Cable (Black) 5mQuickFind Code: 130552 | for £2.71 plus p&p

mr-gaymes · 13-02-2008, 01:50

Thanks for that!

I've just decided to get one

stvn758 · 13-02-2008, 01:57

DVI to HDMI for me.

Depends what output your PC has, and obviously your TV.

sancheeez · 13-02-2008, 08:46

Assuming your 40" Sony is the same as mine then the standard (male to male) VGA will do the trick nicely.

Remember you'll need to route the sound out elsewhere. (Again, if your TV is the same as mine, there will be a 3.5mm jack next to the VGA connection for this although I send my sound through my amp)

Nigel Goodwin · 13-02-2008, 09:43

I spent a complete day the other week playing with a Sony 'TVSidePC', I was unable to get a decent picture via HDMI on all the sets I tried, no matter how I set it, but using a VGA lead gave an instant great picture, with no adjustments required.

From what I could gather, via HDMI the TV always scaled the image, no matter what resolution the PC was set to - but via VGA it simply worked at the full resolution of the screen, and was 'plug and play'.

F2kSel · 13-02-2008, 11:51

I would like to try and use my Samsung TV for an occasional second screen but I'm not sure what to get.

My ATI 1900xt graphics card has what looks like two DVI sockets and the TV has a PC socket which looks like it's VGA (carn't find the manual).
When I look for cable it says "This cable connects a VGA port on a computer to a monitor with a DVI-I connector."
Have I got things the wrong way round or is this the wrong cable?

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=10F8

LCDMAN · 13-02-2008, 12:25

That cable will do fine - if the DVI sockets on your graphics card are DVI-I (Integrated) and not DVI-D (Digital) only.

DVI-I (integrated) carries both analog (VGA) and DVI (Digital) signals. It is assumed that both are present in a DVI-I connector so DVI-I to VGA cable will allow you to take the analog part of DVI-I and plug it into a VGA connector (or vice versa, take a VGA analog signal and put it into a DVI-I connector).

DVI-D (sometimes called just DVI) only carries the digital signals, in which case buy a DVI cable and a DVI to HDMI adaptor (or a DVI to HDMI cable) and plug it into the HDMI input of your TV. Think of DVI-D as HDMI without the sound!

LCDMAN..............Knows his DVI!

F2kSel · 13-02-2008, 15:39

Thanks LCDMAN I think they are DVI-I (Integrated) as I'm using a DVI to VGA adaptor for my main CRT monitor.

13-02-2008, 00:35	#1
mr-gaymes Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 76	PC Input on LCD TVs Hi guys and girls, just a bit interested about connecting my laptop to my Sony 40" LCD TV. As I understand it, it's just as simple as connecting monitor out from the laptop to the TV, but what kind of cable would I use? Would it be a male to male connection? Are there any TV's that use male to female connections? Just curious because I don't want to pull the living room apart, but I'm having a little scrummage on eBay for a decent cable

13-02-2008, 00:48	#2
welshbitch Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: south wales Posts: 67	gaymes most tv's have male vga socket and the lead you need is a vga to vga . i bought a 5 metre male vga to vga from ebuyer for Plexus VGA Monitor Extension Cable (Black) 5mQuickFind Code: 130552 \| for £2.71 plus p&p

13-02-2008, 01:50	#3
mr-gaymes Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 76	Thanks for that! I've just decided to get one

13-02-2008, 01:57	#4
stvn758 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,338	DVI to HDMI for me. Depends what output your PC has, and obviously your TV.

13-02-2008, 08:46	#5
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	Assuming your 40" Sony is the same as mine then the standard (male to male) VGA will do the trick nicely. Remember you'll need to route the sound out elsewhere. (Again, if your TV is the same as mine, there will be a 3.5mm jack next to the VGA connection for this although I send my sound through my amp)

13-02-2008, 09:43	#6
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	I spent a complete day the other week playing with a Sony 'TVSidePC', I was unable to get a decent picture via HDMI on all the sets I tried, no matter how I set it, but using a VGA lead gave an instant great picture, with no adjustments required. From what I could gather, via HDMI the TV always scaled the image, no matter what resolution the PC was set to - but via VGA it simply worked at the full resolution of the screen, and was 'plug and play'.

13-02-2008, 11:51	#7
F2kSel Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Stoke Posts: 1,240	I would like to try and use my Samsung TV for an occasional second screen but I'm not sure what to get. My ATI 1900xt graphics card has what looks like two DVI sockets and the TV has a PC socket which looks like it's VGA (carn't find the manual). When I look for cable it says "This cable connects a VGA port on a computer to a monitor with a DVI-I connector." Have I got things the wrong way round or is this the wrong cable? http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=10F8

13-02-2008, 12:25	#8
LCDMAN Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Yorkshire, God's County Posts: 5,182	That cable will do fine - if the DVI sockets on your graphics card are DVI-I (Integrated) and not DVI-D (Digital) only. DVI-I (integrated) carries both analog (VGA) and DVI (Digital) signals. It is assumed that both are present in a DVI-I connector so DVI-I to VGA cable will allow you to take the analog part of DVI-I and plug it into a VGA connector (or vice versa, take a VGA analog signal and put it into a DVI-I connector). DVI-D (sometimes called just DVI) only carries the digital signals, in which case buy a DVI cable and a DVI to HDMI adaptor (or a DVI to HDMI cable) and plug it into the HDMI input of your TV. Think of DVI-D as HDMI without the sound! LCDMAN..............Knows his DVI!

13-02-2008, 15:39	#9
F2kSel Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Stoke Posts: 1,240	Thanks LCDMAN I think they are DVI-I (Integrated) as I'm using a DVI to VGA adaptor for my main CRT monitor.

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