hooking laptop to tv to view internet tv on the tv - Page 2

1inxs · 07-31-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DTVuser2009

I don't know of any good used TVs with VGA-in ports. S-Video, A/V input, output to A/V (RCA Plugs) but not any i know of with VGA-in.

The VCR would act as an RF Modulator. the point is keeping my TV a TV while enabling features found in Media Center PCs. or even using my Laptop as a playback of recorded Flash and DivX video. i have so much recorded stuff and even commercials in a playlist emulating the 1982 era of Nickelodeon and a canned version of some Boomerang shows. the ability to watch them on my TV is too good to pass up. that and still enabling OTA access.

Putting a 19" Computer CRT display kinda takes the fun out of 'TV' even if it is internet enabled. that and they don't make Console computer CRTs. I understand quality loss but i'm not looking for HD here. and i'm not too picky. heck i cannot tell a 1080P from a good digital picture on a SDTV. my eyes aren't good enough for that.

The idea was to use my internet-enabled laptop as another video device kinda like a VCR but with internet access. download video and play it back or stream it live. would open up more than i get from just OTA only. plus i don't have to suffer the life of viewing my favorites (not available on OTA) on an 8" screen.

The original question was is there a VGA-RCA A/V adapter? i was asking before i go over 30 miles to town to find out nothing such exists. there's got to be a reason brand new laptops are still shipped with VGA out ports when most external computer monitors have gone further than that. as in presentations, etc where people use VGA as a video out source to a projector or other type of display not a computer monitor.

Sorry, I wasn't implying to find a used TV with VGA inputs. What I was trying to say, is a second hand TV with composite inputs. Then you would purchase a VGA to composite converter and connect it using composite cables.

DTVuser2009 · 08-01-2009, 06:50 AM

That's the issue. my VCR has composite inputs and that can feed to the TV through the VCR. that's not the problem. the problem was i don't know where to find a VGA->composite converter. i tried Best Buy but nope. they had VGA-->HDMI or DVI but not composite. they thought i was nuts.

So i was asking here to find out if such a gadget exists. if anything i can get it online (if it exists).

I guess a better question would be 'is there a HDMI/DVI -->composite converter?' that way i can get the converter from VGA-->HDMI/DVI and then hook that output to the DHMI/DVI-->composite then the composite --> VCR and use that with the TV. that would mean buying two things but i care more about the end result than how many gadgets it takes.

And sure, i can 'buy an HDTV' but i don't like HDTVs. i like my consoles. there ARE consoles out at the store with S-Video and my other laptop with the same recorded stuff (i transferred it to the netbook as the netbook was an upgrade) has S-Video but the option to use it is greyed out in the display properties. (the s-video equipped laptop is a Compaq Presario 700 w/XP SP3)

OH and i understand that VGA won't give me audio output. i already have that one covered with the built-in surround stereo in my home and a patch cable. both the computers' sound output and the input on the built-in stereo are standard headphone style plugs, and patch cables are at radioshack

1inxs · 08-01-2009, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DTVuser2009

That's the issue. my VCR has composite inputs and that can feed to the TV through the VCR. that's not the problem. the problem was i don't know where to find a VGA->composite converter. i tried Best Buy but nope. they had VGA-->HDMI or DVI but not composite. they thought i was nuts.

So i was asking here to find out if such a gadget exists. if anything i can get it online (if it exists).

I guess a better question would be 'is there a HDMI/DVI -->composite converter?' that way i can get the converter from VGA-->HDMI/DVI and then hook that output to the DHMI/DVI-->composite then the composite --> VCR and use that with the TV. that would mean buying two things but i care more about the end result than how many gadgets it takes.

And sure, i can 'buy an HDTV' but i don't like HDTVs. i like my consoles. there ARE consoles out at the store with S-Video and my other laptop with the same recorded stuff (i transferred it to the netbook as the netbook was an upgrade) has S-Video but the option to use it is greyed out in the display properties. (the s-video equipped laptop is a Compaq Presario 700 w/XP SP3)

OH and i understand that VGA won't give me audio output. i already have that one covered with the built-in surround stereo in my home and a patch cable. both the computers' sound output and the input on the built-in stereo are standard headphone style plugs, and patch cables are at radioshack

All you had to do is ask! Your question then should be.
Is a VGA to Composite available and if so, where can I purchase a VGA to Composite converter? Here is one of many available in the following link.

ANTOnline.com - StarTech.com VGA2VID High Resolution VGA To Composite Or S-video Converter

DTVuser2009 · 08-01-2009, 10:52 AM

Oh awesome!


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