2004 GT RagTop
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Hey everyone.
I have recently been wondering how to operate my computer so that it comes on the TV screen? I mainly want to do this so I can watch movies on the bigger screen as opposed to my small laptop screen. I saw many years ago a friend had done it, but have since lost touch with him and don't know how he did. I thought it was pretty cool that to see the things on your computer on a bigger screen, and would like to do that. An extensive google search and I still cannot figure it out.
I read about a "S Video cable" or something of the sort, I checked my laptop and I do not believe it has a port like that. I have a Sony Vaio which is about 1.5 years old, I can't remember the model number (I want to say it was the S460, I'm on a different computer right now so I can't verify it). Am I correct that this doesn't have the proper setup for an S Video cable?
If it doesn't, I read you can buy a video card somewhere around $150 and make the tv broadcast the computer images. But then one of my other friends who is also interested in figuring out how to do this said he knew of someone that bought a cheap $10-$20 psuedo USB cable that did the trick. He said that it wasn't even a S Video cable, but something else that he found at a bargain price somewhere. Does anyone know about this? Is it true and where would I be able to get it?
If not, can someone guide me through the more expensive process of watching the computer on the tv? I know I am using the wrong terms here, hence why my search found very few results.
Thank you very much.
I have recently been wondering how to operate my computer so that it comes on the TV screen? I mainly want to do this so I can watch movies on the bigger screen as opposed to my small laptop screen. I saw many years ago a friend had done it, but have since lost touch with him and don't know how he did. I thought it was pretty cool that to see the things on your computer on a bigger screen, and would like to do that. An extensive google search and I still cannot figure it out.
I read about a "S Video cable" or something of the sort, I checked my laptop and I do not believe it has a port like that. I have a Sony Vaio which is about 1.5 years old, I can't remember the model number (I want to say it was the S460, I'm on a different computer right now so I can't verify it). Am I correct that this doesn't have the proper setup for an S Video cable?
If it doesn't, I read you can buy a video card somewhere around $150 and make the tv broadcast the computer images. But then one of my other friends who is also interested in figuring out how to do this said he knew of someone that bought a cheap $10-$20 psuedo USB cable that did the trick. He said that it wasn't even a S Video cable, but something else that he found at a bargain price somewhere. Does anyone know about this? Is it true and where would I be able to get it?
If not, can someone guide me through the more expensive process of watching the computer on the tv? I know I am using the wrong terms here, hence why my search found very few results.
Thank you very much.