LAPTOP TO TV - WHAT CABLES DO I NEED?

craigh

Hi everyone
i hope ive asked this in the right section.
basically i have a new laptop, and a new tv.....i have never connected these kinds of things before, have a load of movies i really dont want to put onto disc.
laptop is acer aspire, tv - Vivo 42'' plasma
i have attached the ports on the tv and laptop, can someone tell me what i need to get
thanks for your help.

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mciahel

Hi,

have you already read the manual of your laptop if there is a description about this?


Michael

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craigh

hi Michael
i have been through the manual, there is nothing in there about this.
its a pretty poor excuse for a manual to be honest

thanks

mciahel

Hi,Acer.

I am not able to have a look at the word documents you attached, so this is somewhat generic:
In case your laptop has VGA (and your TV also), then you can use a VGA cable for the picture. For audio, you need an additional cable from the Line-Out (or Earphones) connector to some Audio-in connector on the TV. You may need an adapter from 3.5mm to RCA or something like that. There are also cables with RCA and 3.5mm jacks available.

In case TV and Laptop are equipped with HDMI connectors, a HDMI cable will feed both, audio and video to the TV.

Michael

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craigh

thanks again Michael
lucky for me i have been given the choice as i have both VGA and HDMI ports in both.

thanks

UTR

All you need is an HDMI cable and the resolution from your laptop to the TV set for 720p or preferably to 1080p.