Need advice on connecting laptop and TV.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:11 pm
So basically I used an S-video to SCART connection with my last TV which died a few days ago (and it had only SCART inputs :P ) and I'm hopelessly out of date with the current possibilities of connecting stuff:
My laptop has: a VGA out, an S-video out (and USB ports) (no HDMI out :/)
My TV has: HDMI ins, a component in, a VGA in and a composite in.
So I would really like your guys advice, which cable/connection should I use for the best visual quality? The cable will have to be of some length, like 4-5 meters, if that has any effect on the image quality.
Also, I will be running an audio system/DVD player through SCART to the TV (there's only one SCART input, so I can't use the old setup), so it would be nice if I could have one cable connected to the TV from the laptop and the audio would transfer from the TV to the audio system, if that's even possible. If not, I can always use a direct 3,5mm jack from laptop to the audio, though it's slightly annoying.
My laptop has: a VGA out, an S-video out (and USB ports) (no HDMI out :/)
My TV has: HDMI ins, a component in, a VGA in and a composite in.
So I would really like your guys advice, which cable/connection should I use for the best visual quality? The cable will have to be of some length, like 4-5 meters, if that has any effect on the image quality.
Also, I will be running an audio system/DVD player through SCART to the TV (there's only one SCART input, so I can't use the old setup), so it would be nice if I could have one cable connected to the TV from the laptop and the audio would transfer from the TV to the audio system, if that's even possible. If not, I can always use a direct 3,5mm jack from laptop to the audio, though it's slightly annoying.