Connecting Laptop (or Pc) To Television

[mario299]

Hello. I'm certainly no whiz at geek-type stuff, so I need some help on how to connect my laptop to my Sony Bravia so I can watch movies I have stored on my portable hard drive memory. I have purchased and connected (properly, I hope) the proper RGB cable and audio cable from laptop to TV, but menu on TV screen under external hook-ups PC says no signal. What am I not doing to get a signal to the TV?

Any help on something this "basic" is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

mario299

[Daewoo]

You need to tell the laptop to use the external monitor... e.g. on an IBM laptop you press Fn+F5 to get a list of display options...

With my old laptop, the Graphics Card wasn't fast enough to run the laptop screen and the TV screen at the same time, so I had to close the laptop screen down once the movie started...

Turn off your screen saver/sleep mode first as well, otherwise you need to keep moving the mouse to stop the screen going blank...

Cheers,

Daewoo

[chantorn]

Just ask your neighbor's kid.

Don't forget to offer them 5 baht for "Ka-Nom" after that.

[mario299]

2010-05-26 09[/url]:41:27' post='3643207']

You need to tell the laptop to use the external monitor... e.g. on an IBM laptop you press Fn+F5 to get a list of display options...

With my old laptop, the Graphics Card wasn't fast enough to run the laptop screen and the TV screen at the same time, so I had to close the laptop screen down once the movie started...

Turn off your screen saver/sleep mode first as well, otherwise you need to keep moving the mouse to stop the screen going blank...

Cheers,

Daewoo

Thanks Daewoo, I figured it had to be something simple. Mine is a Dell but I'll figure it out.

mario299

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[mario299]

You need to tell the laptop to use the external monitor... e.g. on an IBM laptop you press Fn+F5 to get a list of display options...

With my old laptop, the Graphics Card wasn't fast enough to run the laptop screen and the TV screen at the same time, so I had to close the laptop screen down once the movie started...

Turn off your screen saver/sleep mode first as well, otherwise you need to keep moving the mouse to stop the screen going blank...

Cheers,

Daewoo

Thanks Daewoo, but I guess it wasn't so simple for me, still can't find how to get to external monitor on my Dell Latitude D600. Anyone know what I need to do? I have asked neighborhood children, so luck there either, would very much like to watch movies instead of soap operas. Help anyone??

thanks...mario299

[astral]

Function + F4 enables an external monitor on my HP laptop.

[Daewoo]

Google tells me it is Fn+F8 for Dell...

Go forth and try...

Cheers,

Daewoo

[lopburi3]

If he is using RGB input would likely not be from PC but from the RGB/DVD/CD or whatever it is called in the TV menu. The computer would be attached with a normal VGA monitor connection for using the PC input. Some computers also have HDMI that can be used.

[mario299]

Google tells me it is Fn+F8 for Dell...

Go forth and try...

Cheers,

Daewoo

And it was indeed, Fn + F8. Hurray!!

Thanks Daewoo, (and lopburi3), couldn't have done it without you

mario299

[astral]

Is there a symbol on the F8 key??????????????????????????

[mario299]

Is there a symbol on the F8 key??????????????????????????

Yes, CRT/LCD but if this means "connect remote television"/"lay control down" or some such I'm going to feel even dumber than I already do. F2 has a symbol that looks like a radio tower...could be wireless connection? F3 has what looks like a battery, and F10 has a symbol that is unrecognizable to me.

As I mentioned, I am no computer whiz and I did ask the neighbor kids as was suggested by one of the posters. They all speak Khmer, not computer, but we ate a snack together anyway. I am much better at pounding nails and building things than I ever will be with a computer, but at least I'm off the soap operas for awhile, thank goodness.

[astral]

Glad you got it sorted out.