Computers Video Cable

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:13 PM

I'm looking for a video cable to connect my laptop to my TV. My laptop only has USB and i'd like to be able to use the RCA inputs on my TV. Do they make cables like that or fuggedaboutit?

SLAG · 03-19-2009, 04:22 PM

Need more info-

Does your laptop have an svideo out? or VGA out only?

if your not sure post the Model # of the laptop

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:27 PM

no s video just vga

SLAG · 03-19-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

no s video just vga

Ok Does your TV - have a VGA input, HDMI input, DVI input? or only RCA /SVIDEO?

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:34 PM

it has component but it's difficult to reach (in the back) and i use that for my wii.

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:35 PM

i found these

http://www.cablesnmor.com/vga-rca-cable.html

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:37 PM

damn im confused. whats the difference between component and rca's?

SLAG · 03-19-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

damn im confused. whats the difference between component and rca's?

RCA = 1 yellow plug [Video] and 1 Red and 1 white [ Audio]

Component = 1 Blue 1 Green 1 Red [ALL VIDEO ] + an extra audio cable would be needed to go from head phone jack on laptop to 1 red 1 white

Is your TV HDTV?

**Buck** · 03-19-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

damn im confused. whats the difference between component and rca's?

Component - HD cables...They are usually Red, Green, Blue

RCA (or Composite) - Its one Yellow Cable (Video) and a Red and White (Audio) Cables.

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SLAG

RCA = 1 yellow plug [Video] and 1 Red and 1 white [ Audio]

Component = 1 Blue 1 Green 1 Red [ALL VIDEO ] + an extra audio cable would be needed to go from head phone jack on laptop to 1 red 1 white

Is your TV HDTV?

no man its older sony tv but we still use it. i was looking (i guess) for a cable that goes from VGA to old RCA (Y,R,W). its probably not even worth it because it'll look like a crap but i was wondering if they're out there

L.A. Chieffan · 03-19-2009, 04:53 PM

now that i think about it the vga is only going to send video signals huh? so the red and white would be useless...jesus i guess im gonna have to go buy a new tv

**DaFace** · 03-19-2009, 06:08 PM

If your only output on your laptop is VGA, you're pretty limited in terms of linking it up to a TV that only has RCA inputs. You'd need an external USB video card, and I'm not sure I've ever seen one.

SLAG · 03-19-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

now that i think about it the vga is only going to send video signals huh? so the red and white would be useless...jesus i guess im gonna have to go buy a new tv

or buy a new laptop

RippedmyFlesh · 03-24-2009, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SLAG

or buy a new laptop

a used desktop would be better. Can get a cheap vid card for a desktop pc to connect to tv..then you could do coax to a switch box

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