Calling PC gurus

[ACMF74]

I have an older Laptop (5 years) and want to connect it to my TV (new) to watch movies off of Netflix. What kind of cables do I need?

Thanks.

[thearkitekt]

somehting like this should do the trick
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882339047

[wildstoats]

Need some info first. Does your laptop have any sort of output? Composite, S-video, VGA? Secondly, what inputs does the TV have? The easiest would be a VGA -> VGA connection but that's assuming you have a newish plasma / LCD TV.

[ACMF74]

I have Dell D600

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-latitude-d600-notebook/4507-3121_7-20906166.html

and the TV has a HDMI inout

would this cable work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-1-8-Meters-HDMI-Male-to-VGA-HD-15-Male-Cable-6ft_W0QQitemZ220466295114QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3354d0b14a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[StereoInstaller1]

Yes, that cable will work. VGA might be cheaper, if your TV has the input.

Just don't expect much.

A 400Mhz processor on a XGA video signal (with 32MB SDRAM on it) is gonna kinda suck.

Should be WAY better than SVideo though...

[thearkitekt]

yeah that cable should work.

[ACMF74]

thanks everyone!

[AndrewBird]

Yes, that cable will work. VGA might be cheaper, if your TV has the input.

Just don't expect much.

A 400Mhz processor on a XGA video signal (with 32MB SDRAM on it) is gonna kinda suck.

Should be WAY better than SVideo though...

Luke, it's a 1.8Ghz. 400Mhz is the FSB.

You might be able to play high def videos, but they may not render fast enough.

Edit: Forgot to mention, you will want a 1/8" stereo to stereo RCA's cable for audio unless you want to listen to it through the laptop. A cable like this:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2290564

[ACMF74]

I picked up everything off of Ebay for around 6 bux. The @sshole at Radio Shack wanted to sell me a Laptop with a HDMI output instead.

[StereoInstaller1]

Luke, it's a 1.8Ghz. 400Mhz is the FSB.

Duh. Good catch, Andrew.

[Jean]

Replace the old laptop with this little guy instead http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572

Plays full 1080p from external hdd or even usb thumb drive smoothly! Plus many other video/audio formats.

/end thread.

[nando]

that laptop won't be able to play 1080p videos, but it should do 720p just fine.

[thearkitekt]

I picked up everything off of Ebay for around 6 bux. The @sshole at Radio Shack wanted to sell me a Laptop with a HDMI output instead.

lol welcome to radio shack. home of "buy a cell phone or die"

[Miasma]

The people at Radio Shack down the street don't even talk to me anymore, As they know I don't want to be sold anything but what I came for.

[ACMF74]

not to mention the insane mark up on the electronics....