About connecting my laptop to my tv...?

[Zacharaganane]

i have a Toshiba satellite l305d-s5893 and i have a connector to go from a VGA output (on my laptop) to the s-video on my HD LCD TV, but when i try to connect it won't work? when i hit FN and F5 it shows the computer and it shows i can connect to a CRT television so how can i set it up to connect to an lcd tv?

[PlainBill]

Re: About connecting my laptop to my tv...?

i have a Toshiba satellite l305d-s5893 and i have a connector to go from a VGA output (on my laptop) to the s-video on my HD LCD TV, but when i try to connect it won't work? when i hit FN and F5 it shows the computer and it shows i can connect to a CRT television so how can i set it up to connect to an lcd tv?

There are so many variables here that it's almost hopeless, but let's give it the old college try.

First of all, using the S-video input will give a very poor picture. All LCD TVs I've seen have a VGA input connector. If yours does, you will get much better results using that input.

If you are determined to use the S-video adapter, hook it up, set your computer to 640 x 480 resolution, switch the output to the VGA connector, and make sure you have selected the proper s-video input on the TV. Your LCD TV will not be expecting to see a 1366 x 720 signal on an S-video input, anothe reason not to use the S-video cable.

PlainBill