Need to hook up notebook to TV

[gluck]

Has anyone hooked up PC's to the TV ? I know it can be done with a Y cable (audio) and S video. Was wondering how the ouput is. I have a couple of DVD's that don't play on my dvd player but my PC reads em. What about video games ? How would NBA 2003 look while playing on the TV ?

 

[Qwest]

your dvd's should look ok...i def wouldnt recommend video games, they are goin to look horrible.

drop the $30 and get a dvd player.

 

[Warthog912]

1. TV will display 800x600, so not great for games IMO
2. Plug in the S-video to Lappy and TV, go into video settings and change output to S-video (really not that difficult)
3. Sound on my box is from the headphone jack to a Y-splitter (Can be found @Ratshack for ~$5) to rca in on my TV

Works alright for some things, but overall sucks compared to the LCD-

Just my .02

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: gluck
Has anyone hooked up PC's to the TV ? I know it can be done with a Y cable (audio) and S video. Was wondering how the ouput is. I have a couple of DVD's that don't play on my dvd player but my PC reads em. What about video games ? How would NBA 2003 look while playing on the TV ?

Videos should be fine, analog TV's are very low resolution. Games, no, unless you have the latest and greatest laptop with a good video card.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: binoculaz
your dvd's should look ok...i def wouldnt recommend video games, they are goin to look horrible.

Wow. You're on smack, and good stuff at that.

Keep the resolution at 800x600 max for SVideo and your games will look fine. A bit console-esqe if anything, but very playable.

Forget text though.

- M4H

 

[gluck]

hehe should give it a shot. $7 for S video and another $5 for Y cables .