Watching a movie on my TV or HDTV using my computer

[elmro]

Hello,

I have 2 laptops. A dell that has a VGA output, and also a Macbook Pro that has a DVI output. I also have 2 televisions, one that has RCA inputs, and also an HDTV that has HDMI inputs.

On Monoprice, I found a VGA-RCA cable (to connect my dell to my old TV), and also a DVI-HDMI cable (to connect the macbook to the HDTV).

Here is the situation - according to the MacbookPro manual, the DVI cable does not carry sound, and needs a separate micro-jack-to-RCA cable to carry the sound.

My question is: Do I need a seperate cable to carry the sounds from my Dell to my standard TV?

 

[tatteredpotato]

VGA carries no sound, so you'll need a 3.5mm headphone jack to RCA converter so that you can get sound to your TV. I'm also assuming that the Netflix VOD movies are at or below SD.

 

[Gusty987]

Originally posted by: elmro
My question is: Do I need a seperate cable to carry the sounds from my Dell to my standard TV?

Yes you will. My Vizio LCD has a 3.5mm input which makes it easier, but it sounds like you will need 3.5mm-to-RCA like ObscureCaucasion said.

Originally posted by: ObscureCaucasian
I'm also assuming that the Netflix VOD movies are at or below SD.

Netflix streaming looks like crap IMHO...like a blown-up youtube video.