Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Anyone done this? We've missed a couple of episodes of a series which we'd like to watch on iPlayer but not huddle round the laptop . How easy is it and what cables would you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Easy Depending on your telly and laptop though, I guess If its HD and your laptop has one, the easiest will be a HDMI cable. Your telly may also have a VGA cable (same as projectors use with laptops at school). If not have you got a Wii or PS3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks, Lewis . The TV's not HD (it's a few years old) but I think I've got a VGA socket on the laptop - hope it's now just a case of getting round the back of the TV to see if there's a compatible socket and finding a cable . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hope theres one on the telly - there should be on the laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 You may find you want cables for the sound too - in a large room it may be diff to hear from the laptop speakers alone. We used to leave a spare set of cables plugged into the back of the tv just for laptop (vga and sound) as it's fiddly just for a one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Checked my TV and it only seems to have the round pin socket which my laptop doesn't have . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 We use the Wii if we want to watch something back on the TV. Do you have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Checked my TV and it only seems to have the round pin socket which my laptop doesn't have . Like this? Thats for the ariel. Wii or PS3 will be the next best bet if you have one, as Chucky Mama said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 No, it's an S-Video port (I think, it's a bit hard to see as it's close to a wall!) Don't have a Wii or PS3 (got a PS2 though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
