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post #1 of 15
12/16/05 at 9:01pm
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I'm still confused whether buy Toshiba M70-FE5 or other brand of laptop. Is the TV tuner from M70-FE5 only have Video output or there is Audio output?
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post #2 of 15
12/17/05 at 1:11am
the m70s in Canada do not have tv tuners.
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post #3 of 15
12/17/05 at 3:13pm
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It has,here I copy from future shop. What does TV out mean? Is it the same as Tv turner?

Toshiba Satellite Intel Pentium M 740 1.73GHz Laptop (M70-FE5)

Toshiba Satellite M70-FE5 Intel Pentium M 740 1.73GHz Laptop features a 15.4" WXGA TFT with Trubrite display, a 512MB DDR2, 100GB 5400RPM HDD S-ATA hard drive and DVD super-multi double layer drive. Connect to the internet while on the go, and never miss a beat. More Info
WebID: 10068409
Mfr. Part Number: PSM71C-FE500E
Processor Type Intel Pentium M 740
Screen Size 15.4"
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 512MB DDR2 (Exp. To 2GB)
Hard Drive 100GB 5400RPM
Optical Drives DVD+/-R Super-Multi Drive Double Layer
Graphics ATI Mobility Radon X700 256MB
Average Battery Life 2.5 Hours
Product Weight 2.7 kg
Audio Type Realtek ALC250
Battery Type 6-Cell Lithium-Ion
Cache 32KB/32KB L1, 2MB L2
Fax/Modem 56K V.92
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included In Box Adaptor, Power Cord, Manual, Restore CD
Network Card See The Features Section
Other Software See The Features Section
PC Card Slots 1 x Type II Support CardBus
Pointing Device Touchpad
Preloaded Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home
Processor Speed 1.73GHz
Product Dimensions 36.0(W) x 3.6(H) x 26.8(D) cm
Removable Storage No
Screen Type WXGA TFT With Trubrite
Speakers Harman/Kardon Stereo Speakers
System Bus 533MHz Front Side
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour Limited

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FEATURES:

* TV Out
* I/O Ports: 5-In-1 Multimedia Port (SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MMC, xD-Picture Card - Cards Sold Separately) 3 x USB 2.0, RJ11, RJ45, IEEE1394, External Microphone Port, Headphone Port, RGB, S-Video Out
* Software:Toshiba Express Media Player for quick access to CD/DVD playback, Toshiba Configfree, WinDVD, Sonic Record Now, Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Norton Antivirus 2005 (90 Day Trial Only)
* Network Card: 10/100 Integrated Ethernet LAN, Intel Wireless LAN (802.11a/g)
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post #4 of 15
12/17/05 at 3:20pm
TV out is not the same as a TV tuner. a TV tuner will allow you to bring in a TV signal and display it on your laptop display as well as record it to your hard drive. TV our will mean that you can display the image on your laptops screen on the TV (using it as an external monitor) that is all.
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post #5 of 15
12/17/05 at 8:00pm
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So the will be no sound from the TV speaker?Is it only the he image on your laptops screen on the TV?
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post #6 of 15
12/17/05 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by Dillard
So the will be no sound from the TV speaker?Is it only the he image on your laptops screen on the TV?
Sound only comes from the laptop's speakers, not the TV.
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post #7 of 15
12/17/05 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by Bordello
Sound only comes from the laptop's speakers, not the TV.
Bollocks, you can connect your laptops soundcards out to the composite in of your TV with a minjack -> stereo converter cable.
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post #8 of 15
12/17/05 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by Dillard
So the will be no sound from the TV speaker?Is it only the he image on your laptops screen on the TV?

yep
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post #9 of 15
12/18/05 at 12:00am
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Originally Posted by Iglocska
Bollocks, you can connect your laptops soundcards out to the composite in of your TV with a minjack -> stereo converter cable.

thats true, its what i do with my xps, but that is not what he was asking, cause if he only uses the tv out it will be just the picture no sound from his tv speakers. now he can use the minijack to composite converter and that will get him sound, i know it works great for me, but in the end it is still not the same functionality as a tv tuner card.
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post #10 of 15
12/18/05 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by Fidget
thats true, its what i do with my xps, but that is not what he was asking, cause if he only uses the tv out it will be just the picture no sound from his tv speakers. now he can use the minijack to composite converter and that will get him sound, i know it works great for me, but in the end it is still not the same functionality as a tv tuner card.
Not at all, what people here seem to confuse is that a TV tuner card lets you watch TV on your computer, it actually has nothing to do with outputting data onto a TV

With a Tuner you can connect a your cable TV connection, digital TV connection (with a decoder / digital TV tuner), your consoles, your VCR, camera, etc to your PC and watch it on your PCs screen
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post #11 of 15
12/18/05 at 10:41am
Oh and there plain simply is no device that will output sound + picture to a TV with just one cable, you will always need separate composite sound + composite image / s-video to connect to your TV, unless you have some special TV tuner with a scart interface (which I have never heard of before)
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post #12 of 15
12/18/05 at 12:09pm
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Now I know how it works. Thanks everybody.
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post #13 of 15
12/20/05 at 3:28pm
I have actually tried to get my laptop to display on a TV and can't figure it out. Do you have to change the settings on the video card to get it to output through the TV out?

Also, how exactly does the audio output work?! My mouth has been watering at the thought of playing BF2 through my home theater but as of now I have had no luck.

Thanks
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post #14 of 15
12/20/05 at 4:45pm
i play BF2 on mine and it is amazing... you ahve to set your computer to dual displays with one as a TV its especially easy if you have an S-video output on your machine... as for the audio you need a minijack (headphones) to composite converter. from there you will be set and playing BF2 in no time at all...
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post #15 of 15
12/23/05 at 4:50am
On a vast majority of laptops, there is a button that enables and disables the secondary display.
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