Best ways to hook up laptop to TV? ... I want to hook up my 5660 to my big screen and other household TV's...to play movies, music vids, etc.What's the best ...

WxChaser · 10-28-2002, 08:47 AM

I want to hook up my 5660 to my big screen and other household TV's...to play movies, music vids, etc.

What's the best method? Can I just buy an Svideo cable and hook it in directly and get sound with the video via that method, or do I have to use a male/female adapter from the headphone jack and do it that way? Or the S/PDIF for digital sound?

I'm confused of the best way to accomplish this any help appreciated.

PCTORQUE · 10-28-2002, 09:04 AM

I would use the Svideo into the TV and the S/PDIF for sound into a receiver. You'll have movie/sound quality as good as it can get.

Let us know how it goes

WxChaser · 10-31-2002, 06:41 PM

Video output works fine, tomorrow will hook up the optical S/PDIF cable to my A/V receiver...should rock!

DIVX and music videos via laptop...hmmm! Plus I have all my MP3 collection too that I can use via jukebox (I loaded up WinAmp 3 the other day and it's not too bad at all, used prior versions before that).

10-28-2002, 08:47 AM	#1
WxChaser Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 53 Credits: -333	Best ways to hook up laptop to TV? I want to hook up my 5660 to my big screen and other household TV's...to play movies, music vids, etc. What's the best method? Can I just buy an Svideo cable and hook it in directly and get sound with the video via that method, or do I have to use a male/female adapter from the headphone jack and do it that way? Or the S/PDIF for digital sound? I'm confused of the best way to accomplish this any help appreciated.

10-28-2002, 09:04 AM	#2
PCTORQUE NBF Reseller Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,179 Credits: 1,852	I would use the Svideo into the TV and the S/PDIF for sound into a receiver. You'll have movie/sound quality as good as it can get. Let us know how it goes __________________ Tel: 800.346.6986 cs@pctorque.com www.pctorque.com PC Torque, Inc. 1180 Northern Blvd., Suite 201, Manhasset, NY 11030

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10-31-2002, 06:41 PM	#3
WxChaser Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 53 Credits: -333	Video output works fine, tomorrow will hook up the optical S/PDIF cable to my A/V receiver...should rock! DIVX and music videos via laptop...hmmm! Plus I have all my MP3 collection too that I can use via jukebox (I loaded up WinAmp 3 the other day and it's not too bad at all, used prior versions before that).