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Posted: 7th Apr 2011 18:58
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Hey guys I need a little help here. I'm trying to see if I can connect my laptop to my samsung CRT tv. The tv has a 3 pin red/white/yellow rca port on the front and 3 more sets of them in the back. I was thinking of getting a vga to rca converter cable and plugging that into the tv - but I am still unsure. I've seen crazier things done before, like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hncjahz8XCk

Heres some specs:

Tv specs:

Samsung model no. TXK 2754
AC120V 60Hz, 110 W
Manufactured: September 2000
Equipped with a comcast converter box to allow newer signals

Back RCA ports diagram:

(Mono)
VIDEO L-AUDIO-R

(0)(0)(0) MONITOR -OUT ()>
(0)(0)(0) Input 2 >()
(0)(0)(0) Input 1 >()

Front RCA Port:

(0) (0) (0)
(Input2|Video (mono)L-AUDIO-R)

Computer Specs:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (DELL laptop)
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T6600 @2.20 Ghz (2 cpus) ~ 2.2GHz
4096 MB RAM
DX version: 11


I'll make a better diagram in a bit, but in the meantime I would appreciate any help
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Posted: 7th Apr 2011 19:55 Edited at: 7th Apr 2011 19:58
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Unfortunately, most video cards won't output on the analog pins on your vga out.

You're best off getting an hdmi to rca converter box if you have an hdmi port, because i know from experience that works.

This is the exact box I have and it works great. There is a slight amount of interference that comes through but it's not really noticeable (and I'm the type that is very perceptive to this type of thing), and that may just be an issue with the quality of my rca cables.

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Composite-S-Video-Converter-3RCA/dp/B004FM02UC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1302195267&sr=8-5

Do note, with an AMD card, I had to have the official drivers installed and monkey around with the output settings. I know the converter box will work, but you're on your own making sure the computer outputs properly.

Unfortunately the converter box makes the computer think it's a widescreen device. So it's a pain making the computer display things properly.

Blu-ray movies work for me, but 4:3 movies have a black border on all sides. Regular dvds and other video types seem to work with no issues.

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Quote: " if you have an hdmi port"

I have an hdmi port, I'll look into the converter boxes you were talking about too.

Quote: "This is the exact box I have and it works great"


I know they are so reliable! I've had mine for over 10 years and nothing has happened to it, even left it on overnight a bunch of times and still dodn't overheat or nothing. Now compare that with the newer technology and see which one falls apart faster.

Heres a picture of my current tv setup attached:

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And my setup I had in mind (probably dont work but oh well... )

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Posted: 7th Apr 2011 20:07 Edited at: 7th Apr 2011 20:08
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Yeah, then with this setup, I'd recommend the box I linked to and send it to input 1. On your tv you'd switch it over to input 1 and it should display. On the converter box it offers ntsc or pal, make sure you set this correctly before plugging it into your tv.

What kind of video card is in your laptop, and what company? Really, I hate to say, spend 50 bucks and pray, but there's so little info out there that that's probably the only way. The main thing you'll want is the ability to zoom the picture in and out (to account for tv overscan), and you may need to monkey with resolutions and things.

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Quote: "What kind of video card is in your laptop, and what company"


Hmm let me run dxdiag...

Mobile Intel(R) 4 series express chipset family

manufactured by the intel corpration

DAC type: internal

Current Display mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (59 Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
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