Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).

The TV does have some HDMI ports as well as a USB port and I guess the
composite ports (red-yellow-green). Is there a cable I can buy that will
allow me to use this TV as a monitor with my laptop? If so, would it be
a VGA/composite or VGA/USB or what? I would like to sit about 13' in
front of the TV so obviously I'd need a long cable (say a 15' cable).
Would such a long cable diminish the quality of the output?


Mel

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

MZB wrote:
OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).

The TV does have some HDMI ports as well as a USB port and I guess the
composite ports (red-yellow-green). Is there a cable I can buy that will
allow me to use this TV as a monitor with my laptop? If so, would it be
a VGA/composite or VGA/USB or what? I would like to sit about 13' in
front of the TV so obviously I'd need a long cable (say a 15' cable).
Would such a long cable diminish the quality of the output?


Mel

Not wishing to be a PITA, but different TVs work differently. Did yours
come with a user manual, or a toll-free number to call?

Daddy

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On 6/23/2011 12:48 PM, Daddy wrote:
MZB wrote:
OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).

The TV does have some HDMI ports as well as a USB port and I guess the
composite ports (red-yellow-green). Is there a cable I can buy that
will allow me to use this TV as a monitor with my laptop? If so, would
it be a VGA/composite or VGA/USB or what? I would like to sit about
13' in front of the TV so obviously I'd need a long cable (say a 15'
cable). Would such a long cable diminish the quality of the output?


Mel

Not wishing to be a PITA, but different TVs work differently. Did yours
come with a user manual, or a toll-free number to call?

Daddy
The user manual sucks.

But, I did think there was a standard answer! Guess not.

Mel

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On Jun 23, 11:28*am, MZB wrote:
OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).

The TV does have some HDMI ports as well as a USB port and I guess the
composite ports (red-yellow-green). Is there a cable I can buy that will
allow me to use this TV as a monitor with my laptop? If so, would it be
a VGA/composite or VGA/USB or what? I would like to sit about 13' in
front of the TV so obviously I'd need a long cable (say a 15' cable).
Would such a long cable diminish the quality of the output?

Mel

That is VGA and 15' would probably be the max for it.

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On 6/23/2011 1:26 PM, MZB wrote:
On 6/23/2011 12:48 PM, Daddy wrote:
MZB wrote:
OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It
does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).

The TV does have some HDMI ports as well as a USB port
and I guess the
composite ports (red-yellow-green). Is there a cable I
can buy that
will allow me to use this TV as a monitor with my laptop?
If so, would
it be a VGA/composite or VGA/USB or what? I would like to
sit aboutof the
13' in front of the TV so obviously I'd need a long cable
(say a 15'
cable). Would such a long cable diminish the quality of
the output?


Mel

Not wishing to be a PITA, but different TVs work
differently. Did yours
come with a user manual, or a toll-free number to call?
is
Daddy
The user manual sucks.

But, I did think there was a standard answer! Guess not.

Mel
A cable is not possible for either of the 2 alternatives.
A Converter for VGA to HDMI is one choice. The other is a
converter for VGA to Composite(Red,White and Yellow). The
Composite Converter is cheaper but 13' is to long a distance
for analog cables. HDMI cables can be up to 15'.
There are VGA to HDMI Cables being sold, but they will NOT
work. vGA is Analog while HDMI is Digital and also carries
the Audio Digitally.

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On Jun 23, 12:46*pm, Pen wrote:

I personally have never seen a flat panel TV without a VGA input.
Regardless of size.

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

MZB wrote:

OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).


Glad you posted this question as I'm wanting to do a
similar thing EXCEPT I have HDMI connections in BOTH
the laptop and HDTV.

So is a 15 foot HDMI cable between the two capable of
handling both audio and video?

And is a cable a better solution overall than doing
this wireless somehow?

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On 6/23/2011 3:30 PM, wrote:
wrote:

OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).


Glad you posted this question as I'm wanting to do a
similar thing EXCEPT I have HDMI connections in BOTH
the laptop and HDTV.

So is a 15 foot HDMI cable between the two capable of
handling both audio and video?

And is a cable a better solution overall than doing
this wireless somehow?
Thanks. I learned something. Not a big deal anyway -- using the TV as a
monitor was an afterthought!

Appreciate the input.

Mel

Hooking my laptop to a TV--how
 

On 6/23/2011 3:30 PM, wrote:
MZB wrote:

OK -- I just bought a new Panasonic 50" Plasma HDTV.

I have a laptop but it does not have an HDMI port. It does have a
different port (3 rows, 5 pins each , is that a VGA port?).


Glad you posted this question as I'm wanting to do a
similar thing EXCEPT I have HDMI connections in BOTH
the laptop and HDTV.

So is a 15 foot HDMI cable between the two capable of
handling both audio and video?

And is a cable a better solution overall than doing
this wireless somehow?
HDMI has both Digital Audio and Video. 15' is the max in the
specs.