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Have you ever wanted to watch a DVD? Do you have a laptop? Have you not got a DVD player? Are you sick of watching DVD's on your tiny laptop screen? Read this!
Steps
Look for a yellow plug output somewhere on your computer.
Plug the yellow (video) RCA cable into this plug.Advertisement
Plug the other end of the RCA plug into the video input of your television.
Look for the headphone output of the laptop.
Plug one end of a 3.5 mm audio cable into the headphone socket.
Plug the other end of this cable into your television.- You may need an adapter to split the 3.5mm cable into left and right RCA plugged channels which you can pick up just about any place that sells electronics and may even have come with your laptop.
Your laptop should have a button (or combination of buttons) that you press, for example, on some laptops, this combination is Fn + F8 If no button is easily found, locate Display Settings in Control Panel. A screen may pop up regarding use of an external monitor. Make sure your computer is set to "Duplicate" on the second screen.
Put the DVD into the laptop, select the Media Player of your choice, start watching, and enjoy!Advertisement
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Expert Q&A
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Tips
- Many laptops do not have an available RCA video output. Instead, they have a VGA output that requires a VGA cable. Some televisions have VGA inputs, others require a VGA to RCA video adapter. Both the male VGA-to-VGA and the male VGA-to-RCA are available at most electronics specialty stores or on the internet.Thanks
- If the screen resolution is not right for the TV, you can change the screen resolution of your laptop by right clicking on your desktop, and selecting Properties. Click on the Settings tab. You should see a slider near the bottom left of the window named Screen Resolution. Move the slider to the setting of your choice, click Apply and then OK at the prompt.Thanks
Things You'll Need
- A video to video RCA plug
- A Red plug and a black (or possibly white)plug RCA audio to 3.5 mm headphone jack
- A laptop with DVD playback capability (Most laptops from 2002 onwards have this)
- A DVD to play
- A TV with Audio/Visual input (Most TVs from 1980 onwards have this input) or an RF Modulator (for older TVS)
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