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panacea_amc
panacea_amc Original post #1
Jan 22, 2009 at 5:34 PM
hello people,
i have a laptop where there are no video out options. but i do hAVE A PORT meant for projectors and monitors. is there any way by which i can connect it to my TV for viewing movies?
what additional hardware shall i need??
thanks in advance!
victor_rambo
Jan 23, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Go to the market and see if some special cable is available
MR.MOUSTACHE
Jan 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM
if am not wrong i think there is no cable avilable !!!!! cause even me i searched the same thing for a fran ...... who was in N-E part of india
G
Jan 23, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Most LCDs have a serial port on the side. Connect it to your laptop via a serial-to-serial cable. I bought mine for a dollar off ebay many, many moons ago. Look around your local IT market for one.
panacea_amc
Jan 24, 2009 at 6:43 PM
thanks to all.