I'm trying to connect a laptop to this TV I have, it's a rear projection television. I've got a 13" Macbook Pro as well as a HP dv6000z pavilion notebook with nVidia graphics in both of them. The MBP has a GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor & the HP has a GeFoce 6150 integrated processor. Both are kinda weak I guess. The MBP has a mini displayport for which I can get an adapter with HDMI, DVI or VGA output. The HP has an S-Video port [I think] as well as a regular VGA port.
Anyway, I bought a "12FT VGA to 3 RCA component video cable (HD15 - 3-RCA)" cable from monoprice.com & tried connecting the TV with the HP laptop but it did not appear to work. None of the resolutions my laptop could output were acceptable for the TV. The TV does not have a VGA, HDMI or DVI port.
The component input says 480i/480p/1080i intput but how do I output exactly one of those resolutions from either of the two laptops [if I pick up the required adapter for my MBP as well]? I'm only looking to watch videos I have on my laptop on the TV, nothing else really.
Anyway, I bought a "12FT VGA to 3 RCA component video cable (HD15 - 3-RCA)" cable from monoprice.com & tried connecting the TV with the HP laptop but it did not appear to work. None of the resolutions my laptop could output were acceptable for the TV. The TV does not have a VGA, HDMI or DVI port.
The component input says 480i/480p/1080i intput but how do I output exactly one of those resolutions from either of the two laptops [if I pick up the required adapter for my MBP as well]? I'm only looking to watch videos I have on my laptop on the TV, nothing else really.
It sounds like you need a new TV 
. Svideo might give you acceptable video media performance SD CRT quality, but the quality of the desktop will be poor. Dual display laptop/TV via svideo will allow you to watch movies etc on your RPTV.
