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Windows not detecting my TV
Hello. I am in current attempt of displaying Windows from a Dell Inspiron 1501 onto my Panasonic TH-42PX HDTV. I ran a cord from the VGA output of my laptop through an adapter into the S-Video input on the back of my TV. I am running Windows Vista. In Windows Mobility Center under External Display it says "No Display Connected". I am positive that all my wires are properly placed.
Problem : My laptop will not detect my TV.
- I used to have a 1501 and did not like the features at all. The bios is just too basic. Since 1501... there is 1521 and 1526 and both are miles ahead of 1501. I just bought 1525 after selling my E1505 at Ebay. The 1525 comes with HDMI and I get both Video and Audio in one HDMI cable to my 37" 720 LCD....it is so nice. I can even do Blu-Ray via Laptop to LCD... I was looking at the built in Video Graphics and CPU on this laptop and you would not believe it. It has a cooling system .... copper tubing around both Video Chip and CPU...and both are easilly accessable just by removing the plastic cover underneath the laptop. So upgrading the CPU will be like upgrading the memory. I only paid $600 for this laptop and it came with 3gb memory and gets performance rating of 3.5. I sold that old 1501 years ago and so should you.
It depends on what you call "huge". http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp
The Inspiron 1521 does not have a TV-out function. However an external VGA to TV converter makes connection to a TV possible. (Note: Some low cost cables claim to convert VGA to TV but this is misleading. They are simply dongles that activate the conversion in computers that are capable of TV-out).
The VGA to TV converter at this link has a much better specification than the one at the link given previously, however it is significantly more expensive. If you plan to use the computer with the TV professionally I recommend the better performing converter.
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Posted July 25th, 2008 08:00