VGA

[Lemonstein]

Hey guys, i have a TV in my room, but no DVD player, so right now i use my laptop as a DVD player but then i can't use my laptop while watching a movie. So i was wondering if theres any way i can make the laptop and the TV as separated screens using a VGA cable.

 

my laptop is Dell XPS with Windows 7

 

thanks

[tinkerbell]

does you tv have a vga port on it?

 

if not you can do a bit of DIY

http://www.idiots.org.uk/vga_rgb_scart/

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-SCART-To-VGA-cable/dp/B0002W69MY

 

 

sorry, re-read you post, you can extend your screen to the tv and use the tv to display ur dvds and have ur laptop screen as normal so u can browse teh tinterwebs

[Lemonstein]

yeah the TV has VGA

but everytime i connect the laptop to TV, the laptop automaticly changes its resolution to the TV's, and the 2 screens show the same thing

[Bilbo Baggins]

okay broski, right click on your desktop when you have your tv plugged into your laptop. Select the screen resolution option, this will open a new window which will give you options on how to configure the multiple displays, change it to extended. Now you can use both laptop and watch movies.

[Lemonstein]

okay broski, right click on your desktop when you have your tv plugged into your laptop. Select the screen resolution option, this will open a new window which will give you options on how to configure the multiple displays, change it to extended. Now you can use both laptop and watch movies.

 

works great! thanks a lot