If both are relatively recent vintage, the laptop may be able to detect the TV and adjust its video settings automatically. If not, try to set the video to match the native resolution of the TV (usually 1920x1080 or 1280x720 and 60Hz refresh) in order to get the best picture. The sound will come from the laptop, unless your TV has audio input jacks that you can hook to the headphone out jack on the laptop with another cable. Jan Werner ___________ David F. Farkas wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > > I was looking at the back of my girlfriend's LCD TV, and it seems there > is a VGA input port. > > Can we get a suitable cable and connect the VGA output of a laptop to > that input port and watch online movies on the big screen. I figure > we'll have to set the screen resolution on the computer to it's highest > wide screen setting. > > Has anyone tried this? > Thanx > David > > > > -- > *LISTEN to the FARKAS FILES — The Truth is in Here... Somewhere* > LIVE! Every Thursday at 9PM EST on*www.EmpoweRadio.com > <http://www.empoweradio.com/home/shows/the-farkas-files/506-The-Farkas-Files.html>* > ____________________________________________________ > > *D A V I D F R A N K L I N F A R K A S* > /Remote Healing for Real Estate, People & Business/ > _____________________________________________________ > > * Email:* david at HouseHealing.com > *Web Site:* www <http://www.househealing.com/>*.HouseHealing. > <http://www.househealing.com/>*com <http://www.househealing.com/> > * Newsletter: * http://www.househealing.com/contact-us/subscribe/ > > * VoiceMail:* 866 4 FARKAS (866 432 7527)* > Schedule Appt:* http://tungle.me/househealing > > * FaceBook:* www.facebook.com/d.f.farkas > <http://www.facebook.com/d.f.farkas> > * FB Page:* http://www.facebook.com/househealing > <http://tr.im/HouseHealingFan> > *Twitter: * http://twitter.com/HouseHealing > _____________________________________________________ > > Snowmen Fall From Heaven... /Unassembled > > /Everything is Energy, Everything is Connected, > Everything is Conscious, Everything is Interactive/ > // > No trees were destroyed by sending this message. However, > a great many electrons were sorely inconvenienced!/ > _____________________________________________________ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members