[Hidden-tech] PC to TV Connection?

[Lynn Nichols]

We had this working for a long while (a couple of years)... hooked a 
laptop up to the HDTV... worked well enough... but we wanted faster 
streaming (for Netflix) so we just went to Google TV... it's a $99 box 
that connects wirelessly to our TV and gives us a browser plus apps like 
Netflix, Pandora, HBO Go, and a whole lot more. We are sooo happy now! 
The only downside is that the networks (or Hulu) don't allow video 
playback on Google TV... but I hear that's coming, as is the Android app 
store..

Lynn

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On 12/5/11 11:39 PM, David F. Farkas wrote:

> 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.