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My laptop has VGA and hdmi out. The graphics card is GT520m. My TV has :

  • 3 RCA input
  • 3 RCA output
  • 3+2 Component input

I want to connect laptop to TV for watching videos. Please suggest an economical solution ?

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If you're not planning on watching HD video, I'd get an active conversion box, such as this one http://www.eeepcssd.com/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=41

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By the sound of the product description "Exports VGA signal to VGA monitor", I don't think this will help get his laptop to display on a TV. – BryceAtNetwork23 Dec 17 '11 at 16:03
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Woops. You're right. Wrong link! I meant this! eeepcssd.com/product_info.php?currency=USD&products_id=41 – Arnon Dec 17 '11 at 16:36
These converters are little expensive. Will this work dealextreme.com/p/vga-to-component-cable-5-ft-4681 and can anybody tell me that my card has tv-out ? – Serious Dec 17 '11 at 17:39
Your graphics adapter does not have TV out. I think the last nVidia card that had it was the GeForce 9500GT. You need to use somekind of VGA converter. A passive cable or adapter cannot convert VGA to composite or component video. – sawdust Dec 17 '11 at 21:05
It is little expensive but I guess an active converter is the only solution. Thanks. – Serious Feb 10 at 13:56
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You need to get an adapter. Here's a link for a VGA to Component 3 adapter ($10.99) and here's one for a VGA to RCA adapter ($0.99).

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Will the second one work. There are many bad reviews. I have read somewhere that it requires TV out from graphics card( I don't know whether my card supports it) – Serious Dec 17 '11 at 15:07
As far as the quality goes, I suppose that's what you get for 99 cents. I would think the VGA-to-Component one would fare a lot better, though. I used to do this with one of my desktops when I had an old ATI card with an S-video out...but it doesn't sound like that's an option for you. – BryceAtNetwork23 Dec 17 '11 at 16:00
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