Connecting Laptop to HDTV

[ericm239]

I need some help on trying to hook up my gateway p-6831 fx laptop to my Panasonic HDTV. The laptop only has VGA and HDMI outputs, but I'm not sure if that is compatible with the tv that I have. The back of the tv looks like this -



If anyone has any suggestions on how I can get this to work in anyway, it will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Baldrick]

If your tv has no vga or hdmi connections you need a converter box. Google for vga to svideo or vga to rca.

What panasonic model?

[edDV]

Older "HD Ready" TV sets are being squeezed out by HDCP. You won't easily find an HDMI to analog component solution. That leaves SD VGA to S-Video (awful quality).

[ericm239]

I went out earlier and picked up this http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3012897&CatId=1408 VGA to 3 RCA. It worked great. Now I just need to pick up something for the audio.

[TooLFooL]

for audio you will need to use the laptop's headphone jack. get a 1/8 phono to rca cord.