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Title: connect dell inspiron 1501 to Older television ???
Post by: samp on June 20, 2010, 04:11:52 PM
Good evening...

I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and an old television that works A1 but only has an antennae connection and the antennae cable connector.

Can I somehow connect my laptop (which only has a VGA output and an output for headphones) to my television?  If so I would like to play DVD's from my laptop and also .avi files if possible. 

Any help/advice greatly appreciated as usual.

Gracias,
Samp
Title: Re: connect dell inspiron 1501 to Older television ???
Post by: Computer_Commando on June 20, 2010, 04:36:55 PM
...I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and an old television that works A1 but only has an antennae connection and the antennae cable connector.
Can I somehow connect my laptop (which only has a VGA output and an output for headphones) to my television?  If so I would like to play DVD's from my laptop and also .avi files if possible...
Sorry, no.
Title: Re: connect dell inspiron 1501 to Older television ???
Post by: BluerjB on June 20, 2010, 08:05:17 PM
you should check if there a possible converter out there lol... just suggesting  ;)
Title: Re: connect dell inspiron 1501 to Older television ???
Post by: samp on June 21, 2010, 04:40:36 AM
Thanks for the response; I expected as much but thought I would ask.  I will check around and see if some amazing piece of electonics exists that would do the job though.  As the saying goes "Ya never know".

Samp
Title: Re: connect dell inspiron 1501 to Older television ???
Post by: rthompson80819 on June 21, 2010, 04:07:50 PM
What you need is a VGA to RF converter.  Unfortunately, they are not easy to find anymore.  Many years ago they were common, but I don't think any company is making new ones now.  EBay may be your best bet.

If your TV has RCA input jacks you could also use a VGA to video converter (also not easy to find).