Hi, i wanted to play videos from my lappy to my tv, and my tv doesn't have HDMI port. However, the specification of my TV are as follows:
SONY KV-DA29M6
WEGA ENGINE
Multi HD Ready
WEGA Theatre Mode
3D Intelligent Picture
Intelligent Signal Booster
Cinema Drive Mode
Tru-Surround / WOW
Program Sorting
Teletext
S Video In
HD / DVD In
Center Speaker In
Multi System
Set Dimension (W/H/D) 765X584X544

So naturally when i saw HD i thought it was HDMI, but i was wrong. I went and check the ports behind the tv and i found 2 ports;1 black 1 white.. Is there any way to connect it to my tv? i was thinking of HD component cables, and duno where to find them lol.

thanks for the help in advance =P

Additional info regarding my tv:
http://www.mindlogic.com/MSTV_SONY_kv-da29m61_DTL.shtml

Here's a pic of the ports behind the tv. Notice the most right 2 ports grouped together. the white one is HD the black one is VD


This post has been edited by shangyi: Apr 23 2010, 03:27 PM

you can use s-video if you laptop got it

Buy new HDTV

looks like component video synchronization signal for both vertical and horizontal

just use s-video or composite video

to use HDMI or component, you need to spend more money to buy converter

The connections (as a whole) are known as RGBHV.
You have your regular component connections (Red, Green and Blue) and two sync connections (Black and White/Grey) that correspond to the Horizontal Sync and Vertical Sync signals.
It is meant to be higher quality connection than component, as it keeps the sync information separate.

You can't use it with your laptop anyway. Like neb said, you can use s-video if your laptop have s-video out.
Btw, i don't like to use s-video from pc to crt tv, pc resolution won't match with crt tv

Better buy new HDTV to connect with your laptop

HDMI to component video converter, US$200


naked


This post has been edited by neb: Apr 23 2010, 08:09 PM

haha.. that got it clear for me thanks =P . About the converter i saw one at lowyat sri computers or something like that. they got sell converter and it costs around rm 12 for the hdmi to dvi cable..

i saw ps3 hd component cable that can complete the circuit lol


This post has been edited by shangyi: Apr 24 2010, 12:59 AM

yea hook it to the component input i think

ps3 cable is not HDMI but a proprietary socket unique to PS2/3, it should hook into ps2/3 's "AV multi out"


hdmi is digital, component video is analog, digital hdmi need to go through some sort of electronic circuit to convert from digital into analog signal

about hdmi to avi cable, it is only good for old LCD monitor, new monitor now equipped with HDMI input

This post has been edited by neb: Apr 24 2010, 01:43 AM

oic.. it looks almost the same haha.. thanks neb i see u are an expert in this. XD. Btw, i saw in Sri Computers in lowyat i think, that got sell hdmi to dvi and dvi to component.. do u think i can just hook them up or are they fakes?

dvi to component like this


my guess is that it is for DVI-I (integrated, digital & analog)

no good for HDMI which as I said before, is digital, there is no electronic circuit to do conversion

what you really need is to buy something like HDfury2 for converting from digital HDMI to analog component-video, or replace your crt TV with HDTV or LCD monitor with HDMI input port, search the net I think there are cheaper alternative, but HDfury2 is the best

in fact, I just bought a samsung b2230H, 22" LCD monitor for RM550 at the pc fair, this monitor has 3 video input(hdmi+dvi+vga) with audio out

This post has been edited by neb: Apr 24 2010, 03:19 PM