I'm trying to hook up my Phillips 30" lcd to a laptop to watch rugby videos, but the cord I bought at the store says it is designed to work with 17" or smaller. I'm not too picky, but there are a ton of cables online that are cheaper than the one I bought, so if I can get a better cable for less money, I would obviously like to.
2006-06-28 08:46:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
yes iknow that it is a standard 15 pins cord for all vga/svga cable but if youre asking for the resolution it all depends on what kind of monitors you have some have 1600x1200 but most of all have 1200 x800
2006-06-29 03:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by lepactodeloupes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am with Dio, Try the cable you got and see if it works, if the plugs fit, it should. If the plug does not fit, take the manual for the monitor, the laptop and the cable to the store and ask for another one.
This is the first time I have heard about a size restriction on a cable and it does not make sense to me either.
Depending on models and connections, you may be able to see the desktop on the monitor, but not the movies. (some laptops don't show those on the Svideo connetor).
Happy viewing!
2006-06-28 08:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Don't look too close! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure about that but i've never encountered such prob where a cable only supports 17" monitors and not the bigger ones and i've work on a lot of computers. if your laptop and lcd has s-video just buy an s-video cable
2006-06-28 09:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by bitter and twisted 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, they all have exactly the same number and configuration of wires, so it should not make a difference.
I deal with the hardware enough I am not a novice at it, but if someone tells me I am wrong I am not going to be upset.
-Dio
2006-06-28 08:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋