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Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:01 am
by makaveli559m
Hi is there a way to connect a T61 to a tv? I have an R61i with s Video and Intel X3100 graphics:( only reason I got a T61 is to replace the R61i because the T61 has better specs, i didnt know it didnt came with no S Video connection or SD card reader. So much for being better.
Re: Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:40 am
by ZaZ
What kind of TV?
Re: Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:23 am
by rutteger
FredGarvin wrote:What kind of TV?
That of course is the key. I've had good results connecting my T61 to a plasma TV via VGA. If you have a dock with DVI you can convert DVI to HDMI quite easily, most new TVs have HDMI connectivity. As a caveat I believe some of the non-widescreen and larger screened T6* series are unable to output using the DVI dock connection.
Re: Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:18 am
by dr_st
All T6x output DVI.
Some of the R and Z series don't.
Re: Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:53 pm
by makaveli559m
I use my R61i to connect to the video output on my crt tv
sort of sucks now that it doesnt have no s video on it. I saw the docking station it only has vga and dvi
Re: Thinkpad T61 to tv
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:42 pm
by underclocker
I've gotten the best results by trying to match the laptop native LCD resolution with the TV native resolution, in most cases you can get close.
For my 1366 x 768 panel, an R61e running a WXGA LCD (1280 x 800) is a close match and it works well.
For my 1080p (1920 x 1080) panel, a Z61p with a WUXGA LCD (1920 x 1200) is another close match. This one looks fabulous.
I use the DVI out connector from each laptop.