R61i Monitor ?

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R61i Monitor ?

#1 Post by thelightbringer » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:56 am

Hello There ! My name is Kliment and i have a question . Is it possible to use my monitor on my thinkpad r61i as tv monitor ? In meaning to connect a dvd , playstation or other device and use the monitor as tv? I know its a newbie question but i will be glad if somebody can help me! Thank you in advance !


PS: I have s-video out port on the thinkpad .......


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#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:01 am

No, you can't.
The VGA and S-Video ports are for OUTGOING signals only.
But you can attach a TV-tuner via USB and then watch TV on your laptop's screen.
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#3 Post by thelightbringer » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:00 pm

I see ......Ok how can i use the outgoing signals then ?

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#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Tue Dec 04, 2012 12:27 pm

VGA port to display your LCD-picture onto an external monitor
S-Video to display your LCD-picture onto a TV.
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#5 Post by thelightbringer » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:34 am

Thank you it was very helpful ! I actually did it i set my tv as extended monitor . At the first time the picture was all blurry but its seems a magic happened this night and now the picture is ok :oops: ! Do you know how can i use the extended desktop to play video ?

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#6 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:26 am

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#7 Post by thelightbringer » Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:33 am

Thank you ! I did it at last ! :D :D

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