The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71689 Message #1227823
Posted By: GUEST,JTT
17-Jul-04 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Computer DVDs on TV?
Subject: Tech: DVDs on TV (Mac and PC)?
Yet again struggling with a tech problem; in fact, this is one I'm returning to after some unsuccessful attempts.
I'm in Ireland, which uses the same TV standard as is used in Britain.
I have a G4 Powerbook, and my neighbour has a PC laptop, and we both want to play DVDs from the computer's DVD drive on the TV. He spent 80 euro, count 'em, 80, on an S-video cable and a SCART plug, but this doesn't work on either laptop.
Now, my laptop's S-video out socket seems to have seven holes in it, and the S-video cable he bought has only four prongs; I think his S-video out also has seven holes.
Is there some easy method of getting the DVD to play on the TV screen and speakers? I see a kit for 15 pounds sterling for sale offering "all the cables necessary", but I'm wondering, since the S-video and SCART didn't do the job.