Hi,

I am wondering if there is a cable out there that will allow me to view my laptop on my tv. I have a Radeon XPRESS 200M and I know for a fact that this type card does support another monitor cause the laptop that I had before this had the same video card and it had a Svideo port.

I would be able to play emulators on the TV and read the walkthrough on the laptop. Unfortunately the keyboard somehow got buggard up and the replacement does not have that option.

So,

I guess I would like to know any information before I call the local computer hardware store for a price on such a cable if it exists. I would prefer a cable that had RCA ends(video) instead of Svid or the newer HDMI(or whatever the newer stereos have). If you know of a stereo component setup(like the same size as a VCR or DVD player) that I can add to my stereo system that will allow me to not have a cable running from the laptop to the stereo system that would be awesome!

Any advice would be helpful...

The Radeon™ Xpress 200M chipset
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors...
can support two displays - either your LCD monitor display and a CRT monitor display, or your LCD monitor display and a display connected to TV out,
but in order to use a simple cable or adapter your laptop model must have an S-Video jack.
(There is no such thing as a cable that will convert video port output to TV out use. There are convertors with the necessary circuits available but they are relatively expensive e.g. $99.99
http://www.gateway.com/accessories/... )

If it does have an S-Video jack , you just search the web using something appropriate, such as: svideo to component gateway
e.g.
http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/...
However, those are for HDTV component output - SVideo to three RCA - if you are not connecting to a HD capable TV , you may be out of luck if the wiring of the SVideo port doesn't allow for that (the wiring of 7 pin SVideo jacks varies). Video output to a regular TV requires a SVideo to ONE RCA adapter. See the manual for your laptop - if you can hook up either type of video - HD or the standard, older NTSC - both should be mentioned - and/or look up the available adapters available for it by looking up the accessories available for it on the Gateway site.

Info here:
http://www.svideo-rca.com/index.htm
- adapter A is what most people use if they already have a triple RCA cable with male RCA connectors on both ends and will probably work fine, IF your SVideo port has compatible wiring.
- if you have no adapter for connecting the sound from your laptop line out, you need both adapter A and an adapter like the one in
"Converter A and audio adapter for laptop/soundcard"

Same applications as adapter A - 4 pin SVideo fits in both 4 and 7 pin SVideo jacks
http://www.gateway.com/accessories/...
.....

You can turn on/off the TV display in Display - Settings - Advanced - Displays settings regardless of whther your replacement keyboard has special keys.

say what??
that's a long darn explanation.

we already know that it can support 2 monitors, (I assume that you dont have an svideo out, otherwise, just buy an svideo cable), but assuming that you have a vga out for external monitor;

1. just buy a vga to rca adapter for $3.95,
http://www.eforcity.com/pothvgargbx...

2. oh, your tv is so darn old but you have an rca video input? buy a vga to composite video adaptor $19.00

http://www.trianglecables.com/1foot...

3. you have an Svideo input? even better then, use the same

4. your tv is ancient, it has not rca jack? use your VCR

5. you hate laptop sound system? use this adaptor, and unplug that headphone from the laptop, $6.99

http://www.cablestogo.com/product_l...

all you need is $10.00 and some patience, and you will be watching that AVI,MPG,FLV movies on your big screen in no time. That's what I do, no need to convert them to VCD or DVD formats

and if someone say it will not work, ignore them, my advice is based on first hand working knowledge, and not based on someone's search of google.

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Your 1. and/or 2. will work if the wiring of the VGA port is compatible. It might not be, especially on a laptop.