Is there a way to turn a laptop screen into a tv?
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here you go mate.\n\nhttp://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=tv+tuner+box
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If your Video card supports it, U can do it using the keys...\n\nOk this might not be the short cut to inverting the screen... might be crude...\n\nUsing the keyboard, press on the "pop-up" or right click button... --> Properties, navigate to the Settings tab using keys, \nPress the Advanced options button.\nU can see the tab for Card. \nSelect the tab, U can change this property...
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Yes, I think you can.  You need a DVI to DVI plug, or DVI to VGA
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Unfortunately you can't.\nThe video-outs you have are the only ones you can use, so you are limited to the laptop monitor and one external is you have a VGA or S-video output.
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Assuming you have a computer hooked up to the LCD monitor, I've done this before by using a video-capture or TV Tuner card through the computer.\n\nYou can get a PCI TV Tuner card which allows for standard video inputs (usually coax and composite), these tend to run around $50 or less. Once the hardware and software are installed, simply hook the gamecube up to the Tuner card as though it were a TV, and the software will let you view the console output on your computer monitor.\n\nBasically, turn your computer into a TV and everything falls into place for hooking standard TV accessories to it.
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Buy an USB TV-tuner/satTV box!\nTry this link for a list of useful links to more products: http://www.techadvice.com/help/Products/u/usb-tvtuner.asp
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i didnt kno that u could make ur computer into a tv for free. i kno that u can buy tv cards to put in ur computer but they tend to be expensive. plus u have to have cable or satillite to plug into the back of them. so its not free.
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Are you talking about something like making the desktop monitor the primary input source for the notebook?\n\nYou should be able to connect the cable from the desktop to the notebook. You may need a specialty cable, depending on the model of the notebook and type of monitor.
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Once you hook up the s-video cable (this will only carry video info...if you need audio you will have to use a mini-headphone jack to RCA adapter) you will hit your "Fn" button and whichever "F" key has a logo of a screen next to a normal screen.\n\nFor my IBM it is the F7 key, some Dells it is F4, you should be able to figure it out from the icon on the key. \n\nAlso if you want to have the laptop screen and the TV going at the same time, you will have to set the primary display by right clicking on the desktop and going to properties.  When this window opens go to settings and double click on the "screen" which will take you to multiple settings including setting the "primary."  This is also the screen where you can adjust the resolution for each display.\n\nGood luck!\n\nMikeC
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Assuming your laptop doesn't have a VGA port on the back of it, there are PCMCIA video cards you can try one is the VTBook, http://sewelldirect.com/vtbookpcmciacard.asp?source=froogle but I would be surprised if your laptop did not have a VGA port on it somewhere.
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One of the keys on the keyboard is a monitor switcher.  It will have a little square with rounded corners on the bottom.  You have to hold down the Function key (Fn) and press that key to change where the laptop sends the video signal.
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Hopefully your laptop has a S-Video connection -- if it does, you can buy a special cable to do this.\n\nIt might want to just buy a new monitor, you can get a 15 inch cheap.
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Well 1st you have got to check if all the cables are working and are of the rihth tipe.\n2nd set your tv to AV chanel mode\n3rd activete the ports from your laptops video card software!\nit should work if not try a NEWER DRIVER AND BE SURE TO CHECK ALL THE SETINGS. p.s.: some movies wil not show on the tv unles the tv is the only video output destination(in this case it will show your desktop &curent player but the video feed wil be black)(solution switching off your laptops screen from the same software you switch tv output on)!
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It is possible to replace the backlight on a desktop LCD monitor however I don't know about laptop displays, chances are, you can't fix that yourself.  Anyway, a step by step guide to repairing a LCD display is in the link below, if handling sensitive electronic equipment make you squeamish then I don't suggest you try it but you can take a look at it anyway.\n\nChances are this won't work on a laptop display and they don't make replacement parts for laptop displays, if you sent it in for repair all they would do is replace the display.  Replacing the display on a laptop will cost you upwards of $600, this happened to mine when the warranty ran out and I just bought a new laptop.\n\nI did find a site that sells laptop displays but I don't know anything about them.  But the displays for Toshiba Satellites run upwards of $375 and you have to know the exact model.  I don't know what you consider to be a large cost but if you're going to spend $375, you may as well buy a new laptop for $600, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-Notebook-PC-AS3009WLCi-/sem/rpsm/oid/139311/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do or $650, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Gateway-Notebook-PC-MX6027-/sem/rpsm/oid/133615/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\n\nIt doesn't look like there will be a cheap fix for your situation.
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Try this software.  I didn't check it out personally, but it claims to be capable of doing what you need it to:\n\nhttp://www.download.com/Plato-Video-Converter/3000-2194_4-10516907.html?tag=lst-0-7\n\nhope this helps.  That is the download link.
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Hunh?\n\nThe best way to hook your TV to a computer is with a TV Card (usually PCI, but PCIe and AGP are available.)  There are USB setups available also.  Some video cards include a TV out, also.\n\nYou will also need a TV tuner program, if you hook the cable in.
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Yes but you need to make sure your computer supports DVI-D. The way to tell this is to look at the back of your computer and look for a input that is all white. Then from there go out to the store (Best Buy, Circuit City, Frys etc) and get your self a DVI cable that will connect your LCD TV to your PC. Make sure you turn off your computer before doing this as it does take a hard boot or reboot to get this done. It will automatically find the cable, and with your TV on you will be able to use your LCD TV as a display monitor.