switching monitor
 

hi hope you can help,

ok i have all the wires connected from my laptop to the television so i can use laptop as dvd player for television

i have the sound now i'm looking for the button that switches monitor from laptop on to the television

hope someone can help

i have a compaq presario

thanks

Have a look here & you'll find a link to instructions: CODECs list and alternate players for Movies
ie: below the list of CODECs.

i have the vlc media player all the films are perfect. i would just like to watch them on my television. On my other laptop at home i just flipped a switch and the monitor on my laptop goes blank and i can see on television.

But now i have a french laptop and finding it difficult to find the button

thanks

please help
 

hi i've left a thread 6 hours ago and since then i've still been trying to work this out. i think its the f3 key on my key bad that switches the computers monitor. but mine just isn't working


i can't look up the help and support on my computer because it's all in french.

could somebody look in the control panel and see if there is a way from there

thanks

I don't know if these links are any help but worth a try at least: 1. http://www.svideo.com/compaq1700.html & 2. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device...ledisplay.mspx

thanks for all your help, luckily i have a new tv so i was reading the manual for that and saw that you can get get a vga cable . so i did that and it works

thanks all

xxx