[RESOLVED] Major headache trying to connect laptop to TV

[roadie28]

(Sorry that my thread is posted in two forums, I wanted to delete one of them but I couldn't figure out how.)

Thank you for your suggestions. I didn't have the tv's instruction manual so I looked it up on the internet. Unfortunately there was nothing in it about setting the tv to be a monitor or setting it to RGB.

As well, I did try all the different resolutions possible and there were slight differences on what I could see on the tv, but it was still distorted without color, and flickering.

I decided to email Sanyo, my tv's manufacturer, to see if they had any answers for me. Turns out I should have done that in the beginning and I would have saved myself a headache and some money. This was their response: "This television is not designed for laptop use." I suppose the tv is just too old. I just figured that with some sort of cable configuration that I could make it work.

My boyfriend has been pushing for a new HDTV, so it looks like I may finally give in to getting one, haha. He says that the new high def tv's actually have a VGA-in port on them, so I would be able to hook-up my laptop with no problem.

So for now, I guess my problem is solved. Thanks for your suggestions!