Hooking computer monitor out to receiver

[sagarwal]

I am trying to hook up my laptop to my Sony DA4ES receiver. Audio does not seem to be a problem, because I can take the single audio out and with a splitter get two RCA ins for the receiver. However, the video out from the laptop is only the monitor out. How do I hook up the monitor out to either the S-Video in or regular video-in of my receiver? Hopefully, there is some cable that can go from the monitor out of my laptop to one of the video-ins on my receiver.

Thanks
Siddhartha

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, there is no way to convert VGA (15 pin) to sVideo or composite out. You'ld have to have a capable card with an sVideo out or composite out. Don't know if you can do that with a laptop.

[woodbutcher]

I never (well, hardly ) ever disagree with wiz but I have to on this one.

http://www.trianglecables.com/1footvgadbma.html

Quality is not as good as a S-VHS out on the comp itself but it will work.

WB

[Gait_Keeper]

Hmm.......great link

the prices are a little high, ( I was looking at other things on the site)

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Ok, so there is a way . Or is there, (bad link for me)

I just can't see it being practical. it requires a signal processor to convert the signal properly, and the res would probably be capped at 800x600 like many old vid cards (not that a TV can even do that much)

Ok, link works if I open it in a new tab.