... a word processor, a music studio, a games console, a graphic design thingy, a website suite, and now, it's a DVD player (with, potentially, access to the internet, and its wealth of downloadable video). I have made it talk to my television.
Over Christmas, I bought a Scart - Composite/S-Video adaptor and an S-Video cable. I plugged the cable into the laptop and the adaptor, set the adaptor to the correct direction, and plugged it into my parents' giant television. I got a crisp, clear, black and white picture. Whatever I did, I couldn't get colour.
So I mucked about a bit and had no luck. And then yesterday I found the answer. I stuck two bits of tinfoil in the S-Video socket in the adaptor (connecting the top two holes together, and the bottom two holes together) and stuck the cable in there as well, and plugged that into the back of my (ageing, somewhat smaller) TV. It gave me, after some hue, saturation and brightness adjustments, a beautiful, clear, crisp colour picture. I am very happy. I now have a large second monitor.
I am now watching Freecycle for a bigger TV.
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