So if I converted the red and white inputs to a headphone jack, it would just function like the audio jack beside my VGA port. Ok, that makes sense. Inputs for input, outputs for output.
Huh; I really hope the warranty people come through, or I may have to return the TV and start my search...
Bah, drivers... why are you so difficult? Windows automatic search determined that I was fully updated. However, I was able to download driver packages from the ATI website. That improved Catalyst, and allowed me to change the over/underscan. My picture is now perfectly scaled, and the...
I am in communication with the warranty people, but that's moving rather slowly. The television's warranty itself does not expire for another two years, but I'm not sure how well it covers things like this. There's even a chance that the whole line of TVs has badly made headphone jacks. If...
Problem solved!
I downloaded the drivers, but I wasn't sure how to install them. I saved the downloads to my "downloads" folders, and then ran the programs they contained, but nothing happened. I'm pretty shaky on "drivers".
But I was able to talk to someone from Lenovo. We discovered that...
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Device manager is telling me that I have no drivers installed for my ethernet controller at all. That's strange; isn't it normal for laptops to come pre-installed with that sort of thing?
No matter. Now, I just need to find where to get the drivers. Unfortunately, drivers are the...
I'm confused. Would it not work to simply use the male red-white to headphone jack converter and plug that into my composite or component plugs?
Or are you suggesting that I need to convert the dual RCA cable into a single one for the purpose of plugging it in elsewhere? From what I can see...
My computer came installed with Catalyst, but I'm not finding "scaling options" anywhere. I've pored over that program, but I can't find anything like that.
Forgive my stupidity, but I'm not entirely sure what that would entail. If I understand you correctly, the converter you suggest basically turns the red and white composite/component cables into a headphone jack. I'm imagining something like this. Would I have to be on the component/composite...
Recently I decided to spend the $8 on an ethernet cable, and wire internet connection to improve speed online. My router is a 2Wire 2700, and it's been working well for about four years. Unfortunately, my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad Y560) doesn't seem to recognize the wired connection, and instead...
Hello, I am currently typing to you on my new "second screen", a Vizio M220VA 22" LED HDTV. The computer powering it is actually a laptop; my much loved (never expected to be saying that about a computer)Lenovo Ideapad Y560 0646-54U. I love the idea of laptop for mobile use, but also...
I recently purchased a pair of Audio Technica ATH-AD700 headphones. They work great on my computer, but I had also intended to use them while watching playing Xbox and watching TV. So, I specifically sought out a television featuring a 3.5mm female audio jack. It works...
But there's a lot...
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Thank you very much for the response and the help!
Wow... $400? That's a very stark price difference.
But is that everything I need to run a computer? Keep in mind that I do not have an existing desktop to work off of. In addition to the guts of the computer, I need a...
I have been trying to decide between a desktop and a laptop for quite some time now. The problem with this situation is that my question is too general. Laptop vs. Desktop is extremely subjective, and impossible to answer generically. It's very difficult to tell if the extra expense and...
Thanks for the welcome. I'm pretty impressed with this forum so far.
So: both of you conclude that it's not really viable to buy a laptop that meets my requirements? If I can't comfortably use the programs I listed above on a laptop, I'll definitely go desktop. I'm not too enamored with...
Edit: Not sure which forum this should be in (Gereral or High End) as I do not really know which one I need. I'm probably somewhere in the middle, but I'm pretty new to computers. Feel free to move this thread if you think I would get a better response elsewhere.
I'm sure you guys get...