Connecting a PC to a TV

[XspeedPL]

Hello

I have a 2012 Samsung TV with HDMI, SCART, AV connectors.
I want to connect it to a laptop which only has a VGA connector.

I need to mirror the screen so things like DLNA aren't an option.
What is the cheapest solution here?

 

[PaulBlack]

What graphics card do you have?

 

[dumb_man]

You will get a VGA to HDMI cable if you look around online

 

[XspeedPL]

I have a Mobility Radeon HD 4200 there.

Will a simple cable even work? And what about the audio?

 

[jsmithepa]

Some sort of VGA to X converter, whichever is cheaper I guess. Giving you no less resolution than your VGA's capability.

Do you HAVE to have the audio on the TV too? or can you just simply use a pair of powered speakers?

 

[XspeedPL]

Sadly, I have no external speakers I could use

 

[jsmithepa]

Sadly, I have no external speakers I could use

Well that makes it more complicated, because VGA is a video-only interface so you must get audio from Toslink or headphone jack.

Am not familiar with scart that's on you.

From where I sit, ideally you can go VGA to Component converter, because it actually comes with separate audio cables, assuming TV has this particular interface. It's a 5-cables thing.

What's your budget for this project anyway before we rack our brains out maybe for nothing?

 

[XspeedPL]

Well that makes it more complicated, because VGA is a video-only interface so you must get audio from Toslink or headphone jack.

Am not familiar with scart that's on you.

From where I sit, ideally you can go VGA to Component converter, because it actually comes with separate audio cables, assuming TV has this particular interface. It's a 5-cables thing.

What's your budget for this project anyway before we rack our brains out maybe for nothing?

I have Component in my TV, I would like to not spend too much for something I'll use only rarely.