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Sup, I'm in need of some help.
I know there's some real audiophiles on here so props to those who choose to read and I ain't mad at those who don't
but any relevant advice is appreciated.
Okay...
So I'm throwing a party for a friend at my crib and I had the idea of setting up a video-based music playlist from my laptop to our TV but I have a slight connection dilemma.
I have an HP laptop that has an:
...and I'd be connecting it to my other roommate's Panasonic Plasma TV (TC-42px24) that has:
We've streamed before from my laptop to the TV via HDMI but the audio has been "iffy".
We usually had to settle for the audio from the TV because the audio wouldn't play through any other way. I tried switching the settings from my laptop to allow the audio to play through the headphone jacks but it never works.
So I guess my questions ultimately are...
What is the best alternative? VGA cable? Is there an alternative option with the HDMI cable? Is there another connection I can consider?
Again, thanks in advance.
I know there's some real audiophiles on here so props to those who choose to read and I ain't mad at those who don't
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Okay...
So I'm throwing a party for a friend at my crib and I had the idea of setting up a video-based music playlist from my laptop to our TV but I have a slight connection dilemma.
I have an HP laptop that has an:
- HDMI Port
- VGA (15-pin) Port
...and I'd be connecting it to my other roommate's Panasonic Plasma TV (TC-42px24) that has:
- HDMI (x2)
- PC Input (Mini D-Sub 15-pin)
- Analog Audio Input (For HDMI/DVI)
We've streamed before from my laptop to the TV via HDMI but the audio has been "iffy".
We usually had to settle for the audio from the TV because the audio wouldn't play through any other way. I tried switching the settings from my laptop to allow the audio to play through the headphone jacks but it never works.
So I guess my questions ultimately are...
What is the best alternative? VGA cable? Is there an alternative option with the HDMI cable? Is there another connection I can consider?
Again, thanks in advance.