Viewing slide show on a tv

[Guest]

I have a slide show i would like to export from my laptop to a TV screen. Can
this be done from Powerpoint? I know you can view to a second monitor, but
can the 2nd monitor be a TV?

 

[Guest]

I'm sure this depends on your particular computer but if you go to
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display. When the Diplay Properties window comes
up select the Settings tab. The Advanced button should take you to where you
need to be. Check under the Monitor tab and see what you get as far as
multiple monitor setups, whether it's to another monitor or to a TV.

You'll also need some way of actually connecting the laptop tothe TV. I use
a S-Video cable and it works just fine. Make sure to have that connection
made before playing with the above settings.

Good luck and I hope it helps.

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much, i'll give it a try

John

I'm sure this depends on your particular computer but if you go to
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display. When the Diplay Properties window comes
up select the Settings tab. The Advanced button should take you to where you
need to be. Check under the Monitor tab and see what you get as far as
multiple monitor setups, whether it's to another monitor or to a TV.

You'll also need some way of actually connecting the laptop tothe TV. I use
a S-Video cable and it works just fine. Make sure to have that connection
made before playing with the above settings.

Good luck and I hope it helps.

 

[Darrell S]

I have a slide show i would like to export from my laptop to a TV
screen. Can this be done from Powerpoint? I know you can view to a
second monitor, but can the 2nd monitor be a TV?

Not as a Powerpoint program since it needs PPT Program or PPT Viewer to use
it and that function is not available on a TV DVD player. You have to
convert it to Video. Then you can burn it to a CD/DVD or output it to a VCR
for taping. You have to insure the TV DVD player can play the type of DVD
you burned on your computer (+R, -R, RAM, etc) DVDs I burn on my computer
will play on my Gateway DVD TV player but not on my GoVideo DVD player.
The best bet would be to make a VCR tape since VHS tapes are the standard
there. I make those type tapes using my VHS VCR in MONO audio mode since
they will play on both S-VHS and VHS VCRs with Mono or Stereo capability.

 

[Darrell S]

Sorry. I missread the question on my answer below. To view the computer
output on a TV screen will work if you can input the video using an RCA plug
and your TV has straight video (monitor) inputs. You would need a converter
to physically change the plug in device. Quite often though you will get
"flickering" video since most TVs use a different video raster than the
computer. I have a TV View Micro setup that makes the computer video more
compatible with TV use. I unplug my computer monitor from the computer and
plug in my device. It splits the video signal. I plug one output to my
computer monitor so it will operate normally and the other output goes
either to my TV for viewing or my VCR for taping. The video plug there has
both RCA and S-Video capability. The unit's design stops the video
flickering on a regular TV.

For audio I have the audio output of my computer split with one stereo lead
going to my computer speakers and the other normally goes to my audio
entertainment center. That way I can play my computer MP3 music throughout
the house. But if I want to add audio to my TV or VCR I patch that output
over to my TV or VCR using audio RCA plugs. Works fine. Radio Shack has
the audio splitters and RCA plugs. (The stereo plug inputs to an adapter
that changes it from one stereo barrel to 2 RCA plugs.)