Cable to connect PC to TV

[iamcarley]

Hi, can anyone tell me which cable i need to buy in order to connect my laptop to my TV so i can watch skyplayer on my TV?
thanks
x

[Cowtipper]

Probably s-video depending on what you have.

[iamcarley]

I have a packard bell laptop and a Phillips HD TV :)

[mike11111]

When I got a new TV 4 years ago and wired everything up I found I had a funny looking cable left over. Thought it was an error so stuck it in a drawer and forgot about it. Last year I mentioned it to someone and he said it was to connect a computer to the TV. Still haven't got round to doing it, though.

[beckyboo]

Possibly an RGB cable. Same as connects pc tower to monitor

[Mick-Talbot]

HDMI cable if your lappy has the HDMI input.

[mjwman]

HDMI great! Carries video and audio signal. Most tvs but not all Laptops have them.
Plug and play - simple.
Most though will have a VGA socket (so thats a vga to vga cable) but that is for picture only so you will also need a jack to phono lead for sound. (and that will be a jack to RCA or phono as it is otherwise known lead). The jack goes into the headphoine socket on the laptop and the red/white or yellow into the tv input.

Best to source them off eBay and in many different lengths too. High street prices for cables are just silly.

[iamcarley]

thanks so much everyone :)