Vga, s video, sound converter and hdmi?? laptop and hdtv?

Question

Alright my laptop has a vga, s video and audio connector. What is the better quality and performance for my laptop to connect to hdtv?? because i already try the vga but i haven't try the s video.

And do you think that i just need to buy a like audio component to get a surround sound on my hdtv??

i got 32 inches hdtv

optional question

how do you resize the desktop to look smaller to my hdtv? (my hdtv has no vertical resize) because i tried to change the resolution in my laptop and my laptop desktop got smaller but my hdtv doesn't.

Answer 1

VGA would be the best connection for you on your laptop and you don't need to buy a audio component unless your laptop is equipped with surround sound technology.  What you can do is to get a surround sound card eg.-  http://cgi.ebay.com/Creative-Sound-Blast...

Standard stereo sound will do just fine in my opinion unless i'm watching a movie then i'll just put on the surround sound.

Answer 2

s-video is the lowest quality,

VGA is next

HDMI is best...

VGA will be as good as HDMI at HDTV settings, but you will notice a significant drop off in quality with S-video.

and yes you'll need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm adapter (headphone to headphone) and you should be able to connect this to the tv, if there's no port, it's just a 3.5mm headphone to red and white RCA,

both cheap cables to pick up.

and as for the optional question, use a program such as Ultramon to allow you to rescale.