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I want to be able to connect my computer to my TV, anyone know how to do it...the guy at Best Buy told me I need to get a TV tuner, but I don't know what the hell that is....

This is my Computer Dell Inspiron 1501 (http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_1501?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1)

:confused::confused:

Your laptop doesn't seem to have any S-Video, composite, component or whatever outputs (according to the spec), just a normal VGA cable.

If your TV is new and has VGA-in, then it's easy; get a VGA cable (it's a vaguely D-shaped 15-pin plug).

If it doesn't then you'll need a bit of kit to convert a VGA signal to whatever inputs your TV has; this may well be quite expensive, and I'm unsure what kit exactly you'll need, so can't really help with that.