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Thanks for the suggestions, i asked this question on another (non-computer) forum and was told that power interference through the VGA lead was fairly common and that a fix would be a more insulated cable. So came across a thicker VGA lead today and the problem is solved.

Umm yeah, OK It has RCA ( but only video) Scart HDMI VGA YPbPr And audio imputs for AV/PC and YPbPr If that makes any sense.

yeah I do on the laptop but not on the TV which is why I went for the VGA. I acctually thought the TV did have a SVHS when I asked for it but turns out it doesn't.

hi, Its a VGA

Hi everyone, Can I just start this post by apologising as I know nothing about computers down to the point I don't even know if i'm posting in the right section. I tried to explain this probelm to someone else earlier on and they got a bit confused so hopefully someone will understand. Basically I got a cheap LCD TV for christmas and wish to be able to use it as a moniter for my laptop occasionally. I bought a VGA cable and connected the two together no problems and after a bit of fiddling around managed the screen so the picture was pretty much perfect. Then I plugged the laptop into its power supply and although the picture is still on the TV I get kind of ripples down the picture. The only difference between the laptop when it is connected and disconnected from the power supply is that its picture appear slightly brighter. I've tried fiddling about with the refresh rate but it makes no difference,any ideas? And thanks in advance.