old laptop wanted - got one

[jackabina]

Anyone got an old laptop they dont want. I only want to spend about £50 though :|
I want it so my son can get on the internet.
Many thanks

 

[plantman]

ive got a scroll essential tablet 7.1" thats wireless if thats any good, you can have it for £10 mate plus postage. its used, my kids used it for angry birds and watching movies in the car.

 

[jackabina]

Bless you mate. I got him a tablet for christmas last year but he struggles with the size, and not having a normal keyboard. Very kind of you though :wink:

 

[plantman]

no problem

you tried hooking your pc ect up to the tv and just getting him a wireless keyboard and mouse?

 

[jackabina]

I wouldn't know where to start. Is it easy?

 

[plantman]

dead simple mate, you should have a vga/hdmi input on your tv and you simply plug it into the tv as you would a monitor (you can use a laptop or a pc) change the tv input to the correct setting and depending on what operating system you are using you can flick the input onto the tv and thats it.

i think with windows xp it fn key + f5 if it windows 7 ect it autodetects it or change it in display/personalise settings

 

[jackabina]

Sounds simple enough. Would he be able to use his tablet through the tv?

 

[plantman]

possibly, you would need a hdmi cable if that tablet has that connection, then it would be a micro hdmi to hdmi cable and straight into your tv, its a good way to show photos ect too, you can do it with mobile phones.

 

[jackabina]

Thanks buddy :wink: