Cathryn said:
Hurrah, I've just subscribed to Eurosport on my laptop so we can watch the Giro, the World Cup (yawn) and the Tour!! But my laptop's mini...can we somehow link it to the TV so I can watch the cycling in widescreen splendour?
Depends on your TV and your notebook is the very dull answer to that.
Most notebooks have a VGA out (a 15 pin D-connector) and most LCD TVs support VGA in. This has been how you connected any computer to a monitor for the last 20 years or so.
If so, the cable is a fiver but you'll have to check what resolutions and refresh rates the TV supports. Ironically the cheap Korean TVs from Samsung and LG are far more compatible than some of the premium brands. Mostly I've found just plugging these in and switching to the right input these "just work".
It might be a little more tricky if you have an older style TV. Many older notebooks had a "composite out" which was usually like an audio connector (RCA type) and was usually coloured yellow (this was often what you had on movie cameras). This would work into a similar connector on the TV or into SCART with the right cable.
In other words best let us know the model of your notebook and TV or find a friendly small, independent AV store to advise (OK these are rare now and the staff in the big retailers know nothing).