[TomGuy]

"I can watch anything I want on my laptop, but I can't put it on my beautiful 50-inch high-definition TV screen."

I have a laptop connected to my HDTV via standard (long) video cable. I also have a WDTV box which allows AVI/MPG/WMV direct from a standard external USB hard drive connected to the HDTV.

Check the connections on the 50-inch. I bet there is a way to connect the laptop.

[American Constitutionalist]

Try component cable, red blue green... even though it's analog, it's still HD.