How to connect your Laptop/PC/Computer to your TV

How to connect your Laptop/PC/Computer to your TV

How do you connect PC to TV? What are the tools that you need or is there any software necessary to accomplish this?

To have a connection between your pc and TV you would need a PC to TV cable which would serve as a converter. The TV cable is a cord which connects to the pc and outputs the image coming from the monitor to the television which the other cable end is connected. This would allow you to watch internet TV or DVD in your PC DVD drive but the viewing would be seen on the TV. It’s like making your TV a huge monitor for your PC where you can actually surf the Net, view pictures and many more. If you enjoy home entertainment, or love to watch movies at home, this is the initial move to making a Home Theatre PC.

There are various kinds of PC to TV cables, each function in somewhat dissimilar ways. One of the known differences between cables is the way it is connected to the PC. This can be done on the outputs of the computers video card wherein the monitor is connected. Another cause of differences between cables is the way it is connected to the television; they have types of TV input connections. The third reason is because some cables serves as converters. A regular PC/TV cable simply directs what’s on the PC to the television. But if you have a modernized TV with several enhancement options and your PC is well upgraded, then you might be able to manipulate on how to make the images appear better on the TV screen. If the cable is a converter then the images will automatically be adjusted, meaning you don’t need to change any settings on your PC or TV. You simply need to plug the cable and watch the videos on your TV. These types of cables usually necessitate a power source like USB port from your pc.

What must you do to connect PC to TV? What you need to do is connect the USB cord of the PC to TV cable into its matching port on your computer. Next is to link the VGA Y-cord’s blue connector marked as “PC” to the monitor or VGA port that can be found at the back of your computer. You could either link the composite video which is indicated through a yellow RCA jack or an S-Video which is a pure black 4-pin connection output to an S-Video cable or composite video cable. Not to worry if you lack a video cable as this is easily available at any hardware or electronics store. You must link the VGA monitor cord with the VGA Y-cord’s blue connector marked as “monitor”. If you are using a laptop then the end connector which is marked as “monitor” cannot be used. You must connect the video cable end with the video input of the TV or projector or any other equipment that you will utilize. You can toggle the input display to match with the input video that you’re going to use. With the toggle option you can control the input to display whatever you prefer the TV to display. Each TV differs from the other so you could refer the TV user guide for further instructions. Finally you could turn on the PC and let it boot up for you to see the result.

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www.online-tech-tips.com A quick guide on the different methods for connecting your laptop to your TV or HDTV.

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how to connect laptop to tv thats only standard definition?
I would like to connect my laptop to my tv, but neither my laptop nor tv is hi def so i would not be able to use an HDMI cable. is there another way?

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18 Responses to “How to connect your Laptop/PC/Computer to your TV”

  1. I think my tv has a usb port can i connect the two that way? if so which usb cable should i use?

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  3. You will need an adapter. Since your laptop has an S output, I'll assume (perhaps incorrectly, but whatever) that you don't have to worry about scan rate; meaning, you won't need a scan converter.

    I can't think of anything that does striclty Composite (RCA) to S-Video, so I'm thinking you'll just need to use either an RF modulator, or if you have a VCR or something with an S input you could plug it in through that.

  4. You laptop may have a TV out connector – usually S-Video. If your TV has S-Video try that. Otherwise, you'll need a scan converter. A device that converts VGA to a signal your TV can use – S-Video, composite, etc.

    Take a look at this one

    http://www.tekcable.com/impact-acoustics-pc-to-tv-converter.aspx

  5. Yes the video adapter should work very easily to connect your laptop to your TV, just as you would connect a DVD player/video game system, etc.

    As for sound, you'll need a Y audio cable to plug from your headphone slot in your laptop, to the red and white inputs on your TV, the same input as the S-Video would connect to.

  6. actually, most new computers do come with hdmi ports now, if not all. anyways, thanks for posting the video

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  8. Although I can't be sure, the fact that you said Yellow, Red and white leads me to believe that you have RCA/Composit out on your laptop. Yellow = video, Red = left audio channel, and White = right audio channel (Or vise versa, I can't remember). Take it to your local Radio Shack and ask the guy behind the counter what kind of cable you need, he'll know.

  9. Sorry, not possible. VGA is analog and HDMI is digital.

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  11. hey i have dmi to dmi and i dont know if my expectations are too high or maybe its my tv but the font is quite blurry and hard to read. … any recommendations…?

  12. According to SonyStyle.com the FW model comes with a HDMI out. Just get your basic HMDI cable and plug one end into the laptop and the other into the TV.

    Edit: There's only one type of HDMI cable. Don't buy one at best buy. The cheapest one you can get is $50 for a 3Ft one. Go onto amazon.com and get one, you can get one a lot longer for 10-20 bucks. A cable is a cable, pretty much so don't let them scare you into buying some expensive one.

  13. what laptop have you got, if i can find out what ports it has i can help you more, and your TV what is it make model, throw me a bone here

  14. my computer has all those ports but i have a s video cable and i don’t seem to have a port on my tv for it but my dvd player has a s video cable input but it still dosen’t work can you help me???

  15. if i use a VGA Cable, can i record my ps3 game play on my laptop.

  16. timthedinosaur33 on June 24th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

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  17. use an s-video(4 or 7 pins) depends on ur laptop s-video….the sound is taken separatly…..good luck.

  18. the cable you have going to the tv is either a vga cable or an s-video. both of which does not transmit audio. go to radio shack and get a 3.5mm male to sterio RCA male cables and hook that up to your headphone jack then plug it into the audio input of the tv then you will have sound.

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