How Do I Connect My Laptop To My Television

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

connecting laptop to tv via vgaIn this day and age using a computer has become a way of life.  Because of  this many people have  been asking  “  how do i connect my laptop to my television”?  It’s almost becoming essential to know how to hook  a computer  up  to a TV.   This is great for people who own laptops with smaller screens  or people who wish to share  with a large group of people  simultaneously.  Connect your Pc to you Tv can be done easily. Just follow the steps below.

Step one in hooking a computer up to a tv is you have to determine what kind of inputs your TV has.  Today many TV’s have the DV, HDMI, or  VGA inputs. Older model televisions will most likely needs a video card that can interface with the TV.  Take a  look at the audio\video  inputs on the side of your Television. S-video has a more circular shape with a bunch of pins; composite  video is yellow; and component  video is red, blue and green.

Step two is to determine the  video output you have on your computer.  You can do this by looking at  your video card. Keep in mind that the cables you need will have the same name as the type of connection on  your Television.  No matter what type of cable you have one  will go in the TV and the other into your  computer’s port.   It will be clear  what goes where,  match up  the shape and  coloring of the ports.  After all cables are connected, test to make sure your audio and video is coming out clearly.  If not audio and video are not coming in clear double-check connections.   If you are still wondering ” how do i connect my laptop to my television?”  Call us or shoot us and email with any technical  a/v problems. Feel free to leave a post or subscribe