{"id":3588,"date":"2013-02-06T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwalls.com\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:53:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T14:53:53","slug":"how-to-connect-laptop-to-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/how-to-connect-laptop-to-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways on How to Connect Laptop to TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always tried to figure out how to connect my laptop to TV for a larger viewing of my favourite movies or glimpses of my vacation pictures with friends and family on a slideshow.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You, too, may have more meaningful reasons for connecting your laptop to your TV, so let me share what I learned about it. Using five connections \u2013 HDMI, Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapter, DVI, VGA and S-Video &#8211; you can readily enjoy your media files and Internet browsing on a bigger display. Before choosing any of these connections, check which cable works for both your TV and laptop by looking at their respective ports.<\/p>\n<h2>HDMI<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0019EHU8G\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0019EHU8G&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=twall-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3590\" alt=\"hdmi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>High-Definition Multimedia Interface, commonly known as HDMI, is perhaps the widely used cable as it offers the highest quality of connection. Practically, every high-definition TV supports this connection for higher resolution display and crisp audio quality, though it may come at a relatively hefty cost. However, other laptops don&#8217;t have this connection, in which case you&#8217;ll need to convert the HDMI to DVI using an adapter.<\/p>\n<h2>DVI<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001TH7T2U\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001TH7T2U&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=twall-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3591\" alt=\"dvi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dvi.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dvi.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dvi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/dvi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Digital Video Interface or DVI is another common connection for computers and television sets, except for a standard-definition TV. Moreover, the DVI connection doesn&#8217;t carry the audio as it does the video signal, so you may need to use a separate audio cable to be plugged from the headphones output of a laptop to the red and white audio port of the television.<\/p>\n<h2>VGA<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00030AXNQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00030AXNQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=twall-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3592\" alt=\"vga\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/vga.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/vga.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/vga-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video Graphics Array, or VGA, works just as the DVI connection does, and with an audio support. Use a 3.5mm stereo audio cable for that purpose. The VGA connection is present in almost all laptops to connect to an external monitor, and most flatscreen TVs come with a VGA socket. In case your TV doesn&#8217;t have a VGA port, you&#8217;ll need a converter box to convert the VGA signal to S-Video.<\/p>\n<h2>S-Video<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002MQGK4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0002MQGK4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=twall-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3593\" alt=\"s-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/s-video.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/s-video.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/s-video-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/s-video-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cheaper S-Video connection is fairly found in most TVs and some laptops, offering an average quality display. It also requires a separate audio cable, as in the DVI and VGA connections. VGA does not support a high-definition display, so you may need to shift to HDMI or DVI connections if you wish to connect to an HDTV.<\/p>\n<h2>Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapter<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3594\" alt=\"hdmi-adapter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi-adapter.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi-adapter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi-adapter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/hdmi-adapter-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In case your TV and laptop do not have a common connection, a Mini DisplayPort adapter can connect your laptop to TV. The Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI is hooked up to one end of an HDMI cable whose other end also connects to your HDTV.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming you have chosen one of the above options to connect your laptop to TV, begin the set-up by tweaking your Windows PC to connect to an external monitor, making sure you duplicate the display and not merely extend it. Type this address in your Control Panel address bar: Control Panel\\Appearance and Personalization\\Display\\Screen Resolution to optimize the resolution to 1080p.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always tried to figure out how to connect my laptop to TV for a larger viewing of my favourite movies or glimpses of my vacation pictures with friends and family on a slideshow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":3594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1146],"tags":[217,51],"class_list":{"0":"post-3588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-guide","8":"tag-computer","9":"tag-technology","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways to Connect Laptop to TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I\u2019ve always tried to figure out how to connect my laptop to TV for a larger viewing of my favourite movies or glimpses of my vacation pictures with friends and family on a slideshow. 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