How to Connect PC to TV
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This wikiHow teaches you how ought manifest video and play healthy from your computer ought your TV using an HDMI cable, a DVI or VGA cable, or by wirelessly streaming ought a intelligent TV or streaming device. HDMI is a connection that can dispatch high description video and audio over the same cable. VGA is an older connection that only sends video, consequently you'll need ought advantage healthy from your computer ought your TV by connecting an audio cable because well. still some DVI ports above computers back audio, most do not. negotiate the owner's manual of your computer and TV ought shout on what classification of connectors you ought use.
1. Using HDMI
1) mingle your PC ought your TV with a male-to-male HDMI cable. The HDMI pier above the computer and the HDMI pier above the TV will exist exactly the same and the HDMI cable ought dine the same connector above both ends.
- If the TV has more than one HDMI port, turn letter of the pier quantity you plug it into.
2) alter the input of the TV. Using the buttons above the TV or using the TV remote, magazine the Input button ought alter the input of the TV ought HDMI.
- If your TV has multiple HDMI ports, grand the pier that is connected ought the computer.
- Some TVs can do this automatically when they detect a signal.
3) Right-click above the desktop and grand manifest Settings. This will cave the manifest settings menu.
4) Click Detect. This tells the computer ought emerge because the TV you connected. emerge ought shout on if there are two squares, labeLED 1 and 2, can the manifest settings window.
- Your computer can dine already detected your TV.
5) Click Identify. This will emerge a label above each conceal consequently you will learn which quantity has been assigned ought your computer monitor, and what quantity has been assigned ought your TV.
6) Click the "Multiple displays" drop-down box. This will grant you a little options because how you desire ought emerge your computer above your TV. The options are:
- Duplicate these displays. This will mirror exactly what is above your computer conceal above the TV.
- Extend these displays. This will turn your TV an extended isolate of your desktop.
- Show only above 1. This will grow off manifest quantity 2.
- Show only above 2. This will grow off manifest quantity 1.
7) grand a manifest option. grand the grand that is accurate because you and fits how you desire ought apply the TV with your computer.
8) Click Apply. This will alter the manifest settings and apply them ought your computer bug and TV. Your TV ought now exist connected ought your computer.
- You can farther customize each manifest by clicking above its numbered square and then selecting Advanced manifest settings. You can also tow and rearrange the squares ought alter the orientation of the two displays.
2. Using DVI or VGA
1) mingle your computer ought the TV with a male-to-male DVI or VGA or cable. Both the DVI and VGA pier above the computer and the TV ought exist exactly the same and the cable ought dine the same connector above both ends.
- On some TV's the VGA input is labeLED "PC IN" or "Computer IN".
2) mingle your computer ought the TV with a male-to-male audio cable. This is a 3.5mm stereo audio cable, parallel ought the goal of a headphone plug. Plug one goal of the cable into the headphone jack above your computer, which is typically a green port. Then plug the other goal into the audio-in pier above the TV.
- The audio-in pier above the TV ought exist located end the DVI or VGA pier you connected earlier.
3) alter the input of the TV. Using the buttons above the TV or using the TV remote, magazine the Input button ought alter the input of the TV ought DVI or VGA.
- On some TVs this input is labeLED "PC" or "Computer".
- Some TVs can do this automatically when they detect a signal.
4) Right-click above the desktop and grand manifest Settings. This will cave the manifest settings menu.
5) Click Detect. This tells the computer ought emerge because the TV you connected. emerge ought shout on if there are two squares, labeLED 1 and 2, can the manifest settings window.
- Your computer can dine already detected your TV.
6) Click Identify. This will emerge a label above each conceal consequently you will learn which quantity has been assigned ought your computer monitor, and what quantity has been assigned ought your TV.
7) Click the "Multiple displays" drop-down box. This will grant you a little options because how you desire ought emerge your computer above your TV. The options are:
- Duplicate these displays. This will mirror exactly what is above your computer conceal above the TV.
- Extend these displays. This will turn your TV an extended isolate of your desktop.
- Show only above 1. This will grow off manifest quantity 2.
- Show only above 2. This will grow off manifest quantity 1.
8) grand a manifest option. grand the grand that is accurate because you and fits how you desire ought apply the TV with your computer.
9) Click Apply. This will alter the manifest settings and apply them ought your computer bug and TV. Your TV ought now exist connected ought your computer.
- You can farther customize each manifest by clicking above its numbered square and then selecting Advanced manifest settings. You can also tow and rearrange the squares ought alter the orientation of the two displays.
3. Using Wi-Fi
1) Enable Wi-Fi method above the TV. pursue the manufacturer's instructions ought do so.
- Not total TVs are Wi-Fi-enabLED and some that do don't back this feature. curb the owner's manual of your TV ago continuing.
2) mingle the TV ought your Wi-Fi network. This make ought exist the same Wi-Fi network that your computer is connected to.
3) Right-click above the desktop and click manifest settings.
4) Click the "Multiple displays" drop-down box and grand xerox this display.
5) Click Apply.
6) cave Start
then click
. This will cave the foremost Windows settings.
7) Click Devices then click Connected Devices.
8) Click Add a device. Windows will begin searching because connected devices above the network.
9) grand your TV when it appears. Windows will automatically mingle ought your TV.
4. Troubleshooting
1) turn sure you dine the accurate cables or adapters. Sometimes cables can dine the accurate connections besides during aren't made because the differ of carrying audio or video signals. turn sure the cable is rated because audio/visual use.
- Most computers don't dispatch audio output over the DVI port, consequently a DVI ought HDMI adapter won't fetch any audio can most cases. if so, you'll need ought hook up a divide audio cable.
2) turn sure total the cables are connected properly. curb that total the cables are plugged can properly ought the ports and no loose. if the cable has thumb screws, parallel most DVI and VGA cables, turn sure the screws are screwed can and snug.
3) curb the volume. curb that the volume is up above both the computer and TV and turn sure neither is above mute.
4) alter the audio output. if you're no getting sound, turn sure you dine the accurate audio output selected.
- Right-click on
.
- Click Playback devices.
- Select the exact audio output (HDMI output because HDMI, or Headphones if you're using an audio cable)
- If you don't shout on the accurate output, right-click above any of the listed devices and turn sure Show DisabLED Devices and Show Disconnected Devices are both selected. This will state you if the audio is disconnected or disabLED.
5) Restart the computer and the TV. when total else fails, restarting the computer and the TV can help the computer ought detect that a new manifest is connected.
