How to Connect Laptop to TV, Computer to Television, PC to HDTV

Sept. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Do you want to share your downloaded movies or your latest digital photos to your friends? The same goes for showing your good trip videos or PowerPoint presentations to your family from your laptop onto your beautiful widescreen high-definition television (HDTV). So how to connect your computer to your TV, especially the popular HDTVs? Here’s a quick walk-through method how to connect a laptop or pc to your TV/HDTV.

Part 1: Know about Jacks or Ports for Connecting Laptop to TV
To connect your computer to a TV, your computer needs to have an output port that matches one of the input ports on your TV. There are five basic types of jacks, or ports involved:
1. Composite/phono plug (RCA) – An RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector, is used for analog audio and video components. Three round colored sockets are standard — left audio is white, right audio is red, and composite video is yellow. These are standard jacks on older TV’s and laptops . A three-prong cable, readily available at any computer or electronics, is the easiest way to make an RCA laptop to TV connection.

Converters/Scalers ( http://www.papatek.com/TV-Converters ) – This is the most powerful method that involves using a scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video. Besides, Converters/Scalers accept various resolutions in and can output selectable video output formats.So you can have inputs and outputs like these: 800x600->1080i, 1280x1024->720p, etc.
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2. S-Video – This is probably the most common way out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has a S-Video port. You’ll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PC’s are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.


Part 2: Step by step to Connect your Laptop/Computer/PC to your TV after choosing the right cable
1. Turn off your computer and place it within easy reach of your TV. Disconnect the monitor, but leave the mouse and keyboard connected.

2. Connect the right video cable from your computer's output to your TV.
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Note: Cables for VGA, DVI, and component video don't support audio signals. However, HDMI cables do support audio signals, but not all HDMI-enabled video cards support audio.

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