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PC on TV Help – How do I do this?

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:37:37 +0000

There are more than a few reasons why would you like to fix a PC to a TV, but the most popular reason for this is to play movies in SVCD, VCD, or DVD format on your PC and then viewing it on your television set. With the progress of technology, you can watch your favorite videos on the big screen.

But all you need to know is, how to do this? For making this possible you need to have a TV out port on your computer and you must have an accurate cable.

If it’s a PC then, you have to check out the back of your PC and if it’s a laptop then do check the sides of your laptop, to get an S-Video port. Generally this S-video port is there on the right. If you don’t have any S-video port then you can go for video cards with S-Video ports that are available at a price less than $100.

The next thing you need to do is check the inputs of your TV. Then a transfer from the S-Video to S-Video cable is necessary. If an S-Video cable is not available RCA cable will do.

Next you need to connect the computer to the television turning the TV switch to an on and the computer’s off. After turning on the computer give a chance to your machine to operate its external display. Thus your problem is solved.

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admin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:42:36 +0000

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How To Connect Laptop To Television

admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:26:00 +0000

To connect your laptop to your television there are several ways to accomplish this easy task. Of course you will need the requisite software and hardware to make it work. There are several methods. We will explore this each:

How to Connect Laptop to TV Using VGA

In order for this to work you will need to acquire a VGA Cable. This looks like a monitor connection on the back of a regular CPU. It is usually on the left hand side of the laptop in the top corner. All you are required to do is to buy the – Buy them online then hook them up to your computer and to your TV and voila. Just ensure that the cable comes with the requisite drivers as no drivers no TV. If you actually have the internet you can easily find and update drivers if you get an older cable.

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Mac Users use a DVI – A VI connection is used by Mac book Pro users, or they utilize what is known as the Apple TV. Learn more about it.

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Using an S-Video cable is as simple an exercise. Juts purchase the S-Video Cable and the connect it to the PC and to the TV following the instructions to the letter. The S-Video cable actually does not provide as good quality as the VGA and the Mac Book DVI connections but it will still allow you to use your computer as a monitor.

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If you would like to toggle between the two then you will need an additional bit of hardware to do so. Watch this video to learn a step by step guide of how to connect laptop to television.

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