How to connect your laptop to TV
Is smart TV too expensive? If you have
a laptop, some cables and a TV with a video port, we will show you how to
connect your laptop to your TV. This way, you can use your existing devices to
assemble a smart TV.
You can connect your laptop to your TV
using wired or wireless methods. The line connects the laptop to the TV via an
HDMI or VGA cable, while the wireless method uses Chromecast, Apple TV or other
screen mirroring methods.
Use a cable
to connect your laptop to your TV
Before you can connect your laptop to
the cable you need for your TV, you need to look at the ports available on your
laptop and TV.
1. The easiest wired option to connect
your laptop to your TV is to use an HDMI cable. Many models or laptops come
with an HDMI output port.
The connection is not complicated.
Simply connect one end of the cable to the HDMI port on your laptop and connect
the other end to the HDMI port on your TV.
• Turn on your laptop and TV.
• Connect the end of the HDMI cable to
your TV and laptop.
• Select the correct HDMI input on
your TV (usually press the AV button on the TV remote).
• If your laptop does not
automatically output its screen to the TV, go to Control Panel > Display
> Adjust Resolution and select TV in the Show drop-down box.
2. Another wired option that uses VGA
cable and 3.5mm audio cable. If your device does not have an HDMI port, the
only reason you should use this method.
When using a cable connection, the
latest version of Windows is automatically configured for optimal settings.
However, sometimes you may need to manually select the correct settings in
Control Panel > Display > Adjust Resolution.
3. Connect the laptop to the TV using
a USB to HDMI cable
The USB to HDMI adapter is
very convenient when your computer is not the latest model and does not have
other video interfaces.
•
Turn on your laptop and TV.
•
Connect the laptop to the USB cable and connect the USB
cable to an available USB port on the USB to HDMI adapter.
•
Connect the male end of the HDMI cable to the female port on the USB-HDMI
adapter.
•
Plug the free end of the HDMI cable into the free HDMI port on the back or side
of the TV.
Use wireless
Chromecast, Apple TV screen mirroring
4. You can also mirror the display of
your Android device to the Chromecast Streamer without Wi-Fi. Please open the
Chromecast app on it (the Chromecast app is now called Google Home), click on
the burger menu in the top left corner (this looks like three lines), click on
Cast Screen / Audio, and select your Chromecast device.
5. How to AirPlay video and mirror your
device's screen
to Apple TV
•
Open the app and find the video you want to transfer AirPlay to your Apple TV.
• In
the Photos app, tap , then tap AirPlay.
•
Select Apple TV. If you don't see Apple TV, make sure your iOS device is
connected to the same Wi-Fi network as Apple TV.
The above laptop mirror projection ways are
already very complete, and there must be a way to help you. The most important
point is to choose the most cost-effective way based on the tools we have.
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