| Nearly all modern TVs (Plasma, LCD or TFT) | | | | output signal from your Laptop/Computer. You |
| maybe connected to your Computers (Laptops, | | | | will find the instructions to achieve this within the |
| Laptop computers or PC). This can be done | | | | menu of your TV, if it cannot be found then |
| almost immediately with a range of cables or | | | | consult your TV manual for instructions. If all the |
| connections like VGA, RGB, DVI, HDMI, S-video or | | | | connections are firmly in place and the TV is |
| RCA straight out of the box. The most common | | | | setup correctly to receive the computers signal |
| of these connections is the VGA it is probably the | | | | you should see your computer screen on your |
| easiest way to connect a TV to a computer. | | | | TV. |
| VGA has been used to connect monitors or | | | | If you would like to make this connection as |
| screens to the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of | | | | seamless as possible you could purchase a switch |
| computers for many years now. If you have a | | | | to change from Computer monitor to TV screen |
| Laptop it will be the cable used to connect an | | | | without disconnecting any of the connections. I |
| external monitor. | | | | must stress that this is not essential so you do |
| There are other ways to ask the same question | | | | not have to buy one. If you feel it is needed it is |
| when connecting Computers and TVs so if your | | | | available at most Computer or Electrical stores. |
| have thought of any of the following:o How to | | | | For those of you who are a little more |
| connect your TV to your Computer?o How to | | | | adventurous you could go a little step further and |
| connect TV to computer?o How to connect a TV | | | | tap into the audio of your Computer/Laptop. |
| to a computer?o How to connect your computer | | | | Again to accomplish this Computer connection to |
| to your TV?o Is there anyway of connecting TV | | | | TV audio you might have all the connections you |
| to computer?o How to hook up computer to TV? | | | | need. This can be done with a Mini Stereo plug |
| Then continue reading. | | | | jack to a Phono lead (RCA composite audio). The |
| If you do not posses any of the connectors | | | | Mini Stereo plug goes into the audio output |
| mentioned so far you can buy them from any | | | | normally at the back of your Computer or into |
| Electrical or Computer shop. With any of the | | | | the audio output of your Laptop. The Phono ends |
| cables connections you will be able to easily bridge | | | | goes into the audio input of your TV. This would |
| the gap between your Laptop/Computer and TV. | | | | mean there is no connection output to your |
| If your Television (TV) is not equipped with either | | | | Computer or Laptop speakers to get audio output |
| VGA or DVI then the process will not be as | | | | to both the Computer/Laptop speakers and your |
| straight forward but it still should not be too | | | | TV your need a mini plug splitter, which is self |
| difficult to connect a TV to a computer. You | | | | explanatory to install. You will now have both |
| could consider using RCA or S-video as a way to | | | | Audio and Video signals from your Computer |
| hook up computer to TV. All is not lost, so do not | | | | Laptop and your TV. |
| get down heartened if your TV does not have | | | | That was the basics of how to connect your TV |
| any of these connections. All that is needed is a | | | | to your Computer. To go further still you can |
| VGA to TV converter which will give you either | | | | reconfigure and or purchase more equipment to |
| an S-video or RCA to connect to so you will be | | | | enhance your Home Entertainment System. |
| up and running in no time. Yet another way of | | | | You have had a good start so never will you ask |
| connecting your computer to your TV is with | | | | yourself any of the following questions again.o |
| HDMI. The only draw back is your TV must be | | | | How to connect your TV to your Computer?o |
| HDMI compatible, this should not be problem as it | | | | How to connect TV to computer?o How to |
| is becoming more common these days. So to | | | | connect your computer to your TV?o Is there |
| connect a TV to a computer will be as easy as | | | | anyway of connecting TV to computer?o How to |
| pie. | | | | hook up computer to TV?o How do you connect |
| Once you have all the required connections it | | | | your computer to your TV? |
| maybe necessary to set your TVs to accept the | | | | |