Yesterday, I was watching TV, when suddenly a friend came to my house and then we started discussing the technology related to TV and laptops. He asked Can we connect the TV to a Laptop? Then we both decided to find the available options to connect a TV (Television Set) to a Laptop. That’s the reason I am starting a new category (Computers + Technology) here on Blog Technics. So, come to the Topic. The question is, can we connect a TV to the Laptop? The answer is: Yes, we can!
Discuss the available options and methods
Now let have discuss the available options and methods for doing so. Although there may be many possible methods for connecting a TV to a Laptop, I am sharing here the methods that I have tested.
- To connect your Laptop to the TV, you could probably use a S-Video cable, a VGA connector if you have Han DTV, a DVI (Digital Video Interface), an HDMI cable (Currently gives the best quality), or a Scan Converter Box.
The above method is possible if your laptop has Va GA. Here is the way to connect the Laptop to a TV with a VGA.
- If your laptop has a DVI output, you can go via the TV’s HDMI input. Various types of conversion cables are available for this. A laptop could also go via S-Video; however, you will get a poor resolution. This is only suitable for watching standard definition video from your laptop.
I am not sharing here the details about how to connect the Laptop to the TV. I have discussed this topic just for informational purposes. If you know any other method to connect a Laptop to the TV, you may share it here. As I know, you can connect your TV to your laptop by following five types of cables or sockets, or devices.
- Using S-Video Cables
- Using the VGA Connector
- Using DVI
- Using HDMI input
- Scan Converter Box
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