How to watch a movie from a laptop on a TV

How to watch a movie from a laptop on a TV


Modern laptops support a largenumber of formats and ports for connecting external devices. Including, modern laptops support the output of images to other monitors in HDMI format. This means that you can connect your laptop to almost any modern TV and organize watching movies and any other audio files.



How to watch a movie from a laptop on a TV


Instructions


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Make sure that your computer is presentHDMI output. To do this, study the available ports on the side of the device or read the documentation for your laptop. If your device does not have an HDMI port, you can still connect the laptop to the TV. To do this, use the output of the video card of your device and the hole for connecting the computer cable on the TV. Such conclusions are called DVI or VGA.


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Get the right cable in a specializedstore. HDMI cables are sold in virtually any computer store or supermarket equipment. There you can also purchase a cord for displaying the image on the TV through the video output of the video card. If necessary, you can also buy a DVI-HDMI adapter for connecting via an HDMI cable to the TV.


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Connect the purchased wire to the switched offTV and computer. If necessary, use the instructions for connecting your TV or laptop. After that, start your device and wait for the operating system to finish loading. Then turn on the TV and wait until the computer detects a new display.


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Go to the "Start" - "Control Panel""Equipment and sound" - "Screen". Configure the settings of the laptop and TV in the most convenient way for you, using the above options and comments to them on the screen.


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You can also configure the display optionsvideo and working with the TV using the utility to manage your ATI or Nvidia driver. To do this, go to the control panel of the driver through the "Control Panel" - "Hardware and Sound" or click on the control center icon of your driver in the tray.


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After making all the settings, switchThe mode of displaying your TV in HDMI using the control panel, if the switch does not happen automatically. After that, you can run any movie on your laptop and watch it on your device or TV screen.