Computer Maintenance Tips : How to Use Your TV as a Second Monitor for Your Computer

[iReaX9]

Can i use my small hd tv as a second screen and only use the hdmi port? please answer sorry for my bad english

[368mane]

I cant find the NVIDIA settings ( i have WIN 7 ). I go to control panel, then Appearance and Personalization them NVIDIA control panel. After that there is a option in Display which is "Set up Multiple Displays". Then u need to choose between 2 displays but i cant find the other display its like i never put the cables on which i did.

Can u make a tut. for WIN 7 PLZ ?!?!?!

[97Reecon]

I have done this for quite a while but now it doesnt work the tv screen is black and I have that blue cabble and I thought it was wring with the cabble so I tried my hdmi cabble from my xbox and plugged that in but its still black why?

[Xxnpr67kxX]

i have a laptop instead...what do i do???

[pokealex388]

@Xxnpr67kxX they normally have the same ports but if you dont have them you can buy an adapter at any local best buy, radioshack, etc.

[ContrabassDrio2325]

he called it DBI. It's actually DVI.

[HellHound60248]

Okay, now that I know that, I need to watch a video about XBOX controllers. I WILL MAKE A CERPLUS XBOX MINECRAFT!!!!!

[MichoTheMusicMan]

whats up man i have a imac with dual monitors 2nd one being my tv is their a way where i can put the imac to sleep while watching the tv while playing a dvd on the imac

[oRobotz]

@SexyEmoDude666 No i beleive you wouldn't...If I'm wrong, Sorry, Im not the best at this stuff either lol...But if it worked, great! :)

[oRobotz]

@SexyEmoDude666 Yes you can, you just turn on your TV and set it to the imput at which you play your games on. Then it should switch to the proper imput on your laptop.

[DarqDezignz]

@expertvillage i have a 36'' Plasma TV with a Hdmi Cable Outlet and my computer is a Custom thermal take Compter , and i have a 200 pound Graphics card and i was wondering can i use my computer with my tele... :D

[Ali695]

this guy is exhausting to watch

[MegaMan7045]

And what if I have a TV from the stone age with a newer laptop?

Not exactly as easy as it is in the video.

[becasome007]

@MegaMan7045

me too, my tv sucks.

[okeayokeay]

can i use the speakers on the tv as mi sound plz reply ?

[popoimpersonator]

why were the clouds and the hill completely different in the desktop

[queenbia77515]

I want o use my t.v a monitor and i only have 1 vga so how to i hook my toshiba up

[anotaren79]

@Nickreaper316 yes.

[koolaidblaze]

Can I use my TV as a primary monitor?

[ASoapyWaffle]

@koolaidblaze yeah you can.. just dont have a monitor plugged in. Not that hard to figure out.

[gh3rockzzV2]

so technicaly if i dont have a monitor and cant afford one but i have a tv with a vga port and a tower with a free vga port i can just plug them into each other?

[Yukito590]

I was going to buy a big LED tv to use as a monitor to play WoW on, but I read it would look ugly especially text. Monitors are expensive but they're supposed to look much better sitting 1-3ft infront of it as apposed to a tv.

[Onico5]

If i want to use my pc screen like a tv how do i do??

[wowistas1997]

@Onico5 if this screen have a scart that you can install the channels then you can....think that now this guy using a TV that got the pc scart 00:18

[dudeluvsu07]

My Monitor broke down,and I wasn't able to Play my GAME. That's why im Doin This,

[omgbrian]

@NICKREAPER316 nope :( 

[NICKREAPER316]

@omgbrian Two people already answered that.

[omgbrian]

@NICKREAPER316 well excuse me :P

[joedude967]

@NICKREAPER316 l0l probably not, it probably doesnt have the outputs

[NICKREAPER316]

@joedude967 You're all useless! USELESS!!

[DeanTonberry]

so do i have to use my card to make it appear? mine is built in...

[TheEradicator13]

Uuuuh uuum uh um uuh um uuuh uuh uuuuh uum uuum uuh uuh uum. Speak much?

[Scarfe619]

My tv has no VGA output but it has HDMI which I'm trying to use but it wont work, my lcd is taking my VGA output and it just wont work, any tips? =/

[PUR3PS3GAMING]

do you know how to get the sound to work cause I can't work out how do sound a connect the sound cable something pops up on my laptop but I don't understand how to get sound

[Apollopayne25]

@PUR3PS3GAMING using a vga cable has no audio wire inside.you will need a audio cable to connect your laptop to tv for sound. but if you have hdmi on tv and laptop audio wire is built into hdmi cable. hope this helps you

[theif519]

I was thinking of using my TV as my monitor, but...

[enlightenmind5]

thanks :)

[WARandPEACEgaming]

how do i make my resolution better my tv says format not supported if i go higher than 1028x720 but everything is so wide :(

[ichstim]

How can you see your television screen on your computer? I wanna record some gameplay of my ps3 but dont wanna buy a card or something

[iCheddar2012]

@ichstim You have to buy a capture card.

[TheGina89]

how do u connect the pc to tv if theres no s video cable output in the tower?

[freestylefilmsinc]

@TheGina89 get another graphics card

[dvdlogitech]

mm how do i get the sound to come from my tv?

[NatapixAS]

@dvdlogitech hook up the sound wires from the tv to thecomputer

[dvdlogitech]

@NatapixAS dude i did know how to use put i i had to get windows xp :P my windows 7 had sound broken so try use my tv but didint work so im using windows xp :P

[TheChrisglasgow]

Is it possible to run ps3 with 3 pc moniters ? I have 3 x asus vg236 3d moniters which i use with my pc, please reply

[uJustqoTPwnd]

My TV is so slim it makes that 1 look like oprah.

[HellHound60248]

@uJustqoTPwnd So yours is paper that you drew on?

[phantomvibrationsX]

My 32 inch is 1080P with hdmi cable and im pretty pleased....

[betito1288]

@phantomvibrationsX me 2

[Alejandro9394]

@phantomvibrationsX oh you have a shneider

[Alejandro9394]

like me

[eddyvideostar]

How is the small text? Can one get a fine text nowadays with a 1080p LCD HD television, in order for one to obtain more workspace, not to see everything bigger, but the same sized text or letters as if on a 19 inch computer monitor? Thank you in advance for your prompt response.

[xXfall1ngc0c0nutXx]

what do i do if mine is an intel

[svtuition]

great

[WiCkeDSicKHD]

@SuperPancho1996 OMG u 13 or 14 yr gay old Retard shut out

[ConnorHarschTV]

you can buy plasma screens for $100 dollars because now they have the screen that lets you watch tv and one that is used for a desktop screen

[AlexandertheVampireL]

did you see that in the end the tv and the monitor have different wallpapers?

[CKYJosh22]

@AlexandertheVampireL no they dont...and if you mean that one had a whole lot of icons and the other doesnt thats because what he did was stretch the background over two screens so when he moves the mouse to the left side of the tv it will then appear on the right side of the monitor.

[akblacksheep]

Hey Hey, i have a DBI Monitor port ? No mate, i have a DVI Monitor Port.

And mate its pronounced N-vidia, no niivideeaa

[BlackGhost574]

i have a flat screen tv but i dont think its hd ready.... its "tcl 21f1" it only have these 3 yellow white and red for video.... will it work?

[russellolaso21]

were not that slow..next tym try it to be much more faster demo to maximize time

[wheadle]

iv got an LG 42" i use as my pc sreen how can i get teh sound from the tv and not just the pc speakers ?

[jameldion]

broken record question: what do you download from the nvidia site......sorry for asking again....lol

[nobrizzle]

@jameldion if you already have a nvidia card, just go left click in the right hand bottom area and then follow what he says. I thought I had to download something too but figured out I didn't.

[KennethJ9471]

LOL! He called it DBI! And HGMI! HAH HAH!

[MrUntouchable2010]

so if you have the VGA on your tv you could just plug that in and play?

[karn33333]

@MrUntouchable2010 you should. you can also do it if your video card has S video (looks a lot like an ps/2 port) and your tv does as well, or even if your vcr/dvd player does and its hooked up to your tv.

[WTFnoseke]

Are you serious? HGMI?... *facepalm*

[iphonebeasty]

How can I make my computer in like my TV??

[dutyfan11]

Fatboy is out of breath when talking?

[MDLVTutorials]

umm not to be a party killer here but its not DBI it't DVI haha

[OFFICIALreaper5]

My brother uses his tv for a monitor all the time.

[the4legacys]

the guy did horrible subtitles but he was right pretty much overall

[jenjachamp]

cheers buh :)

[bobbyscotanddrybut]

how clear is the picture when you connect the computer VGA to VGA? someone please answer, is it crisp or blury?

[Bittboy]

DBI? DBI!?!?!?! IT'S DVI YOU RETARD!

[peepsrock100]

@Bittboy mabye he has speech problems okay?

[126dumbguy]

that is so fake u can even see that the to screens are not even the same if you look really close

[the12221]

@126dumbguy i promise you that its not fake im using a tv as a monitor right now.

[aymanwow]

so i can now use 1080 for Mai Tv

[t0xictreasure]

my tv only have a HDMI ports -.-

[lisn92]

lol u heard the way he says nvidia XD

[LarsReviews]

hgmi????

[UnitedGam3rz]

LOL this is so old..Now they use HDMI cables :P

[Gwantanos]

hahahaha you get winded talking

[d1995a3]

What;s cool about these "new LCD'S???!!! WOW THIS IS OLD. AND LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT TV!

[harvythewondergerbil]

This was made 2 years ago buddy. Just when HDTV were starting to get less expensive.

[d1995a3]

@harvythewondergerbil Okay thx....buddy.

[BrokenDarkne55]

Geee that's so hard to dooooo *sarcasm* wow how ever could we have not figured that out. What about old TV sets (yea the DIFFICULT ones to do) how to on that would make much more sence sincce its not just plug this and click that *duh*

[cilstr]

no shop seems to have a RCA to computor cord!

[AppleTechKid]

ebay m8

[cilstr]

wadda 'bout OLD tvs!!! thats what im having trouble connecting. ( new computor)

[4jiggy1]

mate i got a question or eny one else out der..

1.i have a spare comp. screen sitting around i want to conect it to my dvd player..wat do i need??

[DeathOwl]

tried and it works. but the TV has 8-bit! lol

[dinacman]

what i do? i haven't vga connections on tv?

[AbridgedFan110]

you need a VGA on your tv

[bostjanjaksa]

nice ill try this when ill get one of those plasmas

[Shoji91]

I plug everything in a whatever.. but then when I change the TV to the PC setting thing, it just goes black and I can't do anything.. I don't know what to doooooo

[3wisepens]

where do i download nvidia from plz help....?

[Nintendo7676]

Excellent

[billytblack]

how can i get the sound on my tv too

[rolandscape]

have you found that out coz i cant get the sound off my tv when i plug computer in

[Shivanand92]

The way that I did this was connecting a 3.5 mm to Dual RCA (red and white) cable to the audio output of my PC to the audio input of the TV.

I did face some audio troubles when I did this, so it might not be a surefire solution, but it does seem to deliver audio from PC to TV.

[Ola97nor]

hwear do you download??

[genesis248152]

I have an "old computer" would a S-video to RCA converter work for this?

[Shivanand92]

Yes, you can. I've done this in the past. Your television needs to have the RCA or S-video port, as well as an RCA or S-Video Input mode. The only problem with this is that the output quality for S-video or RCA is simply too poor for today's quality standard. But yes...you can do this with an "old computer."

[Wemallday]

for some reason when i take aout any one of those blue cord out my computer comes to this screen that says red, blue , and two other colors can u plz help

[aidan9565]

is it pssible to do this with a laptop?

[killermeatface]

It depends if you have the ports, Mine does.

[theone1991]

Sure, if it has VGA-output.

[1chichimec1]

Geeks,Nerds, LISTEN UP! M.F.YOU BUMS WERE'NT BORN WITH COMP. KNOWLEDGE! SO PLEASE ALLOW THIS MAN TO TEACH US.

[thehappymanofgod]

Where on the NVidia website do I download the Nvidia settings thing he uses at 1:49?

[famegamers]

you dont need to download anythind just take the blue cable that's in the back of the computer and hook it up to your hdtv and i no this becuase i got three hd tv

[siadcom]

Moron village.

[bladerskb]

i have a hdmi to component cable connection and my laptop wont display it need help!!!!

[5superbreasons]

can i connect my laptop to a plasma , monitor with vga and hdmi?

[nigarache]

My computer monitor has 2 options vga and dvi but only has 1 vga port on the desktop.

so can i connect the dvi port on the computer monitor to t.v will that still work???????????PLZ REPLY

[IIIlllll]

heavy breathing.

[AdamLondon01]

ok but how are thay connected if you can see o n monitor there is no icons means your dectop is bigger

[DissidentDescendant]

How about sound? Can you use your TV's speakers as your computer's sound source or would I have to use my computer speakers?

[gerardoq1981]

use the headphone entry

[marcvie9]

bere

[leonfoley2k7]

Hi would that still work if your laptop screen is cracked and you cant see all the screen

[mercurio0000]

Hey man. Thanks for makig this video. I have had one of those DVD monitors that you can plug in the car and at home and I was not giving it much use. Thanks to this video you gave me an idea on what use to give to it. Thank you verry much man. I gave this video a 5 star rating becasue I feel it was very imformative to me. Thanks again. bye!

[lookeper]

thx alot man i wish there where more guys on youtube like Expertvillage they make tutorials that are actually usefull and are cutting the bullcrap so once again thx alot lot lot KARMA+++

[hockscootz21]

hey can you just have ur tv as ur computer screeen? also can u have 2 tv screens instead ov 1 tv and a computer monitor?

[u2dvdbonofunny]

what about mac onto tv???

[semiflex]

NEVIDEO HAHAHAHAHAHHA

[Am3ricanFr33Runn3rs]

what if i have a hp touch screen????????

[GianniGamer]

my laptop does not have the blue area to connect the wires. What else can I use for my HDTV? I Have a hdmi port and some other so yah.

[papilatin69]

I have a VGA CABLE and my TV has the input but whe i plug it, I get a message on my TV that said video signal not supported. can you please tell me what i'm doing wrong? thanks

[ZiiroXD123]

i got a nvidia card. but i dont have the little think on the bottom right corner. how do i get that

[HBGmannen]

u have to download it :) from nvidias website

[Nesstahh]

does that second monitor cable (thats connecting to the tv) come with the computer? if not where can i get one?

[DigestedDproductions]

my dads dumb he bought an HDMI cable thinking it was a Composite ... well.. i can do HDM( i guess.. lolz

[benizmaname]

hey if u wanted to watch dvds on your tv from your computer, y not just go and slot the dvd in the dvd player instead of doing that

[Gunsnrosesistheshit]

This is the one of the stupidest feature on a computer i know it is 21 centuray but it is useless and i will be happy when they get rid of it. I hate it

[fishandrice89]

What? Having a monitor jack is useless and should be gotten rid of? How is that useless

[The2Brotherz]

I am trying to connect my 32" Goodmans LCD through my desktop pc. It has a VGA port in it. So i have simply connected my vga (blue) cable from PC to Tv.

Aww. They TV states "Out Of Range"

Anybody know how to fix?

[fishandrice89]

move closer

[The2Brotherz]

Move what closer? Fuckin hell at least take tim to make detailed replys instead of typing fuck all through your ass..

[DAL2543]

I think he meant "move the camera closer"

[Ibanezhb123]

my tv has an rgb port on the back, will that work?

[zak9456]

if you can get the right cable, then yes

[jbgonza29]

when i connected my comp to my tv using the vga slot the keyboard and mouse would not work. what did i do wrong?

[tigerintermusic]

@jbgonza29 that happens when ur gay

[danihj86]

where's link for the program?

[xshanelle]

I can't wait to set it up. Do I need two blue cords? one for my computer monitor and the other for my tv?

[knuckleblaster]

depend if you are using it for a tv or a monitorso for basic fuction for the tv is to have one end of the blue (vga) cord into the computer and the other into the tv's vga (blue) slot now for both you will not need a blue (vga) cord going into the satalite or cable thing unless the reciever/ satalite. cable supports it which im pretty sure it doen't so generally no u need only one blue (vga) cord

[chino04latin]

Hey man i got a sony bravia 60 inch lcd plasma but it doesnt detect my vga connection.. wtf is wrong?

i tried re checkin many times and no luck

HELP!!

[buttermaker567]

yea i went on the NVIDEA website and i cant find the toolbar download for my graphics card what is it under mate?

[TheGlitchedUpGlitch]

My computer only has 1 of those VGA ports. Can I make my TV (Which does have the VGA port) the only monitor? (By removing the port from the monitor and re-locating it the the TV?) If not, is there anything I could do/buy to solve this problem?

[Matthew2225]

yes you can use it as a only moniter

[TheGlitchedUpGlitch]

Do I need to download anything? Or what prgrams do I have to use. (I have WIndows XP by the way.)

[Matthew2225]

You can just unplug the current vga cord from the side that connects to the computer and plug the same end into the tv vga port, then scroll through the inputs on your tv till the is something saying computer, pc, vga, or rbg

[TheGlitchedUpGlitch]

Sweet, thanks