Dummies guide: How to hook up your computer to your T.V

[yslas1870]

Thanks

[yslas1870]

1000 thank yous

[simran1510]

my tv is hooked to my pc awsome right and it gives sound



[shawnpehrke]

thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks...you were only demo showing how to go into the computer to find and change the video settings....so we can get an image......thanks

[joedude967]

You can use VGA cables too

[Flippergirl11]

Thanks!!!!

[jerktrucker]

thunderbolt port?

[TheRihanna36]

your voice sound nice

[TheRihanna36]

your voice sound sexy

[Deuceasterpiece]

anyone have a solution to hook up a sony tube tv with only RCA jacks and a coaxil cable to a toshiba satellite laptop w/ vista basic

[xWubbah]

i have a sylvania LCD tv that has a pc cable port and whenever i plug it in it says "not formatted" how do i fix this?\

[burkenshaw]

How about s video to female rgb, then red green blue to tv... computer dosent show my tv on mutiple displays..

any ideas?

[chickteasin]

she sounds hot!!!

[aurialee]

dualview is for multiple monitors, once your monitor is extended the start bar and icons get extended to your alternate display and your primary display gets set to the "extended" version of your desktop. everything you want to use is there, just off screen.

[LunchpailJ]

will nView only show up if you have the sVideo cord hooked up? i tried walking through the steps but when i get to my graphics card, the nVideo options don't come up. HELP please =)

[jordanforibanez]

@idkmybffjill1800 ....ok dude....you either need a TV-Card or a special cable

[skeldro11]

THX ALLOT

[richmeister4eva]

my tv is a 32 lcd tv and when i hook it up via hdmi the tv only looks great at 1360 x 768 but it can go up to 1920 x 1080 but the screen looks a bit off and the text is a bit weird i was wondering if you could help me in this debacle please ^^

[gamecreator912]

i want to know how to hook up a video jack to your tv from your computer i got a rf jack it should work

[EricMonopatin]

is this for permanent use?

[RaubK3]

i got everything working thanks to you dahlin! but my tv is very blurry and i can hardly make out things. are there settings that i can mess with on my computer to fix this?

[derekandfarley]

I like this method. Had difficulty with others ... but this is EASY!

[futboleroR10]

Ok..right now my computer is hooked up to my TV and it looks good but the only problem is that the TV display cuts off a part of the computer display on the outside of it(top, left, right and bottom part) Ive tried changing resolution but the display doesnt change/

[kandykarmel2009]

my computer HAS NO s-video cable is there anyway i can still hook up my computer to my tv????

[iamtakenbyalicia1014]

Thanks faten.

[iamtakenbyalicia1014]

Thanks faten.

[nan2281]

hi! i m tring to connect my pc to tv with vga/component but the tv screen is blanck need help...

[wikidlover]

@nan2281 all you have to do i change the input (on sky its "tv" and then "help" on the remote) and set it to the option called rgb

[lyk123194]

Thanks!!!!!

[rivieracar1992]

Can you specify what kind S-video I need to hook up my Acer Aspire laptop that has a 7 pin S-video to my analog TV with 4 pin S-video?

Thanks

Thanks

[savedbygrace430]

Now it's a different way to film your tv screen hook up your pc to your tv and get something like a Dazzle thing that you hook up to RCA!

[zakoneandonly]

i see picture but theres no sound coming out

[TehPingasMaster]

it works but mines black and white

:(

[charismaticenigma201]

ok i have a 22inch lcd tv can i hook it up without hdmi my tv has somethin that says pc in it already has a input wat do i do

[888ss888]

Windows 7 doesn't like to accept this.The TV doesn't like to show up.I think I need a new GFX card.

[maddog015]

I have an analog TV and bought a cable that had a 7-pin S-video (which goes to the PC) to RCA (which goes to the TV) cable. When I switch the properties to dual screen, I can see the desktop on the TV, but it flickers then goes to black as if its not getting signal. Any help is appreciated.

My video card is Nvidia 8600GT and TV is a 27" Panasonic analog.

[fatenshehadeh]

From my experience, I have found that the problem is coming from the cord. Try fiddling with the cord, push it in a little or or pull it out a little and try it out. Or you may need a whole new cord. But I would rec a svideo to svideo cord. It always seems to do the trick with me. hth

[maddog015]

@fatenshehadeh Well, tried fiddling with it. Didn't work. I'd hate to have to get a new cord. Also, whenever I change the resolution on the analog TV, it flickers with the desktop. So close, I can taste it, but it turns to black again. This is why it leads me to believe its a resolution problem. Signal is transmitting.

[dalondoner]

@maddog015 listen to the video, dont use dual view, use clone.

[maddog015]

I have an analog TV and bought a cable that had a 7-pin S-video (which goes to the PC) to RCA (which goes to the TV) cable. When I switch the properties to dual screen, I can see the desktop on the TV, but it flickers then goes to black as if its not getting signal. Any help is appreciated.

My video card is Nvidia 8600GT and TV is a 27" Panasonic analog.

[TOmasta15]

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[lilgerrard79]

I need Help how can i get my computer hook to the tv own lee using S-Video and the yellow white and red cordes with Windows Vista on My labtop

[oleg2121]

can anyone tell me to hook my vcr-dvd with the tv hooked up to my computer?

[motrukmowingandmore]

what do you mean by that? so that the tv has your computer and vcr/dvd hooked up at the same time?

[iCharleyStudios]

i found an easier way nd made a tutorial [:

[kilgoretyler]

thanks alot.. helped big time

[afropagangirl11223]

if my comp does not have sound will my tv make the sound i recently bought a new video card and now my new sound card i got few months back now when i try to install the sound it says please Plug-In C-Media PCI device device

[ukpkmkk]

hii

[XTechWarriorsX]

OH SNAP! a tech smart girl?! thats like super hot

[CharlesmontKid]

boooooooooooooow

[andrewblack12]

do you have a guide for windows 7?thanks

[andrewblack12]

do you have a guide for windows 7?

thanks

[Waizujin]

You are awesome! I kept trying, and I never got it working. 5 minutes with this vid, I'm watching it on my 42 inch screen tv. You are awesome!

[AK231199]

is it possible to have just a tv as your monitor and not have to hook up both the computer screen and the tv ? I was thinking of replacing my old computer screen with a tv and am doing some research

[ArctusCanusLupus]

Thanks so much, I hated all the other videos they were so lame, Love your voice too all the other voices were made by groggy basement creapers. I think I could hear potatoe chips crunching in their mouths and their mothers yelling from atop the stairs in their videos.

[KillerChris5]

Warning: I need to look into this more but i know if youre moniters Resoulition differs too much from youre TV you can DESTROY Youre T.V.'s Display. So if ur gunna do this make sure u look up a chart that tells what res works with what TV

[mustfeedalqadi]

thank you for your help

[zeldaking320]

your voice is seducing... ohhhhhh

[tlamachkalli7]

Thanks very much for this info. Very helpful. Compliment: For some invisible reason, you have a very particular tone of voice... sensual .. It was hard trying to understand because of it. It cause me inability to focus. Thanks again !

[STMN69]

wicked!!! thanks !!!!  XD

[branless]

omg you're soooo slow.

but thnx for vid

[DrowningYourMother]

Oh wait.. I lied. it does have an S-video terminal.. ROFL.

[DrowningYourMother]

...? My computer does not have an S-video terminal... I give you that because it is about 7 years old.... But my TV is not even a year old, a nice and large plasma "Sharp" flat screen TV... There is no S-video terminal.. you are crazy.

[MysticGoten88]

Her voice is hot and she is teaching us very useful information, I don't think it gets much better than this.

[ctw2001]

wtf do u do if u dont' have s video PORT

[sharjeel08]

my PC doesnt have the S-video outlet...all i can see is a simple moniter outlet...can i still connect it to my tv which has audio/video outlet...

[playswitscissors]

yea i dont have sound either and theres no plug in for av cables

[eric1love]

at around 1:10 for audio question Audio out of TV

[xLittalScorpioNx]

i dont have 1 and 2 at the settings, it just shows 1 regular and i see everything i do on my tv and my monitor

[141tk021um84]

My computer doesn't have an S video cable plugin.

Is it possible to hook it up to my TV with an HDMI cable?

[1supercrack11]

sht my computer dosnt have svidio

[AmeronsTechHelp]

wow a techy girl. i love you.

[superthrower]

Great info!! i just need the cables now and i should be good to go! thank you

[boyojack7898]

i think my tv s just too old for this it comes up black and white, and my newer tv comes up in regular colour.thanks anyway.

[jordy365247]

i get a picture but its not in colour help plzzz

[inachu]

I hooked up my pc to the TV to play wow and overall its great but do not expect to read any of the lower left text....

[s2rock15]

My laptop doesn't have spots for those cords :( what do I do?

[tomjames19]

ive done everything you said but ive got a s-video cable but with a scart at the other end ? does that change anything

[Skinder506]

I have an input composite video/audio in my cpu and I want to use my computer as a "viewing TV" with the use of my av cable...however when i simply plug them in, nothing happens. Please explain what i need to do to make this work. thanks

[ooreach]

sweet voice good information.

[idkmybffjill1800]

Hey does anyone know how to get the sound to come out of the tv in stead of the computer?

[fatenshehadeh]

Ya use the audio cables

[logibear3294]

I have the audio cables plugged in and everything is workin except the sound.. i have it all hooked up right but not sure y the sound isnt working..? Any idea?

[Yasinuenal]

If required, use an Audio Cinch-Adapter.

I am using it myself that way.

[JotoTeef]

If your Comp dont have a S Video Slot, is there anyother way you can Hook it up?

[leiefilm]

i Have the same problem i get picture on tv but sound from my computer and i use aduio cable

[misusedcrayon]

you have to put the end that is like the head phones in the end of your pc taht the speakers go

[mclbso]

i did it thanks

[idkmybffjill1800]

Hey does anyone know how to get the sound to come from the tv instead of the computer ?

[daygon128]

Thanks for the vid. Very helpful! And btw queenofhartz u suck! This lady's voice is hot! lol i could listen to her all day!

[MysticGoten88]

Her voice is hot and she is teaching us useful information. I don't think it gets better than that.

[CharlieF576]

i already know how to do this and alot of other stuff with my laptop but it was on my recommended for u page so i looked at this and thought...

HOLY CRAP ur a girl!!

i just didnt expect that lol

[Artemis1017]

Why wouldn't you expect a woman to know this?

I've been upgrading my computers, taking them apart and working on the systems from the early 90s and I'm a 59 year old woman.

Are you from the 50s?

[ArctusCanusLupus]

yah amazing how its not just sweaty basement nerds who know about computers...amazing...

[br00talmajestik]

What if I want to get a television signal on my computer? The TV is crap, but I have a fairly decent computer with a 24 inch high def monitor.

[ArctusCanusLupus]

than why would you want to watch it on a crappy tv screen if you had a big HD monitor?

[overlordtheslayer]

SO can i play Crisis with my PC using my TV instead of a monitor?

[PhenomenalOne2014]

Im wondering too, Is the quality crap? Or is it great?

[w1ldyovvnz]

yes the tv will just act as a monitor instead of your normal monitor

[xxxluckyfreakxxx]

what do i click if i have vista?

[kingduffypwnz2]

Go to your desktop, click Personalize>Display Settings, and chose your desired monitor, it should say 1 and 2 like the video, click on "2" (if thats your TV) and click below it "this is my main monitor" and it should switch. Hope that helps

[lateintheday2007]

The audio on this vid is so low we can't hear it even with volume turned all the way up.

[RetardedG4M3RX]

A what video port?

[loser9r9r]

well umm what if you don't have gforce thing AND you don't have the nview display settings??? please messege or somment back if you would know

[fatenshehadeh]

Well, I know each computer is different, but if you play around with it, I'm sure you'll get it.

[mysterymeat3]

You probably have an ATI card. Almost all of the ATI drivers have a tool built in for this, just click on the display tab and highlight your TV, I think that's how it works, all my graphics cards are Nvida.

[MkNeelz360]

You absolutely, positively have to have an S vid port on your pc? Isn't there a hookup that adds a svid port?

[lgclowes1115]

Thank you i have been struggling trying to figure this out on my own! Very helpful

[thequeenofhartz]

It would be nice if you spoke to be heard and the video wasnt so long as its not necessary to be so long. Can barely hear you.

[fatenshehadeh]

I would of loved for the audio in the video to be louder, but I used Camstudio and for some reason that was the loudest I can get my audio to record on my PC. Sorry, it was unintentional.

[sheldon4life]

the reason i want to do this is because my monitor does not show red and other colors look dull do you know anyway to fix this?

[incubusRATMpepper]

videos show up black on my tv.  I can watch videos on the internet, but with vlc, windows media player, and quicktime the video shows up black. The window for it shows up, but the video doesn't. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[chaz3345]

ummm the cord you showed...is that s-video? cause i always thought that that was coxial connection..."the tube with the screw" and real "Standard definition" TV was through component video cables..."yellow white and red plug thingies" and that s-video was just like component cables only they looked slightly different help plz

[incubusRATMpepper]

Everything works for me except for when i play videos. Youtube videos work, but when i play videos with vlc, windows media player, or quicktime, the widow shows up on the tv, but the video is just black. Can someone please help

[incubusRATMpepper]

Everything works for me except when i play videos. The window for the video shows up, but the video is just black. I've tried using 3 different video players and none of them work. Youtube videos show up, but videos from video players do not. Does anyone know how to fix this.

[fatalfeedback]

ok the tv I am wanting to do this to...only has the standard single cable plug in thing.....I have an s-video converter to the plug in thingy...will that still work???

[jhanuska]

Ok so I need help. I have the hdmi hooked up to my 32' flat screen and i using my Hp media center with xp sp3 with all the extra and i'm not able to clone my monitors like you show in the video and i've been able to di it before, i'm not sure what type of video card i have. been doing this for awhile and moved an know its not working.

[casinoroyal08]

That is pretty sweet im going to try this tomarrow since ill be done with my exam as well in the morning....wish me luck. I have been trying to find out how to put my laptop on my tv so i can play spore on it and watch movies that are still in theaters....lol I hope this works thanks a lot!! I cant wait to finally go on itunes on the tv!!

[boboloco1984]

can i connect a vga from my laptop to hdmi to my tv???

[alexb916]

my computer doesnt have a s-video port. what should i do?

[Killer1rock]

Ok I have a question

Is the s video cable compatible with Windows XP Home edition????

[coolbeans541]

??? umm is there any other way because i have a laptop my school dose that and i was J/W if i can do it but i dont have that cable wire

[devinwalker47]

i thought this was the one for hooking tv like cable to the pc i use my tv as my screen i new when i saw the ports.

[boromia001]

i have a vga to hdmi, it's not working

[b33k3rz]

I want to get an LCD T.V. with something called a PC Input. What cable does this require?

[PhearRyzin]

Vga is the best. I connected today with vga. Didnt need to change any settings.

[s2knott]

i have a old projector tv (large 65inch) and i attached the vga cable.... it shows start up but then the screeen shakes and then just gots blank and a tv message say something about sleep mode???? can anyone help me here?

[earlhim]

can i hook my computer to another pc monitor

[AlexNosski]

hey ive got a HP laptop, a S-video to yellow RCA cable, and a standard TV with a RCA input. how do i make my tv screen the same as the laptop screen?? i have no idea what settings to do..

[funnyjokesters2]

will this display your computer in HD? (I have an HD tv & good graphics card)

[plastichairball]

Hi there, I just inherited a really old TV that only has a scart output. What kind of cabling do I need to connect it to my PC? My PC is running a Geforce 8600GT with a free s-video and dvi-i port. Many thanks!

[kingoflakewood]

Thank you very much. This was very helpful

[drew9595]

thanks it help me alot. :) no i can play counter strike on the big screen

[mstoons]

I hooked my s-video up, and the screen flickers. Someone told me it may be because of the refresh rate. But I can't change that.

[lovkis86]

thank you

you helped me so much.

i Frikin love you tube

[koreanxlover]

after the screen blacks out, it reappears with the "reconfigured" part and I clicked yes -- I still can't find the write video. I tried fixing the s-video cord (thinking that it was loose or something) but still nothing happened. what did I do wrong? (I have an HP Pavilion Special Edition) -- is it because of my laptop, or tv? :/

[Bammer958]

my screen comes up black and white, how do i fix this?

[fatenshehadeh]

OK this happens all the time. You need to make sure the svideo is connected correctly. No broken pins, and it has to be tight.

hth

[ultraviolet99]

You don't specifically state what type of cable that headphone to RCA is; what shall we ask for at the store to find that wire?

[Bammer958]

it is black and white on my tv how to i see the colour?

[SimonDumontSki]

see above

[brainiack101]

would it work

[brainiack101]

could i use a, coaxial out port, on my destop computer, bc all i see is a little orange plug that says digital audio out, can i get a plug fro that and plug it into my tv?

[bender962]

My tv doesnt have the s video port. i do have the yellow and white connections. can i make that work?

[koolkat106]

where do you get the wire

[fatenshehadeh]

ebay, walmart, radio shack.

[spiderselwof]

i got mine on ebay

[bowwowcousin]

my pc does not have a s-video port is there like a vga-rca available?????

[Goodboy46]

Thank you very much. I mangaged to watch with audio. Wonderful. Enjoying movies etc.

[Ebacent]

Is it possible to make the volume come out of the TV instead of the laptop? if u know how to do this, let me know.

[fatenshehadeh]

Well yeah in the video if you watch it I show ya the cord you need to hook up to your tv and laptop. Watch it. Easier then me explaining

[Goodboy46]

Thanks for video. I did as you said. black and white Picture came on tv in three columes and flickering. Where did I go wrong? pls. help.

[fatenshehadeh]

Try it again, remove the cables then reinsert them, and make sure you are on the right TV video channel on the TV

[evakanas]

THanks...out of all the videos this one was more helpful..the other were stupid.. its just that we dont have the same card as you, so we are still having problems with actually connecting it to the tv. we have all the cables but hard to set the properties..thanks!

[Partytime60]

Will I require TV card?

Most people say that only AGP or VGA card is not enough. to watch TV I need a special TV card?

[fatenshehadeh]

nope just as long as you have the inputs onthe tv and pc then your set, just play around with the properties

[docMSW]

great video it helped me a lot, thank you so much!

[BeatlesFan32]

What Operating System do you use?

[icecreamman1919]

what happend when after u go to setting and there no 2 monitor display, only one, cause someone please help, im stuck here.

[fatenshehadeh]

Make sure the tv and pc are connected before you go to that screen. And if so use a different S vid wire cause it might just be a bad wire.

[Sillymexican]

Thanks, I was looking for a way to get sound then I saw that cable and I was like duh. =P Thanks again.

[StarSex]

you're funny

[Dox0123]

Hdmi is more simple and easy. 1 cable and video/audio is linked to your tv.

[MrBrotato]

That's not true when connecting your TV to your PC. A PC's video card does not produce the sound signal so you will still need to run another cable for audio. HDMI is a better solution though, but only works if you have an HDTV.

[freelookin]

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[yore5]

my pc has vga but my tv has s-video!

[javi77s]

dident get it but u got a sexy voice lol

[leducalain]

i do like to post , and it is easy to try it. but i am getting a Grey scale image after your experience what it could be the raison?

[leducalain]

why i am getting a gray scale on my tv?? instead of colors

[leducalain]

why i am getting my tv in Grey scale.10x

[leducalain]

thank you for your post , it was very helpful for me. but i am getting on my tv a gray scale instead of color, and how can i ply videos or other on realPlayer or any other media player. thank you for helping.....

[salimo12345]

thank you, i try it , and it works, but i am getting a Grey scale image, and i cannot play any DVD or videos file , it sows me a black screen . do you have any idea why it happened like this

[salimo12345]

thx... very useful... but picture in gray... what to do??? and how to fix it???????

[0xXShadoeXx0]

very helpful vid thanks, i subscribed, lol, thanks =)

[sparkey1358]

thanks alot that was really helpful i spent hours trying to figure it out but that made sense thank you