How to Connect PC to TV via HDMI

This wikiHow teaches you how to connect your PC to your TV using an HDMI cable. When you connect your PC to your TV, you will be able to project your computer screen on your TV and watch movies or browse the Internet on the big screen. All you need is to connect the two devices using an HDMI cable.

Table of Contents

Connect PC to TV

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Connect the end of the HDMI cable to the PC. The HDMI slot is usually located behind a desktop computer’s CPU, or on the side of a laptop keyboard.

Some PCs can use HDMI ports, others use mini HDMI or MiniDisplay ports.
With mini HDMI and MiniDisplay cables, one end will be a mini HDMI or MiniDisplay plug to plug into a computer, the other end will be a regular size HDMI cable.
Not all computers have an HDMI port. Some older computers use VGA or DVI cables. You can connect these cables to the HDMI port on your TV using a separate adapter and audio cable. If the laptop does not support HDMI or video out, you can purchase a USB-to-HDMI adapter. You may need to install additional software on your PC.

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Plug one end of the cable into the TV. Find an empty HDMI port on your TV and plug one end of the cable into it. These ports are usually labeled “HDMI” and numbered.

You should make a note of the HDMI port you are connecting to.
Make sure you buy an HDMI cable that’s long enough to connect from your PC to your TV. Measure the distance if necessary.

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Use the TV remote to select the HDMI source on the TV. Find the “Source”, “Input” or similar button on the TV or remote. Click this button to select the HDMI port you connected your PC to.

After connecting the PC and TV together, the TV will sometimes display the content on the computer screen by itself. If there is nothing on the screen, apply method 2 to detect TV on Windows 10.
Use the digital label on the HDMI port to identify the HDMI source the computer is connected to.

Detect TV on Windows

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Click the Start menu

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with the Windows icon, usually located in the lower left corner on the PC. The Start menu will appear.

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Click the Settings icon

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The gear icon is on the left side of the Start menu.

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Click System . This option is next to the laptop icon at the top of the Windows Settings menu.

Advice

If the sound is playing through the computer or laptop speakers instead of the TV, open the Contrp Panel, select Sound, and look for the TV in the playback tab. If you don’t see the TV in it, you can right-click on the white background and select Show Disabled Devices.

Steps

Connect PC to TV

Detect TV on Windows

Advice

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