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Can I watch my computer on my TV?

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  • Started 4 months ago by stonecold2129
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stonecold2129
Posts: 25

Is there anyway that I can hook my laptop up to my TV? I want to be able to watch my movies and videos on my TV. I have an Acer with Windows Vista.

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LH
LH
Posts: 7510

Probably, possibly. Depends what video output sockets you have on your laptop.

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takeatoke
takeatoke
Posts: 36

more than likely you should have a svideo cable on your laptop and your tv, so just connect those two, turn the tv to the right video input, then on your lap top go to connect an external device and search, then wa la, your tv just became a mirror of your laptop screen.

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0zSpitt
0zSpitt
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the new version of firefox sure makes it difficult to put a picture up.

computer on tv

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stonecold2129
Posts: 25

Where do I find the connect an external device program at?

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Geo
Posts: 29

There are no programs required, simply locate the port\slot that connects to the TV and buy yourself a cable that fits into that slot\port, unless you already have one. I am pretty sure that almost every laptop would have a slot\port hat connects to your TV.

I have a newer laptop, just maybe a year old and it has an HDMI Slot, older ones may have an S-Video slot. Just search around your laptop until you see the ports, and reply here with what you have.

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takeatoke
takeatoke
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on vista, right click on your desk top and go to personalize, on the right it will say connect to projector or external monitor, in xp it should be almost the same way.

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