Connecting the PC to your TV is relatively easy. Insert one end of the display cable into your TV’s video input port and the other into your PC.
But before that, you need a suitable display cable that matches the port on both TV and PC. Then, once you have the right cables, connect the display cables to specific ports on your PC. And even after connecting the PC and TV,you may not get video output on the screenif you have not set the correct TV configurations.
So there are several things you need to do before you get the desired output from your TV.
Choosing the Correct Display Cable
Depending on the video input/output port available on your devices, you need to select the correct display cable. Video port on TVs and PCs are located on the back of each device. If you are using a laptop, its video ports are on its sides.
Ultra-portable or 360 laptopsmay not have a dedicated video port. If that’s the case for you, we recommend that you get a hub with video port that connects to your laptop.
Some common video input/output port you see on most television and computers are HDMI, VGA, DVI, and DP.
HDMI cable is very popular when it comes to connecting display devices. HDMI has been around for quite some time. So there’s a high chance that your PC and TV use this port. If both devices have anHDMI port, we recommend getting an HDMI cable to connect the two.
DisplayPort (DP)is a newer version of the video port and supports a faster data transfer rate. This means higher resolution and FPS. Newer TVs and PCs will likely have a DisplayPort as well. If both your devices have female DisplayPort, it is ideal that you get a DisplayPort cable.
Both DVI and VGA are older-generation ports but are still available on some TV and PCs. DVI, being slightly newer, uses a digital signal to transfer video data, while VGA uses an analog signal and has a low data transfer rate.
These ports do not support audio data transfer, so we recommend using either HDMI or DisplayPort cable to connect your PC to the TV.
Before connecting the TV and PC, clean the ports on both devices. Dust and debris stuck on the ports could obstruct the data transfer process, resulting in yourTV to give a black screenor aflickering screen. So ensure that you clean the ports on both devices.
You will have several video ports on the rear side of your CPU case. And you need to connect the display cable to the right port to get the optimal output.
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