Laptop+to+TV+instructions

=How to connect your Laptop to TV.= = Want to show a powerpoint on your classroom TV? All you need is a simple cable to connect the laptop to TV. Listed here are four options to connect your laptop to TV. = 1. **S-Video** – This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has a S-Video port. You’ll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: **4-pin and 7-pin**. Most laptops and PC’s are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.

[|SLINK CABLE.bmp] 2. **VGA** – If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video and as with S-Video, the cable is very cheap. You usually won’t find a VGA port on regular TV’s though, so this option is if you have an HDTV.

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3. **DVI -** DVI stands for **Digital Visual Interface** with “digital” being the key word there. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA. Of course, your computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. This cord is definitely not cheap, it ranges anywhere from $40 to $80

4. **HDMI** ** – ** Using HDMI will give you the best quality by far. No computers that I know of yet have HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.

Maureen Castanon