How to Share AVI to ATV
Audio Video Interleave is a widely used media container for videos distributed on the Internet. There are multiple ways to watch an AVI file, such as on computers, game consoles and portable media devices. Sharing your video stream from your computer to the television is a great way to watch a video away from the computer desk. Share an AVI to your TV by connecting the video and audio cables between them and configuring the Windows Display Properties component.
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Turn the rear of the television towards you and inspect the video jacks you have. Most televisions provide a label above each of your jacks. The two most common video connections found on a computer are VGA and DVI. Look for a blue VGA port or a white DVI port on both the computer and television. Some laptops, desktops and aftermarket graphics adapters may also provide an HDMI port, which is standard on nearly all HDTVs. Depending on your hardware and media, an HDMI cable will also carry an audio signal to your TV.
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Power off both your computer and television and connect the appropriate cable between them. If you are connecting a blue VGA or white DVI cable, tighten the two fasteners on each male end of the cable clockwise to secure them in to place. If you are connecting an HDMI or other cable, ensure that both ends are connected securely to the jacks on both devices.
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Locate the sound jacks on your computer. On a laptop, these are often found on the side, and on a desktop computer the audio jacks are usually found at the rear. Look for a jack with a headphone or speaker icon above it. On some desktops, this jack may be black or green in color. There may also be an SPDIF jack. This jack is usually labeled as “Optical Out” or “Coaxial.” If you’re not using HDMI you will need to connect your audio using one of these options.
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Connect analog audio by using a Y-audio cable. Plug the male 3.5mm end to the “Headphone” or “Speaker” port and plug the red and white male ends to the red and white audio in RCA jacks on your television. If using an SPDIF or coaxial connection, connect a standard SPDIF or orange coax cable between your computer and television. Ensure you connect the audio cables to the same ports as your video-input jacks. For example, if you connected your video cable to “DVI-2,” connect your audio cables to the RCA jacks on “DVI-2.” Alternatively, you could connect your audio cables to a stereo or surround sound receiver for external audio.
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Turn on the television and press the “Input” or “Source” button on your remote to select the type of input you used. For example, if you connected a blue VGA cable between your computer and television, select the “VGA” input mode on your television. If you connected an HDMI cable between the two, select the "HDMI" input mode.
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Turn on your computer. After the operating system has loaded, you will now see Windows Explorer on both the computer’s monitor and your television system.
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Click “Start.” Type “External Display” in Search and press “Enter.” This opens a “Change the Appearance…” window. At the top of this window is two icons used to represent your television and monitor. Click to select and highlight the box labeled “2” and then click “Resolution.” From the drop-down, click to select your television's native resolution. Click “Keep Changes” on the confirmation.
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Click and drag “Box 2” to position it as it is in your home. For example, if the television is on the right side of your computer, move the box so that it’s on the right side as well. Click the “Multiple Displays” menu and click the “Extend these Displays” option. Click “Apply” at the bottom to apply your display changes and click “OK” to close.
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Navigate to the AVI file you want to play. Double-click the file. This opens the video in your default media player. By default, the player will open on your computer’s monitor. Click and drag to move the player from your monitor over to your television display. Your AVI file is now playing on the television.
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Double-click the video while it is playing in your media player. This should open the video in fullscreen mode while leaving your desktop monitor free to use for other tasks. If double-clicking fails to load the video in fullscreen, look for a “fullscreen” button or right-click on the video and click “Fullscreen.”
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