How to Plug a VGA Into Your TV
With the increasing popularity of laptops and online digital media such as Youtube, Netflix and Hulu, connecting a PC to a TV has become a common way to watch videos on a larger screen. One roadblock you may face in connecting a computer to a TV is that many computers have limited options for video output. Video graphics array or VGA is a standard computer display output used for computer monitors that can also be used to connect a computer to a TV with the proper cables and adapters.
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Instructions
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Inspect the different video inputs on your TV and buy and adapter what will allow you to connect VGA to one of the inputs you have available.
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Connect the computer directly to the TV if your TV has a VGA input built in. Procure the proper adapter if your TV does not have a VGA input.
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Turn off the computer and TV and connect a VGA cable to the video output on the computer's video card.
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Connect the VGA adapter to the other end of the VGA cable. Now the end of the cord will have a different port available that will be compatible with your TV.
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Plug the other end into the video input on your TV. For instance, if your TV has HDMI, you will use a VGA to HDMI adapter and then use an HDMI cable between the adapter and your TV's HDMI input.
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Turn on the TV and then the computer.
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Tips & Warnings
* A TV can be used as a monitor for a computer, or it can be used a second screen in addition to a standard monitor or laptop screen. If you hook your TV up as a second monitor, it may not have any picture unless you configure screen sharing options on your computer.
* Many newer TV sets come with a VGA input built in due to the increasing popularly to connecting computers to TVs.
* VGA connections send video signals but not audio. If you hook a computer up to a large screen with VGA the audio will still come from the computer's speakers.
