How to Connect My JVC Television to a Laptop
Connecting your JVC television to a laptop allows you to enjoy digital media from your computer on a larger screen. You may also enjoy an improved audio experience, depending on your TV sound system.
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Instructions
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Identify your laptop’s video output port. Look for an S-Video, VGA, DVI or HDMI port. HDMI is the only port that connects audio and video without requiring an additional connection.
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Identify your JVC television’s video input ports. Look for an S-Video, VGA, DVI or HDMI port.
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Purchase the appropriate connector cable based on your port types. For example, purchase an S-Video-to-S-Video connector cable if both your laptop and TV have S-Video ports. Purchase a VGA-to-RCA connector cable if your computer uses a VGA output and TV requires an RCA video input.
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Insert the TRS end of your RCA-to-TRS connector cable into the headphone or line-out port on your laptop. This will transfer audio from the laptop to your JVC television. Ignore this step if you are using an HDMI connection.
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Insert the white and red plugs on the RCA end of your RCA-to-TRS connector into the TV's RCA input port.
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Insert the corresponding ends of your video connector cable into the laptop’s video output and TV video input, respectively.
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Turn your television to the corresponding input channel or mode to view your laptop’s on-screen contents.
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Tips & Warnings
You can always ask a sales representative at an electronics retailer for help when purchasing your video connector cable.
References
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Comments
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I've done everything listed here to hook up my 2011 macbook air to my jvc hd tv, using an VGA connecting cord for picture and an audio-y cable for sound. The VGA cord works whenever I change the input setting on the TV to PC. The picture is great and the two screens are mirrored. But the audio is set up to only play when the input on the TV is set to video, and not to PC. So I can listen to a video in one setting, and watch it in another! Does anyone know how to sync up the two so I can watch AND listen to videos with my cables? Everything is perfect except for this unfortunately fatal flaw.
