How to Connect an HP Pavilion DV6100 to a Sony HDTV

Use a VGA cable to connect your HP DV6100 laptop to your Sony high definition television.

The Hewlett-Packard DV6100 laptop contains a VGA port so you can connect your computer with digital televisions. Although the lack of a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port and High-Definition Multimedia Interface port (HDMI) port on the DV6100 make it impossible for the laptop to display true high definition on a Sony HDTV, you still view digital images, video and your desktop on the TV.

Instructions

1. Check the back of your Sony HDTV to see if it has a VGA port. The port should have three rows of five pin holes.

2. Connect your VGA cable to your laptop.

3. Connect the other side of the VGA cable to the VGA port on your Sony HDTV.

4. Change the input on your Sony to "PC" by pressing the "Input" button on your television's remote.

Tips & Warnings

• Many Sony HDTV VGA ports do not have ports for the screws in the VGA cable. Check your HDTV before attempting to screw in the VGA cable.

• If your Sony HDTV's input menu does not have a "PC" option, select "VGA."

References

• Hewlett Packard: HP Pavilion dv6100 Entertainment Notebook PC series