How to Hook Up a Desktop to a Sony Z Series TV

Connect your desktop to a Sony Z Series in less than a minute.

The Sony Z Series is a line of high-definition TVs equipped with multiple ports for hooking up other electronic equipment, including your desktop computer. Depending on your PC, you can connect to the Sony TV with an S-video cable, D-sub video or HDMI (High Definition Media Interface) cable. S-video features a round plug with metal pins inside. D-sub cables have three rows of metal pins in a four-sided plug shaped like a trapezoid. HDMI features a six-sided plug on each cable end. Any of these will work with a Sony Z Series.

Things You'll Need

• Compatible video cable

Instructions

1. Turn around the desktop tower to identify the available video outputs. Use S-video, D-sub or HDMI, depending on the outputs on your computer. HDMI provides the best picture quality and is the preferred choice, if available.

2. Turn off the TV and shut down your desktop.

3. Plug in the video cable from the output on the back of the desktop to the matching input on the rear of the Z Series TV.

4. Turn on the power for the desktop and Sony Z Series.

5. Push the "Input" button on the Z Series remote control, release and press again. Repeat until the image from your desktop PC displays on the Sony screen.

References

• Sony: Bravia Z-Series TV Specifications
• HDMI.org: HDMI Cable Specifications