How to Use a Samsung Plasma TV as a Laptop Monitor

You can connect your laptop to the inputs on your Samsung Plasma TV so you can use the HDTV as a monitor. The video output on your laptop allows you to hook up external displays to your computer's graphics card with just a single cable. Once the connection is established, your laptop will immediately send the video feed to your Samsung's input. No additional software is necessary.

Things You'll Need

  • VGA cable
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Instructions

    • 1

      Locate the VGA port on the side of your laptop.

    • 2

      Connect one side of the VGA cable to the port on the laptop and screw down the fasteners on either side of the cable to secure the connection.

    • 3

      Run the other end of the cable to the "PC IN" port on the input panel of the Samsung TV.

    • 4

      Turn on the TV and press the "Source" button on the Samsung TV until the image from your laptop appears on the screen.

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