Wednesday 12 November 2014

Connecting Your PC to a Large Screen - How to do it?

One of the most commonly encountered questions for us at Server Sentry arises from customers who wish to connect a PC to a wide-screen TV of some sort or another.
Here is a quick overview but things may vary a little from case to case, so don’t hesitate to pick up the phone or contact our online help desk support.
http://www.serversentry.com.au/our-services/monitor-care/

•    There are several different ways of connecting your PC to a TV screen and displaying the results of what you are doing on it.

•    At one time some of these were rather tricky but today it’s typically very simple - assuming that both your PC and TV are relatively modern.

•    If you look at your PC, you should be able to see a port labelled either ‘HDMI’ or sometimes ‘TV OUT’.

•    Look at your television and you should see a port labelled again as ‘HDMI IN’ or possibly ‘PC IN’. You may see slight variations on the terminology depending upon the manufacturer.

•    You will then need to purchase what is called an HDMI cable.  These will have a plug at each end that should fit nicely into your PC in one case and the appropriate slot at the back of your TV in the other. These cables are typically very low-cost but remember to make sure to buy one of suitable length in order to give you the maximum flexibility between where your PC and TV will sit.

•    All you will typically then need to do is to switch on your PC and TV.  You may need to select the TV channel labelled as “HDMI” or “PC IN” with the TV’s controller.  From that point onwards, everything on your PC screen should be displayed on the TV.
It’s also possible to get wireless solutions to this though that involves a slightly different approach and once again, it’s probably a good idea to give us a call before you go forward.  

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