How to Hook Up a Laptop to a VGA TV
- 1). Set your laptop on a sturdy surface next to your TV.
- 2). Plug one end of your VGA cable into the VGA port on your laptop.
- 3). Plug the other end of the VGA cable into the VGA input port on the television.
- 4). Turn on the TV and then turn on the laptop.
- 5). Use your TV remove control to change the input setting to VGA (It may be called PC input.). When you use VGA on your TV you must change the input mode just as if you were trying to use a Blu-ray player, DVD player, VCR or game console. Once the TV is set to VGA it will function as a secondary display for the laptop.
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