In practice, many modern laptops don’t ship with a built-in HDMI port-at least, not a full-sized one. RELATED: Beginner Geek: How to Connect a Laptop to a Television RELATED: Do You Really Need to Buy Expensive Cables? Switch the TV to the necessary input and you’re done! You can also use the display options on your PC to configure how the display works-whether the TV mirrors your main display or functions as a secondary desktop. Plug one end into an HDMI port on the back of your TV and the other into the HDMI port on your laptop or desktop. If you don’t, you can buy a cheap cable like this one ($7) and skip the unnecessary expensive cables. Getting this solution hooked up is pretty simple. This is true whether that computer is a living room PC using a TV as it’s only video output, or PC with its own monitor that’s mirroring the contents of the primary display to the TV. RELATED: Why You Should Connect a PC to Your TV (Don't Worry It's Easy!)Ī standard HDMI cable is still the best way to get your PC’s screen onto a TV. Mirroring With an HDMI Cable (And Possibly an Adapter)
