Connecting the Computer to a Television
Your PC has TV-out capability, which means you can connect it to a
television to view the computer image on a TV. With the TV-out feature,
you can view the computer image, watch DVD movies (if you have a
DVD drive), or play games on your TV.
Cables you may need
To connect a TV to the computer, you may need a video cable and an
audio cable. The type of video cable depends on your TV. If your TV has
an S-Video jack, you need an S-Video cable. If your TV has a composite
video jack, you need a composite video cable and, depending on the
jacks on the back of your computer, an S-Video adapter cable.
Connecting to a TV Set
To connect a TV to the computer:
Back of PC
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Connect the TV cable using one of the following
scenarios, depending on the connection jacks on
your TV:
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If your TV has an S-Video jack, connect an
S-Video cable from the S-Video In jack on the TV
to the S-Video jack on the back of the computer.
S-Video Cable
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If your TV has a composite video jack and your
Back of PC
computer has a composite video jack, connect a
composite video cable to the Video In jack
on the TV to the composite video jack on the
back of the computer.
Composite Video Cable
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If your TV has a composite video jack and your
computer has only an S-Video jack, connect a
composite video cable to the Video In jack
on the TV and to an S-Video adapter cable.
Connect the S-Video adapter cable to the
S-Video jack on the back of the computer.
Back of PC
Composite Video
Cable
S-Video Adapter
Cable
The S-Video adapter cable is only needed if
there is no composite video jack on the back
of the computer.
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Connecting the Computer to a Television