Easy Steps : How To Connect Your Laptop To Your HD TV

Are you looking for ways to connect your Windows 8 and windows 7 computer to your HD TV?  If you are ,then your search ends here.

Many people have been searching on how to connect windows 8 , windows 7 computer to an television all across the web, even i keep getting mails where people asked  if they could connect their laptops or desktop PCs to their HD television . This is absolutely possible, Most Laptops, Desktop and HD TV that are been made these days have these feature installed, which means you can connect your windows computer with your HD TV with simple steps

Today in this post, I am going to show you exclusively how to connect a second display monitor (HD TV) to your PC and also how to switch the displays. meaning you can easily enjoy your Games, movies etc on your HD TV display.

For you to accomplish this task, all you need is Your PC (a desktop computer or laptop) with HDMI or VGA port , Your HD TV, And the HDMI or VGA cable, Then get ready to connect your TV and PC .

How to Connect your Windows 8 / Windows 7 PC to Your TV

1. Once you have gotten your HDMI or VGA cable ready, Now look out for the HDMI and VGA port on your PC as well as your Television. Most of these HD television comes with the HDMI port at the back and laptops have it at the side. This HDMI port makes connection of other devices to the tv not just he laptop easy. Such devices includes PS3, XBOX, Blu ray disc player or DVD player.

2. After you have located that, then insert the cable in the right spot on the HD TV and then PC. Once you have done that, then Go over to your Windows 8 /windows 7 desktop, Here we need to make some changed to the display.

3. Right click on the desktop and then click on “Screen Resolution” like it is below;

4. Now on that screen resolution page, Your TV should have been detected,there you will see the name of your TV listed on “Display” option. That means connection have been made successfully, But if the TV name is not listed , You can use the Detect button like it is below to detect from the screen resolution menu.

5. Now go over to the “Multiple Display” option and then select “Extend these displays ” or “Duplicate these displays” . Choosing the “Extend these displays ” Feature lets you extend the display of your PC screen but with the “Duplicate these displays ” it will create the duplicate screen of your Windows 8 / WIndows 7 desktop on your TV.

Thats all. Now your Windows 8 /windows 7 display should be showing on your HD television screen as your second monitor.