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    Can I hook up the TV monitor first and then hook up the regular monitor for my desktop?
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    Yes, actually, if you have enough outputs. Have the television connected to the 1 output, boot up the PC, attach the secondary monitor, go to graphics properties, and adjust the monitor settings to your preference.
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    Do I have to connect HDMI to the graphics card HDMI or the PC HDMI?
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    In most cases, you should use the graphics card, because the PC HDMI is often disabled. Some PCs allow you to use either connection, so it depends on your computer.
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    What do I do if the screen is zoomed in when connecting my laptop to my TV via HDMI?
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    Change your TV's aspect ratio from the picture settings.
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    What should I do if there is no sound after I hook the PC to the TV via HDMI?
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    If audio plays from your computer or laptop speakers instead of the TV, open Control Panel, select Sound, and look for your TV on the playback tab. If you don't find it, try right-clicking in the white space and choosing Show Disabled Devices.
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    What do I do if my computer won't detect the display?
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    Unplug and reconnect it and restart your PC. Also, check to make sure cable is good as it will only detect a digital connection.
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    How do I watch TV and browse the internet if my TV is attached to HDMI from my laptop?
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    Assuming your video is coming from the laptop, then extend the desktop to two monitors. The TV would have to be capable of PIP to view two simultaneous input images.
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    How can I switch to HDMI without a display remote?
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    Some TVs have buttons on the side. One of them should be an input button. To change the input either use the volume buttons, or continue pressing the input button.
  • Question
    How do I connect my phone to my laptop using an HDMI cord?
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    If you have a charger that links to an HDMI jack, you're out of luck. You can find them for your phone.
  • Question
    When connecting HDMI cable from computer to my TV my tv is fine but my computer monitor screen is green, it connected with vga
    Joshua Crawford
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    Unplug the HDMI and restart your computer. If that doesn't work, buy a hard drive and put everything from your computer to a hard drive and reset all of the settings and do a hard reset on your computer. If that does not work, you might want to go get it checked out.
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    I have sound but no picture?
    Chilling With Calem Jack
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    Go to the Notification Center and look at the boxes at the bottom, there should be an expand button click that then click the box that says project, after that click the “duplicate” option.
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    When I connect the HDMI cable to my computer, my screen on the computer goes black and when I take the cable out the screen goes back to normal screen, thank you.
    Chilling With Calem Jack
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    Go to the notification centre and look for the boxes at the bottom, click expand and there should be more boxes now. Click project and then click the option “duplicate”.
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