Q&A for How to Connect HDMI to TV

To make your TV compatible with HDMI, you will need an AV to HDMI converter which can be bought at a Walmart.

Check the TV for HDMI ports or look up the specifications on the manufacturer website or in the instruction book.

You might have to switch AV channels on your TV so the input on the TV display corresponds with the port you are plugging the HDMI cable into on the TV.

A router is incompatible with HDMI and there is no way to connect to the router through HDMI. HDMI is for screen data, and a router doesn't output video.

If your TV has smart functionality, you can most likely cast your phones screen to the TV, or you can buy a Chromecast off Amazon to cast your phone.

Some HDMI cables are compatible and some are not at all compatible. You might need to do a lot of switching to get a "signal" from one device to the other. If you have cable with HDMI inputs and outputs then you would use the supply HDMI cables from the cable company. Older versions of TVs don't have the HDMI inputs outside of the coax jack. Your cable runs to the cable box and your HDMI cable runs from the other side of the cable box to your HDMI input connector on your TV. You might need to adjust your TV settings to get that "signal" working.

You just can't connect a VGA port to a HDMI since that can never work. It has to be HDMI to HDMI and VGA port to another VGA port.

You might need to replace the remote with strong and long lasting new batteries - that would end the erratic operations.

You just can't do that operation at all. If the TV has no HDMI ports, then you need to replace your TV with a more modern and newer model with HDMI ports. Read the specifications at the store before your purchase. Then you need to get the HDMI cable to connect to your DVD player and add a video to your settings on your new TV to "switch" over from cable to HDMI1 or 2.

Some TVs when they are unplugged for many hours or days have a tendency to run back to the default on all settings, taking it back to the default of being new from the box. You'd need to reset it up as if it were new.

It's that setting in your TV between (some state) "Air" being for Outdoor Antenna and "Cable" for the other stronger receptions. Some other stronger devices can change your TV settings to be permanent.

Most of new versions of cable boxes in recent years have upgraded to a more advanced level. One side runs the cable and the other side of the same digital box is where the HDMI port is. Each newer TV has "settings" that control between two or more "signals" and the sharpness, contrast, to the audio mixer EQ audio slides, to the time and date also. Check your TV manual for reference. You might need to replace the remote's batteries too.

Yes, you will just need to purchase an audio-visual jack to HDMI adapter. Try searching for an "AV to HDMI adapter".

You could use any of them, it does not matter. Just select the right input from the TV UI.

You can duplicate and use them independently as well. Here's how you can change that: Open up settings. Go to the option "System". Click on the sub option display. Scroll a bit in the option and you will find "Multiple Displays". Select your preferred choice of display.

HDMI is not a "channel." To use it, you will usually need to press the "Mode", "Source", or "Input" button on your remote.

You would need a VGA to HDMI adapter unless you have a VGA port on your TV. Most VGA ports are on monitors, and not TVs.

No set top box/DVR has been made to stream data over a network connection. The cables should work fine.

Use a cable adapter, and connect an HDMI cable to one of the inputs in the TV. Use the remote to select the source of the HDMI cable, and you are good to go.

That's the problem in the digital world of today's standards. You can't anymore use rabbit's ears to get a local reception and most chain stores don't sell them anymore. Local channels have a specific transponder signal that only cable companies can have that access. In today's world, you need to let go of the old TV and coax wire antenna thing to get a cable box to get local channels. On the flipside, there's one more device that you can use? Its a digital signal receiver that attaches to your window and the wire goes into your coax jack to receive free TV signals up to a 100 mile radius.

Does your remote have a TV mode selector? Look for a "SOURCE" button to change modes. Look on the back of your TV and see where the first HDMI cable is connected to, then use your source selector to go to that mode. Usually it is a transparent menu on the left side of the screen.

The HDMI output is on the back of your PlayStation across from your power cord.

It doesn't matter which HDMI input you use, just as long as your TV source is on the same HDMI as the device connected.

Newer TV's cannot display channels. You can only select the source. It is the set-top box which shows all the channels. Check your HDMI connection from the box and select the correct source on the TV. You can ask the help of the set-top box installer to help you set it up properly if you continue experiencing difficulties.

Most of the time it is as simple as a cable coming loose or the speakers not being switched on. The cable may also be damaged, or you may have selected the wrong source. If you check all of this and everything's in order, see if your home theater works from other sources. If it does, then there may be an issue with the TV output. If it doesn't, then there may be an issue with the home theater.

If all your connections are correct, your TV remote will have a button called '''Source'''. Just select the correct HDMI input.

There is only one option: you need to use an HDMI splitter. You can find a good one online. Connect two HDMI cables to the splitter and the splitter's HDMI cable to TV. Now you can choose on the splitter on the go which connection you want displayed on the TV.

Make sure your phone has and supports HDMI output. Most phones do not have such connectors, as they are small and flimsy. But these days it can be achieved by external devices like Chromecast mirror. There may also be same-product compatibility; Sony phones, for example, can be mirrored with some select Sony TVs without external hardware.

You cannot do that. TV connections are made for input only. The output connections are mostly speaker connections.

There are 13 versions of HDMI connectivity. Most of the new ones are backward compatible, but newer versions are not supported by older ones. To check compatibility, confirm the TV connector from its manual with your laptop/system/DTH/cable; each version has its own different cable. You may need to upgrade your TV.