Q&A for How to Connect PC to TV with HDMI

Return to Full Article

Coming soon

Add New Question

Question

Can I hook up the TV monitor first and then hook up the regular monitor for my desktop?

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 33 Helpful 40
Question

Do I have to connect HDMI to the graphics card HDMI or the PC HDMI?

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 38 Helpful 58
Question

What do I do if the screen is zoomed in when connecting my laptop to my TV via HDMI?

Community Answer

Change your TV's aspect ratio from the picture settings.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 28 Helpful 38
Question

What should I do if there is no sound after I hook the PC to the TV via HDMI?

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 41 Helpful 16
Question

What do I do if my computer won't detect the display?

Community Answer

Unplug and reconnect it and restart your PC. Also, check to make sure cable is good as it will only detect a digital connection.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 22 Helpful 40
Question

How do I watch TV and browse the internet if my TV is attached to HDMI from my laptop?

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 9 Helpful 10
Question

How can I switch to HDMI without a display remote?

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 9 Helpful 11
Question

How do I connect my phone to my laptop using an HDMI cord?

Community Answer

If you have a charger that links to an HDMI jack, you're out of luck. You can find them for your phone.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 5 Helpful 10
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

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 4 Helpful 4
Question

I have sound but no picture?

Chilling With Calem Jack

Community Answer

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.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 7 Helpful 4
Question

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

Community Answer

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”.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 3