Saturday, July 30, 2011

How To Watch The Internet On Your TV Tips

By Sharon Childs


Watching internet videos from your computer screen can be a bit inconvenient. Not only is the screen so much smaller than that of a television, but it also limits sharing the viewing experience with other people. One way that you can remedy these problems is by connecting your computer to a television monitor. With that being said, here's how to watch the internet on your TV.

The first and perhaps the most crucial step that you have to take is to get the right kind of television. Old tube television may not deliver as great results as LCD and Plasma TV. You can start saving up some money in order to be able to purchase an LCD or Plasma TV, which is now more affordable than ever. Ensure that the television set that you choose has a VGA input so that it can act as your computer monitor. In a nutshell, the things you will need include a PC or Mac laptop computer, a digital TV, a VGA 15-pin connector cable or an S-video cable and mini to RCA audio cable, and a wireless converter.

Once you have everything ready, the next step is to use a 15-pin male-to-male VGA cable to connect your laptop to your television. Since you are using male-to-male pins (those whose pins are sticking out on both ends), then you will need to find the female VGA input on your laptop and on your TV. An alternative to the VGA cable is the S-video cable. All TV's have an S-video input.

What you need to do is to simply hook it up, take the audio cable, plug the mini end into your laptop, and plug the red and white ends into the television set. If you choose to go wireless, then you can use a wireless converter. This device converts digital signal on your laptop into a format that your analog television can show. Going wireless saves spaces as your online videos get zapped to your TV.

After you have established the connection, you can start viewing your internet videos on your big television screen. If your TV screen gives you additional space besides what's on your laptop, then you will have to drag your internet browser over to the TV screen.

You see, you can always switch to the internet for an unlimited supply of videos when you have nothing interesting to watch on TV. But since your computer screen is not always the best option to watch web videos, what you can do is to learn how to watch the internet on your TV.




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