How To Connect Laptop To TV Without An HDMI Cable

When you want to watch videos, movies, or play games, you might want to get a screen larger than your laptop screen. TV, as one of the most common household appliances, is a good choice. You can connect a laptop to TV for viewing your preferred content on the big screen. The question is how to connect laptop to TV with or without HDMI.

Laptop is small and portable, making it a good replacement to the big personal computer. Every laptop is equipped with a screen and alphanumeric keyboard: the screen is usually mounted on the inside of the upper lid while the keyboard is mounted on the inside of the lower lid. Convenient enough, the laptop is not the best choice for watching videos/movies, viewing photos, or playing games. That is because the screen is far from large enough to do these things. So, it’s a good idea to connect computer to TV.

However, people are wondering how to connect laptop to TV (stream PC to TV). In general, a laptop can be cast to TV easily by using cable like HDMI. But what if you don’t have an HDMI cable or the HDMI port is not working? Can you cast from laptop to TV without HDMI? How to connect laptop to TV without HDMI? These questions will be answered one by one in the following content.

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How to Mirror Laptop to TV

May people are asking how to connect my computer to my television. In summary, there are 4 common ways to screen mirroring PC to TV Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.

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Method 1: Connect a Laptop to a TV with an HDMI Cable

The simplest way to connect a laptop to a TV is using the HDMI cable, which can deal with both audio and high-resolution video. Please note that mini HDMI is different from micro HDMI; if you have both, you’ll need an adapter.

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How to project laptop to TV?

  1. Make sure both your laptop and TV have at least one HDMI port.
  2. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to your laptop and the other end to TV.
  3. Turn on your laptop and TV properly.
  4. Choose the correct HDMI input on your TV with the help of the remote control.
  5. Then, the connection should be established automatically.

What to do on laptop if the connection doesn’t work?

  • Open Settings -> click System -> choose Display -> make sure your TV is selected.
  • Modify the resolution to adjust to the TV.
  • Press Windows + P -> select Duplicate.

What if you don’t have an HDMI cable or port? How to connect laptop to TV without HDMI? You should follow the methods mentioned below.

Method 2: Connect with VGA

If your laptop is old, it’s possible that it doesn’t have HDMI port. Instead, you may find a VGA port. How to connect your laptop to TV with VGA?

  1. Connect your laptop to your TV with a VGA cable.
  2. Connect these 2 devices by using a 3.5mm audio cable.
  3. Turn on laptop and TV.
  4. Choose PC or RGB input on your TV with the help of the remote.
Note: If the ports on your laptop and TV are totally different (they don’t match each other), you should search for the adapter that supports both port types.

Method 3: Connect Using USB

If your laptop and TV are both equipped with a USB-C port, you may connect them directly with a USB-C cable. But not every USB-C port is able to carry the video signal, so you may need to install specialized software on your laptop to view laptop files on TV.

Alternatively, you can use a USB-C to HDMI adapter to connect laptop and TV.

Method 4: Connect Laptop to TV Wirelessly

What if you don’t have cable or you don’t want to connect with it at all? You should consider connect your laptop to TV wirelessly and remotely. The media streaming device are necessary.

  • Google Chromecast
  • Apple AirPlay Mirroring
  • Microsoft Miracast

How to cast laptop to TV?

  1. Make sure the Wi-Fi signal is available and stable.
  2. Configure your laptop, TV, and the media streaming device properly.

That’s all about how to connect laptop to TV (how to cast from computer to TV).

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