How to connect a laptop to a TV via USB

Very often, many users need to connect a laptop to a TV screen. This is often necessary for a more comfortable viewing of a movie or TV series, because it is much more pleasant to watch videos on a big screen, sitting comfortably in front of the TV, than on a small laptop screen. However, connecting a TV to a computer does not always serve for entertainment purposes.

For many users, connecting to a larger screen is a prerequisite for full functionality. Whether it's artists or musicians, engineers or programmers, many users have a need for multiple screens.

Reference! Almost all modern laptops support a secondary screen feature, which allows you to increase multitasking while working.

After connecting the laptop to the TV, the user has the opportunity to view media files on the big screen. This article will look at how to connect a TV to a laptop via a USB port. The method is quite extraordinary, so the connection will not be direct, but through special adapters.

Preparing to connect

Before attempting to establish a connection between devices, there are a few things you should be sure of.

Firstly, the TV must be relatively new, since an HDMI or VGA connector is required to establish a connection.These formats are supported only on relatively modern TV devices. If there are no such connectors, then this connection method cannot be implemented on this TV.

Initially, it is impossible to connect a computer and TV directly via a USB port due to technical features. You can fool the system using an external USB video card or converter, which provides the ability to connect a laptop and TV device via a simple double USB cable. This external video card exists for both HDMI and VGA connectors.

Another connection method would be to switch through a special adapter for a wireless connection. This device is equipped with both HDMI and VGA outputs. For example, this article will consider the Q-Waves Wireless USB AV adapter

Important! Your computer must have a USB 3.0 port for connection, otherwise the switching process is impossible.

Step-by-step instructions for setting up

After checking and preparing the necessary devices, you should begin establishing the connection. First, let's look at connecting two devices using a regular USB cable.

1. The first step is to connect the USB to the appropriate port on your computer.
2. The same cable should be connected to the converter port.

Important! Many converters or USB video cards have a built-in USB cable that cannot be disconnected.

3. Connect a dual HDMI, monoblock or VGA cable to the converter.
4. Connect the other end of this cable directly to your TV device through a suitable port.

Device connection is complete. Below are instructions for setting up image transfer from a laptop to a TV screen.

Now let's look at how to wirelessly connect between devices.

1. Insert the HDMI cable into the appropriate port on the TV device.
2. Connect the other end of the wire to Q-Waves Wireless USB AV.

Reference! This method is suitable for both HDMI and VGA format ports.

3. The next step is to connect power to the Q-Waves Wireless USB AV. This is done by simply plugging the device into a power outlet.
4. A special transmitter must be connected to the laptop. It is connected to the USB port, after which you should install the necessary drivers from the disk that comes with the device. After installation, the device is completely ready for use.

Software setup

Once the connection between the computer and the TV screen has been established, you should begin setting up the devices themselves.

TV setup

1. On the TV remote control, press the Input button (in some cases, “Sourse”)
2. After this, a menu will open where you can select the signal source coming to the screen. Select HDMI or VGA port. TV setup is complete.

Computer settings

1. Open the “Display Settings” section. Set the resolution for the connected screen.
2. With Multiple Displays, you can expand your desktop size using an additional monitor or TV.

Reference! You can also change parameters using the key combination Win+P

This method is universal not only for connecting a laptop to a TV, but also when connecting an additional monitor or projector.

Recommendations

No sound problem on TV

A very common problem that results either in the absence of sound completely, or in the fact that the sound comes from the laptop speakers and not the TV. This problem is very easy to fix.

1. Right-click on the sound icon and select “Playback Devices”.
2. You need to find TV in the list and select it as the default device.
3. After this operation, the sound should appear. If the problem is not resolved this way, it may be a connection or hardware problem.

A few words should be said about additional software that may be useful when connecting an additional screen or transferring an image to a TV screen.

To connect a TV as a second monitor, the user will need the Dual Monitor Tools program, which combines several useful utilities. Together, they make it much easier to work with two screens, solving many of the difficulties that users often encounter. Whether it's creating a taskbar on a second screen or changing the wallpaper on your desktop.

GridMove is a free program that makes it easier for the user to manage windows and change their settings. The program is able to quickly group work areas and move them from one screen to another, which makes working with two monitors more comfortable.

This method allows you to transfer any image to the TV screen. This function can be useful to any user, both when working and when watching movies and TV series. The above algorithm is universal and suitable for any device that has suitable parameters and if the appropriate devices are available. Typically, a connection via USB is used when a standard connection via VGA or HDMI is not possible. This is a fairly convenient alternative that does not require special knowledge and is available to any user.