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Can I watch my computer on the tv?

I was wondering if it is possible to watch what I play on the computer on my tv. Often I will watch a tv show that I missed online. It would be so great if I could now find a tv show online and still watch it on my tv. My laptop is about 2 years old and I don't know anything about its components. If there is something I need can you please be specific as to what it is. Thanks in advance for all the help!

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Here is what I do. I have a 55'' lcd hooked up to my laptop using an S-Video cord. Then you hold the...

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What is a TV tuner? and which one can I get for my computer so I can use with my cable box to watch TV.?

I recently decided to get a tv tuner for my computer but I am not so sure what it exactly does. I want a good one that I can connect my cable box to and watch the channels on my cable box. Is this even Possible? Also if its not what can I do to watch...

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With the proper software and driver for that tuner you can just plug in your cable to your pc.Although...

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How Can you connect ur computer to the TV...so if i put a video CD in the CD rom i can watch the movie on TV??

i wanna know how can i connect the computer to the TV to watch computer on the TV or connect the TV to computer to watch TV on my computer.

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you must have and s-video plug on your graphics card or computer and on your dvd player or your tv the...

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if u mean u want to surf the net on your tv..just plug a hdmi connection from your pc/laptop to your...

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Are there any cable companies where you can watch TV on your computer?

I like watching TV on my computer, I use hulu.com, netflix and various network websites to watch TV but there are some cable shows I am missing out on. I don't mind paying but I know who offers what I am looking for. We have direct tv now and they have...

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Get a cable splitter, buy a computer TV tuner and connect the cable directly to your computer (before...

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With a Blue Ray drive on my computer, can I use a "DVI to Component" cable to watch HD film on component TV?

Hi! Thanks for taking your time to help out! I have an older 1080i TV that has only component (RCA) cable inputs. Using my computer's Blue Ray reader to watch HD movie on my computer monitor, also HDCP certified, is no problem. Now, if I would like to...

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Yeah, that should work out just fine, just make sure when you hook up the TV to go into the display...

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How can i watch a movie through my computer on my tv while listening to music on my computer monitor?

My parents like to watch online movies through my computer on my tv. I would like to do my own things and listen to music on my computer while they watch a movie. Is there any option on my computer where i can have seperat sound for my tv and for my...

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The easiest to do is get a USB sound adapter. You could listen to your music on an MP3 player or smartphone...

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HELP! 10 points!! how do i connect my lap top to my tv so i can watch videos from my computer on my tv screen?

i have a dell and i hooked up a S-video cable and connected it to my tv. how do i get the videos on my computer to show up on my tv screen? i tried to do it like i would if i was watching a dvd, but nothing came up. so i obviously did something wrong...

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go to control panel click appearance and themes click on display icon click on settings tab click on...

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Can I watch one show on my TV and record a different show on my computer which has a capture card?

I am trying to understand how to set up an HTPC and what all I can do with it. I plan on getting Comcast Digital cable, a Panasonic plasma, and I have a WinTV capture card in my PC which has an s-video input. Here is how I plan to connect (feel free...

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Please excuse the long explainations of things. If you are connecting things together like your computer...

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Can I watch one show on my TV and record a different show on my computer which has a capture card?

I am trying to understand how to set up an HTPC and what all I can do with it. I plan on getting Comcast Digital cable, a Panasonic plasma, and I have a WinTV capture card in my PC which has an s-video input. Here is how I plan to connect (feel free...

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you could do that if your tv card had two or more tv tuners. You can see that in the manual of your...

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