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Christian Guyton

How to connect your laptop to a TV

Cartoon retro woman screaming in horror at HDMI cables.

Knowing how to connect a laptop to your TV is a useful and straightforward little piece of info, and there's very little you need to do to enjoy your favorite content on the big screen - helpful if you don't have a smart TV for streaming content, want to watch videos saved locally on your laptop, or simply need a second display to work.

As great as the best laptops are, they simply can't compete with the best TVs in terms of picture and display size. Laptop speakers are rarely impressive too, (though there are rare exceptions, like the recent Asus Vivobook S 15).

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