Connect a TV to Your Laptop to Watch Netflix Movies Online
If you have S-Video sockets on both devices, buy a cable. A 12-foot long cable sells for under $5 on eBay or Amazon.com. The cable will cost considerably more if you buy it at a local store ($20 to $50+).
The S-Video socket is round, has two pins on the left side, two pins on the right side, and keyways at the top and bottom. If you'd like to see a photo, go to images.google.com and search for s-video.
If you have a desktop PC, inspect the cards and sockets on the PC (front and back). If your desktop PC has a powerful video card, it's more likely to have what you need.
Plug the cable into both devices. Turn on the TV and switch it to the Video Input that matches the socket (a label near the socket tells you which Input).
You must reboot the PC. Windows "finds" the TV during Windows launch. The TV may flicker a few times. You cannot usually add a TV or second monitor while Windows is running. See my son 2021
Next, we'll configure the monitors so Windows has a Desktop that's double the width of your current Desktop.
Right-click on a blank area of your Windows Desktop and you'll get a menu. Click on Properties (or Personalize), then click the (Display) Settings tab.
Click on the icon of Monitor No. 2 and you should get a message asking if you wish to Enable it. Click Yes.
Change the resolution on both monitors to 800 x 600. You can try higher resolutions, but they may not work.
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