HDM1 ports are not working on Big screen tv..is there a way to connect laptop to tv using alternate cable

cheryl47

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My HDMI ports are not working on my Big screen tv..is there any way I can connect my laptop to my TV to view Netflix movies on my TV...
 
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Depending on what other video outputs your laptop has and what inputs your TV has you would need a converter to connect them.
If laptop has VGA and TV has composite video you would need an VGA to composite video converter and an additional cable for audio.

Kkody2

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If you know for certain that the HDMI ports are broken, then you might have to get a RCA-HDMI adapter.
example-https://www.amazon.com/eBerry-Composite-Transmitter-CONVERSION-Transmission/dp/B01F77KXC0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1500950795&sr=8-5&keywords=av+to+hdmi

I'm not sure how well these work, but unless your TV has other ports, this may be your only option

UPDATE: do not get that cable, upon further research, I realized that HDMI is a digital signal while RCA is analog, so it will not work.
Here is what would most likely work https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500951055&sr=1-3&keywords=rca+to+hdmi
 

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