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I need some help connecting a 5.1 audio system to my laptop

I purchased a Panasonic SC-PT470 5.1 channel stereo system. I am trying to connect it to my Win11 laptop, a Lenovo Ideapad 320-15ISK but I am not even sure if the way I've set it up will work. My ...
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Laptop hooked to TV shows wrong resolution when only displaying on TV, but correct when duplicating displays

I know there are a lot of posts about TV resolution, but none seemed to match my scenario. I'm running Windows 10 enterprise. I have a laptop, native resolution set to 1080. TV's resolution is also ...
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Is there such thing as underpowered HDMI?

I bought a 10 meter HDMI cable of average quality to connect my laptop (HP probook 4530s - windows 10 pro) to my LG digital TV. But although Windows and TV detect the connection via cable, it seems ...
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How to connect only video output of a video player to TV connected to HP Laptop via HDMI while use Laptop remotely for other purpose also?

I have my personal HP laptop connected to TV via HDMI. And there is no issue to see display of my Laptop on TV alone or extend to both or whatever. But while my family watching some stuff I would ...
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Asus Zenbook/Samsung MU6103 Miracast keeps on disconnecting after 10 minutes

I have a: Asus Zenbook UX430UNR laptop with latest Windows 10 Pro Version 1909 Samsung UA55MU6103WXXY 4K Smart TV with latest firmware 1280.5 When I connect the Asus laptop to the Samsung Smart TV ...
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Why does an HDTV, plugged into my computer, not show a proportional amount of content?

I am using a Dell Inspiron i7559. For compatibility reasons, I have downgraded the resolution to 1080p from the usual 4K. When I plug my Samsung 32" 1080p Smart TV in via HDMI, even in extend mode, it ...
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How to send a huge sized movie to a TV from a laptop?

I own a Lenovo laptop Windows 10 built-in and a Philips Smart TV 7500 Series. I just wanted to watch a 4K movie on that. Never did such a thing so I need a small help in this case. I've downloaded a ...
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Not able to get 1080p resolution when connecting laptop to full HD TV

So we have a new FHD Tv and I tried to connect it to my laptop just to check gaming/video capabilities. I connected them through a HDMI cable, which supports 4K and 3D as well. My laptop’s display ...
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HDMI weird behavior

I have a Sharp smart TV, I need to connect my laptop to the tv, I previously had PlayStation 3 connected. When I connect my laptop through HDMI nothing happens, then I tried connecting PS3 again to ...
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Extended Desktop windows 8.1 not working

I have a Windows 8 Laptop that has a broken monitor but it functions great otherwise. To get around this, I hook it up to a 46" lcd tv via VGA cable and sound output. Two years ago I had it setup ...
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Is it safe to use TV as a laptop monitor on a daily basis? [closed]

I have an Asus ROG GL552VW with Intel Graphics 530 and Nvidia GeForce 960M. I connect my laptop to my TV over HDMI cable (with "project to second screen only" setting). will it harm my laptop (like ...
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How to extend display of my laptop to TV

I have a HP Pavilion g6-2265sx Notebook PC running Windows 10 Enterprise x64 having 1 HDMI 1.4 out port and Intel HD Graphics 4000 with the latest drivers. I have a Samsung HDTV Model : UA46ES7500R ...
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Play a new file format on old TV and DVD player

I want to play movies of newer file formats on my DVD player (home theater) and TV. However, both had been purchased around 2011, when no x265, mkv, etc support were made available on those devices. ...
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TV resolution goes down when connected to PC using DP/HDMI connection

I have a Windows 10 Lenovo T440 laptop, which I have connected to a TV using a display Port to HDMI connection. The TV is a Samsung 55" 1080P LCD TV. Now, as soon I connect the devices and extend the ...
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Can a hometheater be connected to PC?

I am planning to buy Samsung 32J4300 TV. And I want to connect Logitech Z-906 5.1 Speaker System with it. Q1. Can it be connected to my TV. I am asking this because I have tried to connect my ...
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