How to Connect My Desktop to My TV to Watch Netflix (13 Steps)

By Dan Stone

HDMI cables can make connecting a TV to a computer a one-cable process.
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You can watch Netflix on a TV through your desktop computer by configuring the television as a monitor. In the simplest configuration, you connect the TV and computer using a single HDMI cable. Both devices must use a mutually supported connection type, and you can set up the TV as an alternative primary monitor or a secondary screen.

Connect a PC to a TV As a Secondary Monitor

Step 1

Connect the VGA or HDMI cable to an available video port on the computer.

Step 2

Connect the other end of the VGA or HDMI cable to a open video port on the TV.

Step 3

Connect one end of the 3.5 mm audio cable to the green audio jack on the back of the computer, and connect the other end to the TV.

Step 4

Turn on the TV and the computer.

Step 5

Right-click on your computer desktop and select "Screen Resolution."

Step 6

Click on the drop-menu next to "Multiple displays" and select "Extend these displays." Click "OK."

Step 7

Switch to the computer's port type as the video source, open Netflix in a Web browser and move the browser window to the television to watch Netflix on your TV.

Connect a PC to a TV As a Primary Monitor

Step 1

Connect the VGA or HDMI cable and the 3.5 mm cable to the corresponding ports on the TV.

Step 2

Disconnect the monitor cable from the computer.

Step 3

Connect the free end of the TV's VGA or HDMI cable to the display port on the desktop computer.

Step 4

Connect the free end of the 3.5 mm cable to the computer's green audio jack.

Step 5

Turn on the TV. The computer will automatically configure itself to use the TV as its display.

Step 6

Switch to the computer's port type as the video source and open Netflix in the Web browser to watch Netflix on your TV.

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