How to Hook a Laptop to a TV Using an S-Video Cable and a Cable Box
- 1). Connect the S-video cable from the S-video socket on the back edge of the laptop to an S-video socket on the back of the TV. Leave the existing cable connections in place from the TV to the cable box.
- 2). Insert the mini-plug on the Y-adapter into the headphones jack on the laptop.
- 3). Connect the two plugs on one end of the stereo cables to the two jacks on the Y-adapter.
- 4). Insert the plugs on the other end of the stereo cable into a set of audio input jacks that go with the S-video connection.
- 5). Turn on the equipment and press the TV remote control "Input" button to switch between the laptop and the cable box for viewing on the television.