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Wrace
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Jul 21, 2015

Playing Youtube and other videos from laptop to tv?

I'm finding that there are more shows on youtube and other websites that I want to watch. I'm not interested in watching movies/shows on my pc/laptop, but would like to watch them on our 32" 720p led tv.

My laptop (win7) is a bit old and doesn't have an hdmi port, just a handful of usb ports and a vga port. The tv has hdmi, vga, audio, usb (I think) inputs.

1) What are my options besides buying a new laptop with hdmi output?

2) What about this vga/audio cable?
http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-VGA-Cable-3-5mm-Audio/dp/B0018MB9U4

3) Is there a cable-less option? Maybe some sort of device that plugs into the usb ports on the laptop and tv and beams the signal?

4) Assuming I can get the hook-up figured out, how does it work? Is there some sort of additional software needed or does what's on the laptop screen just show up on the tv screen? I often surf the web on the laptop while watching a movie on the tv, can this still be done if a movie is playing to the tv from the laptop? Just open another window?

Here is a example that I want to watch on the TV.
We are fans of the show whose line is it anyway. We have only OTA tv and the more recent shows are available that way, but the older shows with Drew Carry hosting seem to only be available via this website.
http://www.cwseed.com/shows/whose-line-is-it-anyway/

Thanks

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  • You can use an HDMI plugin stick such as Chromecast or Fire TV, or Apple TV or Roku type boxes, to watch YouTube and other streaming services such as Netflix. Can pick these up at Best Buy or Walmart. Make sure its WiFi enabled if that is your connection. Most are, but can also use a secondary WiFi adapter if connecting by Ethernet to a box. Such is likely the case if using Bluray player for watching streaming content.

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