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Ann, a home user, would like to connect her laptop display to her home HD television. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

The correct answer is B. Connecting the laptop's VGA output to the television's VGA input. Connecting a laptop VGA output directly to a television's VGA input is the most straightforward and reliable solution among the options given.

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Question

Ann, a home user, would like to connect her laptop display to her home HD television. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

Options

  • AConnecting the laptop's VGA output to an HDMI adaptor
  • BConnecting the laptop's VGA output to the television's VGA input
  • CConnecting the laptop's USB output to the HD television's HDMI adaptor
  • DConnecting the laptop's USB output to the television's USB input

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    94% (29)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Connecting a laptop VGA output directly to a television's VGA input is the most straightforward and reliable solution among the options given.

AConnecting the laptop's VGA output to an HDMI adaptor

Adapting VGA to HDMI requires active signal conversion from analog to digital, which passive adapters cannot perform and introduces compatibility risk.

BConnecting the laptop's VGA output to the television's VGA inputCorrect

If the HD television has a native VGA input port, connecting the laptop's VGA output directly to it provides a clean analog video signal without requiring adapters or special drivers. This is a direct, supported connection that avoids compatibility and signal conversion issues present in the other options.

CConnecting the laptop's USB output to the HD television's HDMI adaptor

A standard laptop USB port does not natively output video signals without a specific USB display adapter driver and hardware.

DConnecting the laptop's USB output to the television's USB input

A laptop USB port and a television USB port are both host or peripheral interfaces for data, not for video streaming between devices.

Concept tested: Laptop to TV display connection options

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/connect-to-a-tv-monitor-or-projector

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#VGA output#display connectivity#laptop to TV#video interfaces

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