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Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Plasma screens are a great way to share photos, movies and presentations. Plasma screens can come equipped with many options for connecting them.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner If you want to watch high-definition videos, the best way is to use HDMI cables to connect DVD and Blu-Ray players, games consoles and many computers and laptops to a screen. HDMI allows you to connect high-definition video for crisp, sharp images and movies.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Your computer may instead have a DVI or mini-DVI output. You can buy an adaptor that connects your computer’s DVI port to an HDMI cable you can connect to your screen. Make sure you buy the right adaptor for your type of DVI socket.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Older computers can connect to your screen using a PC connector.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner ‘Component’ video sockets let you connect some older video equipment.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner SCART sockets are another way to connect older video equipment like some DVD players. If you want to connect equipment that uses a single video lead (composite video), use a SCART adapter like the one above. This also lets you connect the left and right audio signals from that equipment.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner You can also connect audio outputs to your screen using a mini headphone jack socket. Connect this to the headphone or line-out socket on your computer.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner You may want to play your audio through separate powered speakers or a public address system. Connect to your speakers or public address system using the audio-out (headphone) socket on your screen.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Many screens now include USB sockets. These allow you to connect a USB memory drive containing photos, movies and music files from your computer. You can select and enjoy these files using your plasma screen’s on-screen menu system.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner You can connect more than one device to your screen. This lets you swap between a computer presentation, DVD and more, and bring your presentations to life.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Your plasma screen’s manual will include a diagram of all its ports and connectors. This will also show you which connector cable to use, and how to select your chosen input using the on-screen menu system or control buttons.

Copyright ©: SAMSUNG & Samsung Hope for Youth. All rights reserved Tutorials Screens: Ports and plugs on plasma screens Beginner Well done You’ve completed the tutorial! Visit the ‘Tutorials’ section of the website for information on using other equipment and software. Or you can visit the ‘Case studies’ section and be inspired to use your new knowledge in creative ways!