[header] How to connect a flat screen tv to a laptop [title] Check for the external display ports. [step] Both the tv and laptop will have the s-video port options for external display. [title] Use a cable to connect the s-video ports of the laptop and television. 
[step] The video on the laptop gets displayed on the tv screen through this. [substeps] While connecting the s-video port, make the changes in the appearance menu of the control panel on the laptop.