I have an HP 23 Pavilion computer hard wired to a router. I would like to use my TV screen as a monitor but there is only one HDMI port on the back of the computer. My keyboard is wirelessly connected. Do I need an HDMI splitter so I can connect it to the the TV or can I do it wirelessly with another wireless plugin? I have a Samsung series 6, 650 TV. I would like to have both the computer screen and the TV working simultaneously and working off the same keyboard.
Why can't you use something that is USB on one end and HDMI on the other? Fairly sure that I have seen the adapters at Walmart and office supply stores. I have the other problem. I am trying to hook a smart TV up to a computer that has no HDMI. I just cannot find a cable with male USB's on both ends locally so I am going to have to order it online which will cost me almost as much for the shipping as for the cord. All of my TV's that have HDMI have the female USB connects as well.
Depends on exactly what you want to do and what hardware you have. Does your video card have only a single output which happens to be HDMI, or does it have multiple outputs, but only one of which is HDMI? Also, do you intend for both screens to display the same picture (mirroring), or do you wish to use the TV as a secondary/separate monitor? If your video card has outputs other than the one HDMI, at least one of them is almost certainly a DVI connection. DVI is also a digital standard and is compatible with HDMI. You can get a cheap adapter for this. Going this route would allow your TV to act either as a mirror or separate monitor (configured by your video drivers on the PC). One thing to note, however, that the cable using the DVI adapter will transmit video only, no audio. If you also want audio to the TV, use the straight HDMI connection to your TV, then use the HDMI with DVI adapter to your PC monitor. If your video card has no other outputs besides the single HDMI port, the HDMI splitter is really your only option, which will also limit the video mode to mirroring. A third option would be to either upgrade your video card to one that has more outputs, or add a second cheap video card to power the additional screen (will only work if you have an availble PCI/PCI-E slot on your motherboard).
There's no such thing as an HDMI to USB cable. There's HDMI to MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), which looks like and is compatible with standard USB ports, but won't do anything unless the device also supports MHL. This is usually reserved for portable devices (smartphones/tablets/etc). Connecting the USB port from your TV to one of the USB ports on your PC isn't going to work the way you think it will. In your case, you can probably take the advice I gave to Ray9 and use an HDMI to DVI adapter, although again, you won't get audio that way. If you also want audio, you're kinda stuck to buying a new video card that has HDMI output.
I have seen the adapter set ups, so if they do not work, I suppose a lot of people will be unhappy. I will let you know once I get the USB cable with the two male ends whether it worked or not.
This is how I did it. First I bought a Netgear device that has one Ethernet connector and the rest USB connectors. I did this because there is an Ethernet connector on the back of my TV. This got me something but not what I wanted. I can now connect to "Anynet" and get a whole range of services right off my TV. The real solution was to get a device called Auvio which has one connector that is HDMI and the other USB as well as a disk that must be put into the computer. I do not use the "computer in" connector at all. I hook up the computer through HDMI and it works great. Hope this might help others.
