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August 12, 2011 12:00 AM

Q: I'm trying to connect my laptop to the TV in my hotel room via HDMI, but the Input button on the TV doesn't work to switch signal. What can I do?

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A: Most hotels use a control system that overrides the TV's buttons and remote. Look at the back of the TV and you'll see a control unit. Simply unplug the control cable from the control box to the TV and the input buttons on the side or front of the TV will work.


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You can switch to your HDMI laptop output and enjoy Netflix. Make sure that after you're finished you switch the input of the TV back to the original source and plug the control box back in.

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  • davdee
    3 months ago
    Feb 25, 2012

    Hi have found in hotels that some large screen tvs use a special remote control to hook in to the hotels systems. I can plug in HDMI from my laptop, but the remote does not switch to any other HDMI. It may be that you have to locate the manual source/volume buttons on the TV itself, effectively not using the supplied remote control. Plug in HDMI from your laptop (you did bring a cable did not you?) and select the correct hdml device using manual buttons. You can then use HDMI as an extended screen on your laptop.
    Have fun!

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