How to Watch Netflix on your TV

Many have asked me how can they watch the Netflix instant watch on their tv. I understand sometimes you just want to put the laptop down and lay back on the couch while you watch a movie.Well you can do the same with Netflix instant streaming movie feature.I will show you the different ways starting with the easiest to the most difficult method.

• Roku - The Roku is a netflix device you can buy for $79 bucks and its specifically designed to work with netflix, simply hook it up via the ethernet cable or connect it wireless to your wireless router and depending on your tv, connect the output to your tv's component, s-video, composite or HDMI and start streaming.
• Wii, Xbox, PS3 - Do you own any of these? Especially the Wii? Well then you are good to go.I am not sure how to set it up on the Xbox but I know its easy to do.I personally own a Wii and  all you need is request an installation CD from Netflix, its free.Load the CD into your Wii, then follow the instructions and you are done, enjoy.You should be able to do the same for the PS3.There are other devices that also allows you to watch Netflix, from blu-ray players to some HDTV's check out this link 

           http://www.netflix.com/NetflixReadyDevices?lnktrk=dvl_nrd

• Laptop - Do not undermine your laptop yet, if its fairly new like 3 years old or newer, there is a good chance it might be equiped with an HDMI (Fig 1) output which should look like the picture below, its from my laptop.This method requires you own a flat screen TV or you can use an adapter.The advantage of HDMI is that with one cable you can get both audio and video with great quality.So check if your laptop has this output, most likely located on sides or back of your laptop.

Fig 1- To the right of this image is what a HDMI output looks like

• VGA with a RCA Y-cable - this method is difficult because you have to connect the VGA output of your laptop (Fig 2) then connect a RCA Y-cable (Fig 3) with the pin plugging into the earphone plug on your laptop and the other end (white and red plugs) going into the audio input of your TV.Change the source input on your TV to PC or whatever name they call the VGA output for your TV and start watching Netflix.

  

               Fig 2 - A VGA output  

                                                                     

                                  

                                    Fig 3 - RCA Y-Cable

Again there are so many many ways to watch Netflix through your TV but this is just a brief explanation on how to do it on your own.Adios