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Connect Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector

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You can make photos, videos, and presentations bigger by connecting your Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector. Or, connect to an HDTV and watch movies on a big screen.

How can I connect to another screen?

To figure out which adapter or cable you need, look at the video ports on your TV, monitor, or projector.

  • HDTV. If your TV has an HDMI port, you’ll need an HDMI cable and a Mini DisplayPort to HD AV adapter or an HDMI to Mini DisplayPort cable. (Both are sold separately.)
  • Wireless. You can also connect to wireless displays when Windows detects one nearby. Or, use a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter to connect to a screen using Miracast.
  • Projector or monitor. If your monitor has a DisplayPort, you can connect it to your Surface using a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable (sold separately). If your monitor doesn’t have a DisplayPort or HDMI port, use a VGA cable and the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter. A VGA adapter or cable is for video only. Audio will play from your Surface speakers unless you’ve connected external speakers. For more info about this, see Surface sound, volume, and audio accessories.
  • If you have installed the latest Surface and Windows updates, you can daisy chain multiple monitors from your Surface Pro 2, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, or Surface Book.

Connect to a wired display

  1. Connect an HDMI or VGA cable to the HDMI, DisplayPort, or VGA port on your TV, monitor, or projector.
  2. Connect the other end of the cable to a Surface video adapter or the Mini DisplayPort on your Surface, or to your docking station.
  3.  If you’re using an adapter, plug it into the Mini DisplayPort on your Surface or your docking station.  (If you're using a Surface Pro 3 Docking Station with Surface Pro 3, you can use the Mini DisplayPort on your Surface and the Mini DisplayPort on your docking station at the same time.)

Connect to a wireless display

  1. On your Surface, swipe in from the right edge of the screen or select Action center Action Center icon in taskbar in the taskbar.
  2. Select Connect, and in the list of displays, select the name of the wireless display.

If you have problems connecting your Surface or have questions about screen resolution, see Trouble connecting Surface to a second screen?

If you’re using a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter to connect to a screen using Miracast, see Using the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter with Surface for more info.