If a neighbor’s Wi-Fi keeps appearing on your devices, causes connection confusion, or interferes with your home network, you can deal with it without interfering with their router. The safest options are to: Do not use a Wi-Fi jammer or intentionally interfere with another network. The FCC prohibits consumers from operating signal jammers in the … Read more

An HDMI cable normally carries video and audio through the same connection. If the picture works but there is no sound through HDMI, the cable itself may not be the problem. The most common cause is that your computer is still sending audio to its built-in speakers, headphones, or another output instead of the connected … Read more

Connecting a PS4 to a laptop with HDMI is possible, but usually not by plugging the console directly into the laptop. The PS4 sends video through its HDMI OUT port. Most laptops also have an HDMI output, not an input. Because both devices are designed to send video, a standard HDMI cable between them normally … Read more

Connecting an Xbox 360 to a laptop with HDMI sounds simple: plug the HDMI cable into both devices and start playing. In most cases, however, that setup will not work. The reason is simple: most laptop HDMI ports are outputs, not inputs. Your Xbox 360 also sends video through HDMI, so both devices are trying … Read more

Your TV is on. The HDMI cable is plugged in. Your streaming box, laptop, game console, or cable box appears to be running. Yet the screen says: No Signal. The good news is that this usually does not mean your TV is dead. A “No Signal” message simply means the TV is not receiving a … Read more

You have a laptop with a nearly dead battery, your charger isn’t around, and there’s an HDMI cable sitting next to the TV. Can that HDMI cable save the day? No—not by itself. A standard HDMI connection cannot charge a laptop. That’s the important part many older guides get wrong. HDMI does carry a small … Read more