Question: how to connect a monitor to a toshiba satellite laptop?
Answer: Plug the HDMI cable into your Toshiba laptop's HDMI port. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into one of the HDMI ports of the TV or external monitor you're using. ...  Use the television's remote control to select "HDMI" as the source. ...  Turn on the laptop if it hasn't been done already.