Once your laptop boots up, you'll be able to use it with your TV while also taking advantage of the extra ports and host charging offered by Plugable's USB-C 4K docking station. Connect a regular HDMI cable from your TV to the HDMI output on the dock.Connect the other end to the USB-C input on the back of the dock.Connect the USB-C to USB-C cable to the Thunderbolt 4 port on your laptop.Using a dock and a USB-C to USB-C cable to connect your XPS 13 to your TV is simple. Note that you'll need a cable like Cable Matters' Thunderbolt 4 USB-C to USB-C cable to connect your Dell XPS 13 to the dock. Additionally, it will also keep your Dell XPS 13 juiced up with 100W of charging power when connected, ensuring that you won't have to worry about the laptop's battery. The Plugable USB-C 4K dock is a particularly good choice because in addition to offering four USB-A ports, a USB-C port, an SD card reader, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a slot for Ethernet, it also has HDMI outputs that you can use with your TV and the HDMI cable it came with. Using a dock is much more expensive, but for those that have lots of peripheral accessories, it will likely be the best option. Docking stations add a significant number of connectivity ports to your setup, which helps offset the limitations of the Dell XPS 13's paltry dual Thunderbolt 4 slots. While using a single cable is the cheapest and quickest way to hook up your XPS 13 to your TV, there are advantages to using a dock to do so instead.
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