I just bought a HDMI cable to use tv as my monitor. I plugged it in correctly at the pc and on the TV but nothing is coming up. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Phil
Thanks
Phil
use TV as monitor
- Thread starter airhud86
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Take a look in your TV settings menu. Somewhere in there you will find an input selector. Look for HDMI and select it as the input. My Samsung has an HDMI shortcut on the remote.
My Computer
The tv is already on HDMI. Thats how my comcast box connects. I disconnected the comcast HDMI cable and plugged in the one connected to the computer and nothing.
My Computer
kword88
Power User
do you have a laptop or a desktop?
is it set up for multiple monitors?
is it set up for multiple monitors?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Aleinware Area-51
- CPU
- core 2 extreme x9000 2.8 Ghz
- Memory
- 4 Gig
- Graphics card(s)
- (2) Nvidia 8800m GTX in Sli
- Sound Card
- Onboard RealTek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 42" JVC LCD HDTV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080p 32 bit
- Hard Drives
- (2) seagate 7200rpm in RAID 0 (1) maxtor external 1 terabyte firewire
- Case
- laptop
- Mouse
- logitech Anywhere Mouse and built-in touchpad
- Keyboard
- a really spiffy backlit one that i can change color ;>)
- Internet Speed
- Cable
Are the display settings on your PC set to match your television
in terms of screen resolution and refresh rate?
in terms of screen resolution and refresh rate?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Compaq/SR5130NX
- CPU
- AMD AthlonTM 64x2 3800+
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Which Graphic Card Do you have ATi or nVidia
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HTPC/Desktop PC/Gateway LT2104u
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with HT/3.0Ghz with HT/Atom N450
- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-81915ME-C/Intel D865GBF/Acer LT21
- Memory
- 2x1GB DDR 400Mhz/512x2GB DDR 400Mhz/1GB DDR2-800Mhz
- Graphics card(s)
- ECS 9800GT 512 DDR3/ Sapphire HD3650 AGP 8x 512MB/Intel 3150
- Sound Card
- Turtle Beach RIVERIA 5.1 SPDIF Out/SoundMAX AD1985/Realtek H
- Monitor(s) Displays
- SONY BRAVIA KLV-32V300A V-Series/ KLV-19T400A/ Built-in
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080/1980x1080/1024x600
- Hard Drives
- MAXTOR 40GB WD ESSENTIAL EDITION 1TB USB Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB SATA 150/ 250GB Toshiba
- PSU
- OCZ Fatal1ty 550W/
- Case
- Lian-Li v351, Lancool K-62 DragonLord
- Mouse
- Logitech Combo
- Keyboard
- Logitech Combo
- Internet Speed
- 512 Kbps
ghost
New Member
if the graphics card is onboard, check the BIOS settings and see if it can be enabled/disabled, otherwise use the app that comes with the graphics card to detect the TV, NVidia control Panel, or ATI Catalyst, apparently some cards need to be forced to rigorously search for the HDMI monitor.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- AMD 6000+
- Motherboard
- ASUS M3N78-VM
- Memory
- Kingston 8GB
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA 8800GT
- Sound Card
- VIA
- Monitor(s) Displays
- CIBOX 22" Flatpanel & Panasonic Viera 42" Plasma
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Maxtor 250GB Samsung 250GB Samsung 320GB
- PSU
- 500W
- Case
- XCLIO
- Cooling
- Air / Fan
- Mouse
- Logitech MS Revolution
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15
- Internet Speed
- 10MB