TV as Computer Monitor - Comments Page 10

I am trying to hook my tv to my pc, all I get is the desktop picture on my tv with no icons. What am I doing wrong thanks.

I have a CPU with a S-video output so I hooked it straight up into the S-video In my TV. But I had to move my CPU were I can't use my monitor. so I dint hook it up at all, so when I turned on my pc the bio's loaded fine on the tv but when windows loaded the tv went black and stayed that way! Until I turned back on cable of course but still no tv as monitor :(. PLEASE help. And ty for the guide in the 1st place.

HI BOB. I HAVE A OLD PANASONIC T.V. WITH VCR BUILT IN.IT ONLY HAS THE RCA FEMALES ON FRONT. I BIUGHT THE VGA TO RCA CONVERTER, BUT I COULD'NT MAKE NO CONNECTION.SO, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CONVERTER AN / ORCORDS OR ADAPTERS TO GET TO MAKE THIS OLD T.V. USEFUL. P.S. IT SAYS TUNER OR LINE. THE ONLY OPTIONS TO USE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS.

Hi Bob, thanks for addressing the issue. Is it possible to add at the beginning the date of the article? With technology advances, information becomes outdated fast and readers need to evaluate if it's still relevant.

Hello Bob, i am planning to do a flash presentation from a memory stick. Would a tv monitor or a computer monitor be best suited to this sort of input?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I can't see why the source of the data (memory stick, hard drive, CD, etc.) makes any difference.

Hello Bob, I have an Acer Aspire 5532 with Windows 7, and I am trying to connect my Philips 32 inch HDTV. The TV does not have a VGA connection, and the laptop only has VGA. So, I bought a DVI D to VGA connector and a DVI to HDMI cable. When I try to connect the two, and use the TV as a monitor, both screens just stay black. I have tried contacting Philips and Acer to resolve this issue. So far no such luck. PLEASE HELP!!! Thank you!!

P.S. Love the website, THANK YOU FOR IT!!!

EDITOR'S NOTE: I've had the same problem, and did not find a solution. My best guess is that a VGA-to-HDMI adapter might work. Does your laptop not have S-video output?

Bob,

I am trying to connect my Dell laptop (running windows XP) ("NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS" graphics card) to my about 7 year old tube style analog TV. I'm using a 7-pin S-Video out of my laptop to the RCA on the TV (got the correct cord online). The online instructions I am following have be setting up the TV as a dual monitor. Each time I try to "attach" the 2nd monitor the TV flickers the computer screen image briefly, appearing to flicker the image at different sizes as though it is trying to automatically configue the correct resolution. (I believe my graphics card is designed to do this auto resolution configutation). However, after about 3 seconds of flickering the TV goes black/blank. My computer pixels/resolution is set at 1280 by 1024, with the lowest option being 800 by 600. I'm guessing the TV needs a resolution more like 640 by 480. Any suggestions on how to fix my problem? Thanks.

I have hooked my macbook to a Samsung LCD using DVI and an audio cord. The TV displays the desktop but nothing from the internet. What do I do?

Hi Bob: This is the first time I have accessed your website in my search for Using your Television as a Computer Monitor. Thank you. Very useful information. My question is: Isn't there a way you can use your TV as both a TV and as a computer monitor, rather than dedicating it to one or the other? If so, how?

Thanks again and I think I'll be revisiting your website often!

Could you advise me on what outputs,inputs an LCD HDTV set should have for optimal connection to a Dell Studio XPS 435T computer with Windows 7 purchased in August, 2009? Can I run connecting cables about 20 or 30 feet from my desktop computer to the HDTV set?

Thanks you very much for helping me with this.

Levy Canova

HI BOB. I HAVE A OLD T.V. ONLY HAS THE RCA FEMALES ON FRONT. I BIUGHT THE VGA TO RCA CONVERTER, BUT I COULD'NT MAKE NO CONNECTION.SO, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CONVERTER AN / ORCORDS OR ADAPTERS TO GET TO MAKE THIS OLD T.V. USEFUL. P.S. IT SAYS TUNER OR LINE. THE ONLY OPTIONS TO USE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS.

I connected my computer to an LG 32" HDTV using the TV's VGA input, I set the video mode of the computer to match the TV native resolution 1360x768, every thing looks good except for text.
JPEG's and videos look awesom, but reading news aritcles hurts my eyes, I think I will only use it as a second monitor for watching video.

I connected my Dell laptop (running windows XP) ("NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS" graphics card)to a new LED flat screen 42" tv with the VGA input/output. The reason for the big screen is to view blue prints without having to always print them. I cannot get the image on the "tv" clear or true to size, it takes what is on the 15" laptop screen and just blows it up. Are there settings to make the print clearer and true to size?

I'm running a Gateway dx4200, AMD Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz) 64 bit Quad-Core Processor, 4GB DDR2 800, ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics on a desktop PC and I'm trying to connect to my 32” Philips HDTV, to watch internet TV. I connected hdmi on back of tower to TV hdmi , computer doesn't recognize, blank screen on TV? What am I missing?
Thanks, Mike

Hey Bob. Good information i am seeing at here and learn some of the things which i don't know. your presentation is quite good. Thanks

Hey Bob. I got for Christmas a INSIGNIA 26 LCD 1080 TV. It has the VGA connector that I was able to hook up to my laptop. My desktop has a built-in to the motherboard a VGA port. when I connect the desktop to the TV, it doesn't work. I get "unsupported signal" on the TV screen. Would I need to buy a video card with S-video, DVI, HDMI connectors to hook up (or is that a waste of time).

EDITOR'S NOTE: If it works with the laptop, but not the desktop, it must be the video card.

after hooking up the vga cable from tv to pc what do I set the tv mode on?

EDITOR'S NOTE: TV sets vary widely, but if you cycle through the various input settings, you should find the right one.

I was using my laptop connected to my TV and everything was working through VGA cable. I connected it the other day and I was getting nothing on my TV display. The TV was set to PC but kept shutting off. I replaced the VGA cable but the same thing occurred. What happened??

Back in 1980 I was a mainframe programmer well versed in IBM 360 assembler as well as 4GL languages. I still remember my first Sinclair Z80. Didn't have any electricity at my cabin yet so I took my first PC over to my brother's college dorm and hooked it to their then humongous 36" CRT TV. When we powered the system up it gave an absolutely huge KHA-WHAM and displayed a tiny little >_ . Seeing no obvious smoke we attached the tape drive, an external cassette drive that was a HUGE improvement over 8 track tapes (at the time). In practically no time we were playing Pong and saving our Basic programs to tape. Such heady times.

PS I just bought a printer for $88.00 that has more computing power built in than the IBM 360 I started on.

I hooked my Compaq 6720s to my Sony Bravia 52" via VGA. Everything works fine except the size of the screen on the tv is only so big and does not use the entire 52"

How do I adjust the computer screen size on the television to be larger?

EDITOR'S NOTE: The only suggestion I have is to try different screen resolutions on the PC side.