TV as Computer Monitor - Comments Page 2

Hi, I have connected my Laptop and TV, but no sound comes from my TV. Is there a reason for this? on the VGA Lead, there is a pin missing. The guy in the shop said it shouldnt be a problem. Is this why it is not working?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Assuming your TV has a way to connect to the VGA port of your laptop, the VGA cable will send just the VIDEO signal to your TV. You'll have to do the AUDIO separately, by connecting your sound card's LINE-OUT connector to the TV.

Hi, I've bought an LG 32LE2R and am trying to hook it up so it will work as a monitor for my computer, but it came with no cables and i really haven't got a clue what im doing, could u help me please!

EDITOR'S NOTE: It really depends on the type of connector(s) you have on your computer's video card, and the jacks on the TV. The article goes into some detail on which cables to use...

We have a 60" Pioneer LCD in a conference room and are using S-video cables to connect to a Dell laptop. The only problem is that the resolution on the screen isn't good enough to view from the conference table unless you enlarge everything to a really large size. I assume the problem is the video cards that come with the laptop. Is there a way to increase the resolution between the laptop and the LCD monitor?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Have you tried changing the adapter settings -- trying out different screen sizes and resolutions?

I have a 42" Plasma HD TV and have a cable to connect to a PC. Can I use a desktop PC or only a laptop or doesn't it matter? Also do you literally just plug it in or will it need complicated setting up things? You can see I'm very technical!!!!!

My aim is to have this PC permently attached to the TV and I assume I'll have to get a wireless keyboard for added luxury?

EDITOR'S NOTE: A desktop or PC should both work. Just try... it can't hurt!

I use a Sony Bravia W2000 (Full HD - 1080p) with a HDMI-to-DVI cable, and it delivers 1920 x 1080 pixels 1:1 ratio (set in the TV setup menu) and works like a charm. There are no pixel loss, so by all means - go for HDTV!

Hi, I have a HDTV with no vga only s video connection. My graphics card has a s video out so I connected it up... The resolution is not high enough and I cannot change the settings high enough to make it clear. I presume I need a new more powerful graphics card? is this correct and can you recommend any?

EDITOR'S NOTE: What resolution is your video card using?

I have the same problem as another on his page. When I connect any laptop to my Beko TV the picture is unreadable and in black & white. Any ideas?

EDITOR'S NOTE: What type of cable did you use?

hi, I have a Beko tv, model number 284239n, and wish to connect my laptop to it. i was wondering is this possible using the 7 pin s-video on the laptop to a scart socket on the tv? Will i lose any resolution and sound quality? the laptop use's the ATI 9200 graphics card. i have checked out beko's web site and was very disappointed with the lack of information available.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Give it a try and report back here!

hi,i have a sony VGN-N21E laptop and a sony bravia lcd tv (40inch)what cable do i need to connect my laptop to my tv so i can watch movies on my tv...all i have is a vga port on my laptop i tried using my old vga cable but that might not work since the tv and laptop are allot more modern or does that not matter?

EDITOR'S NOTE: If your TV has no VGA input, then you're out of luck... Unless you buy a VGA to TV converter device. The Sewell SW-4262 is one option.

i recently hooked my 42 inch jvc tv for use as a moniter and i can not get any sound from the tv still stuck with the little computer speakers. do you know why???

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sounds like you only sent the video signal to the TV. You also have to connect audio.

Hello, I have a Sony big screen television that is HD capable. I hooked up my computer to it using the HD connection in the back. The screen comes up, but all of the corners are cut out. The task bar is barely visable, and all of my desktop icons that are usually on the left side of the screen are not visable. I tried adjusting the display settings but nothing seemed to work. Any suggestions?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did changing the display resolution have any effect?

I have a Toshiba Equium A-100 laptop and a Phillips 37" LCD television. My laptop has VGA and S-Video ports but the TV only supports HDMI input when connecting a laptop or computer, therefore my only option would be to get a DVI to HDMI cable but my laptop does not have a DVI port. Is there any sort of adaptor out there that is capable of converting VGA to DVI?

Hi,I have a 68cm tv which i am trying to use as a monitor but when i hook my pc up the screen looks quite blurry is there anyway i can fix this problem?can you please help? Thanks

EDITOR'S NOTE: Only suggestion is to change the resolution, or stand far away!

I have connected my HP laptop to my Sony HDTV via VGA. I can see the Windows loading page but once Windows is loaded I get a no signal notice. What going on?

EDITOR'S NOTE: I'd try with a different screen resolution.

I have a lcd Tv which I have a VGA cable 25' that I use to be able to hook to my computer and receive a great signal, stil works well with my laptop, but since I bought a new computer an HP, while my flatscreen works great, I even have a splitter to work 2 flatsceens, when I plug in the VGA cable to my TV I receive no signal...(even without the splitter) is there a setting in my computer that may help me with this??

I am having the same problem as Augie (July 12, 2007- 5th post from the bottom. I have changed the resolution to the lowest setting, but the computer display just doesn't properly fit my 32 inch LCD. I have even tried to change the screen size.
Any advice?

Hi, I am trying to connect a 19" Samsung LCD HDTV to my computer as a second monitor (to play video games while walking on my treadmill). I used a 25' S-video cable and get an ok picture, but it is a little grainy...the resolution is set at 1024x768. Any suggestions on how to get a clearer picture... the only other output from the video card is a VGA connection, would that be better?

EDITOR'S NOTE: If your video card supports higher resolutions, it will look better. Your HD TV can support up to 1920x1080 pixels.

i have connected a vga a cable from laptop to lcd tele everything ok except when play films they play on laptop but not on tele have tryed vlc and windows media player

I tried to play a movie from my computer on to the T.V but the picture came out in black and white. So I played the movie on the computer and the color was fine. I think the graphics card may of been reset some how. It happened before a long time ago and the computer guy fixed it within a minute but didn't explain how. Can you help me out?

EDITOR'S NOTE: My best advice is to go to Controi Panel / Display / Settings and try various combinations of resolution and color quality to find one that works.

how do i change PC settings to send the signal to the TV rather than or as well as the PC monitor. i have tried right clicking on the desktop and selecting properties; but there is no options available . sound from pc is ok on tv just no picture. Same cables work on my laptop using fn and f5 keys but there is no fn key on my desktop keyboard.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Go to Control Panel / Display / Settings, then choose the desired monitor in the Display dropdown menu.