TV as Computer Monitor - Comments Page 8

Well I will try my best here lol.

I plugged the mains power cable in and then another cable went into the Pc(D-SUB) this is the one that you need to screw two screws into that are attached to the cable. That was all I did.

On the TV there are three holes marked video in (video, audio L & R) and a circle one that is S-video. There is also a scart connector socket. I was plugging the other ends into where the computer monitor was plugged into the base unit.

The instruction manual with the tv only tell you what settings to use when you put the channel to PC, they don't mention any cables. The message when I plugged it in was "Not supported mode" and the manual says to check the max resolution and frequency of video adapter - don't know where to find this.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Oh... it could be a resolution issue. You can change that in Control Panel / Display / Settings

Your article about DVRs assumes that all of us are connected to cable or satellites for TV reception. I'm a Luddite who still gets my television the old fashioned way - through an antenna. Here in the Los Angeles area, all of the TV channels have been broadcasting digitally for over a year and antennas work just fine, unless you are located behind a hill or in a canyon. Are there any DVRs in store for us?

EDITOR'S NOTE: As far as I know, TiVo and the standalone DVRs I mentioned all work with over-the-air TV signals.

I have my LCD TV connected to my computer, and my only problem is that I do not get any sound. I am currently using an S-Video cable only. How can I get sound from the TV, and not just from the computer monitor??

EDITOR'S NOTE: You'll have to connect the AUDIO OUT from your sound card to the AUDIO IN on the TV.

I am trying to connect my pc to my LCD TV. Both my TV and pc are less than a year old.I am a senior citizen who lives in the country and can't get any on site tech support. I unhooked the blue cable that screws in from my monitor and hooked it to my TV. Nothing comes on my Tv screen at all. I have tried Changing the HDMI on my TV to different inputs. Still nothing. Please help in non technical terms if you can. Thank You, Sherry

To Sherry C.,

The blue cable is the VGA cable. If you have a VGA imput on both TV and PC you should be fine. As long as you set your TV up correctly. Use the TV Remote and select PC in the setting options.

I had to order a VGA cable at 15 dollars to get 2 of the same ends. I think female? Be patient as us seniors do get it...eventually? Bob O

I hooked up my laptop to my HDTV via the VGA cable. I do get the image on the HDTV, but it's only about 50% of the size of the screen. I changed the resolution settings, but the image never got any bigger. Any suggestions? BTW, your site is terrific--lots of useful advice! Thanks.

EDITOR'S NOTE: These things are maddening. If there are no settings on the TV that seem to help, you might try videohelp.com -- lots of smart video types hang out there.

I tried using the HDMI output on a new HP laptop to connect to a Samsung LCD TV via its HDMI input. The computer signal did not get to the TV. A reply from a Samsung tech noted that at least this model (LD3251A) was not designed to accept computer input through the HDMI port. That was an insighful design decision on their part, no?

EDITOR'S NOTE: A major blunder on their part!

I have a 53inch Hitachi Tv, (1080i, i dont know if that helps) and a 2005 hp computer, I got a cord from a friend that is suppose to make my tv my computer screen, i plugged the blue end into my computer and the red, green, and blue ends into my Tv, but when i choose that imput on my tv its all green, i can kind of see my computer screen through the green but it hard, is the cord bad or can i fix this problem?

This info was very helpful. I have an older TV and want to watch instant view Netflix movies on it. I don't think it's going to work. I guess I'll have to spend the $100 on the box they recommend.

Thanks.

my computer-tv connection used to work, until tonight i tried it and all that shows up on the screen are black and white lines and dots moving in a wave-like pattern...any ideas?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Maybe you need to change the TV input source?

We have an analogue TV, an SD stb, an AV amp, and a DVD player. All are separate, different brand components. Can we play movies, i.e., avi, divx on my notebook PC but view/listen to them on the TV? How would we do that . . . what connections would we need?

EDITOR'S NOTE: You need a cable that connects from your computer's video output to the TV's video input. The type of cable depends on what sort of connectors you have on the PC and TV.

There is another problem for using TV-PC connection. I successfully connected them and got computer screen at the TV, but it is possible to watch movies from the PC at the Primary monitor only.

I have Windows XP Home SP3, ViewSonic 42" TV with VGA input, GeForce FX 5500 videocard with VGA, DVI and S-Video outputs.

I tried S-Video and VGA connections - it works the same way - I can see a movie that I play at the PC only at the Primary monitor device. Finally I connected my monitor (19" wide Envision) through DVI and TV through VGA connectors and got hardware cloning. It means that my videocard sees only one device and sends the same picture to both screens. When I change the mode from the Primary to the Secondary - everything works fine but any movie.

As I understand, there is a special restriction in Windows for copyright protection that doesn't allow to see a movie at other device except the Primary. So, the only way to bypass this thing is to use any kind of splitters that sends the signal to both devices. Of course, both of them should support similar modes. In my case it is 1440x900 with 60Hz and I just used two outputs of my videocard (VGA and DVI) that possible can work not at all videocards. Cable splitter for VGA, for example, will work in any cases and it easy to find for less that ten bucks online. And I can say that the quality of picture is much better, than through S-Video connection.

Hi, I just hooked up a brand new 40"/1080p/120Hz MITSUBISHI HDTV (Model# LT-40148) to my MAC PRO tower. The picture quality is absolutely crisp and gorgeous in full screen while running with a 1920x1080/60Hz/NTSC/Millions. Ideal for a perfect business presentations. But here's my problem.

After using for a only few minutes, the screen was actually a bit hard on the eyes mainly due to the crisp of the picture quality. I'm not sure if it's because LCD is after all 'digital' -- I was also considering the plasma (analog) when I heard that they tend to be less intense, warm, thus 'easy' in the eyes. I have played around with all modes (contrast, brightness, coloring,etc) within the TV but the issue has not resolved.

I am always in front of the computer doing my work, but if it becomes hurting my eyes, I have to find some alternatives by getting a different set that will lessen the fatigue.

I'm anxious to hear back on any of your expertise regarding this scenario...

EDITOR'S NOTE: So your picture quality is TOO good? We all should have your problems! If turning down the brightness doesn't help, I don't know what to say.

To Deon

Did you try to change the refresh rate? My 42' Viewsonic can non work with refresh rate higher than 60Hz. I used TV for presentation in class, but I didn't watch it for long time, just 10 or 15 minutes. For this time I didn't feel any discomfort. By the way, you peripheral vision is more sensitive to high frequency, so may be you can solve your problem by longer distance to your TV.

Note. With too low refresh rate the picture can be perfect, but after some time you feel that your eyes are tired and then you feel headache.

I have SamSung Flat Screen Ultra Slim 21 Inch HDTV Model CS-21Z50ML please tell my how can i use it as computer monitor and what type of hardware i need to do so Thanks in advance.

I have hooked up my pc successfully to HDTV but the image size is about the same. Since I have limited vision I had hoped that the larger HDTV screen would be easier to read but that is not the case. Any suggestions re additional equipment I might acquire to increase or perhaps double the image size. It would also be helpful to find a way to make the text appear white on a black background to make it easier to read.

Thanks for your help and advice.

I purchased 12 Technical VHS tapes a number of years ago that include slides that I would like to printout on my computer. Is there a fairly easy way of being able pause my VHS machine and take that video output to my computer to print? Every time a new slide comes up I could pause my VHS machine and print from my computer. I would have to take video out from my TV or direcly from the VHS machine to some type of interface device to my computer. I wouldn't mind watching the entire presentation from my computer and print screen when a new slide comes up. Thanks.

Hi,tried to connect my sons beko 15" lcd tv to his conputer last night, due to monitor failure.Used de VGA cable which brought de main computer screen no problem, but before it got to display de main screen where the icons are displayed, an error message of out of range was displayed. What does this mean ,and how do i solve the problem please.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It may be an error caused by your computer's video adapter. Changing the display resolution setting may help.

Hi. Connected my laptop to my LCD TV via HDMI, but can get no sound. I thought HDMI covered picture and sound - am I wrong? Thanks

EDITOR'S NOTE: Does your laptop really have an HDMI output? Some do, but most don't. Even so, you may need to connect the audio separately.

I have a new-ish HP laptop computer, and a super old tv (with no S-cable, only the 'old cable' - coaxial cable?) how do I connect them so I can see stuff on my television from my computer??? I've tried hooking it up through my dvd player, but that just freezes my computer and then I have to manually shut it down just to restart it again... help! (I'm not very good at this computer stuff)