using my computer through my tv monitor

i just bought a new tv and on the back it has a pc video connection
(RGB input). When i statr up my computer the image comes up fine. Once
the computer has started up the monitor says that it has no signal.
Can anyone tell me how to resolve this problem?

Many thanks,

Mitch

wrote:
i just bought a new tv and on the back it has a pc video connection
(RGB input). When i statr up my computer the image comes up fine. Once
the computer has started up the monitor says that it has no signal.
Can anyone tell me how to resolve this problem?

What resolution is the TV , and what resolution was the PC running at
before.
It's probably running in a resolution taht the TV doesn't support.

Assuming you are using some flavour of Windows , press F8 as it boots and
when given the choice , select safe mode.
You should boot into a lower resolution and get a picture.
From there , delete your graphics card in device manager and reboot
normally.
It will find the hardware and start up in a nice low resolution and you can
adjust it to match your TV.

Bear in mind that many flat panel TVs have very low resolutions compared to
computer monitors so it won't necessarily be a great picture


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Alex

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i just bought a new tv and on the back it has a pc video connection
(RGB input). When i statr up my computer the image comes up fine. Once
the computer has started up the monitor says that it has no signal.
Can anyone tell me how to resolve this problem?

Many thanks,

Mitch



go into the display settings of your pc - make sure it's enabled for dual
display - unless your pc is ancient and doesnt support such a thing.


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Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/

Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I had
the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

wrote:
Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I had
the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

No probs.
It's something that's caught me out before :0)
--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:46:24 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:

wrote:
Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I had
the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

No probs.
It's something that's caught me out before :0)

Actually, may I barge in here with a problem I have? I wanted my PC
to run on my monitor & my TV. I set it for dual screens, but it only
displays the wallpaper on the telly whilst the monitor carries on as
normal. The only other setting I can find just reverses that process,
when I want the same on both screens. I'm running Vista. Any ideas?

Marky P.

Marky P wrote:

Actually, may I barge in here with a problem I have? I wanted my PC
to run on my monitor & my TV. I set it for dual screens, but it only
displays the wallpaper on the telly whilst the monitor carries on as
normal. The only other setting I can find just reverses that process,
when I want the same on both screens. I'm running Vista. Any ideas?

Do you want both screens to show the same content, or do you want a
large virtual desktop spread across both screens?

(note the state of the checkboxes on the settings for the second screen)

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John.

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Marky P wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:46:24 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:

wrote:
Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I had
the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

No probs.
It's something that's caught me out before :0)

Actually, may I barge in here with a problem I have? I wanted my PC
to run on my monitor & my TV. I set it for dual screens, but it only
displays the wallpaper on the telly whilst the monitor carries on as
normal. The only other setting I can find just reverses that process,
when I want the same on both screens. I'm running Vista. Any ideas?

What graphics card , and what outputs does it have?



--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger. Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

Marky P wrote (apparently) in uk.tech.digital-tv on Sun 19 Aug 2007
19:32:55:

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:46:24 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:

wrote:
Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I
had the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

No probs.
It's something that's caught me out before :0)

Actually, may I barge in here with a problem I have? I wanted my
PC to run on my monitor & my TV. I set it for dual screens, but
it only displays the wallpaper on the telly whilst the monitor
carries on as normal. The only other setting I can find just
reverses that process, when I want the same on both screens. I'm
running Vista. Any ideas?

Marky P.

It's working fine for me on Vista Home Premium on my laptop and a
26" Philips at 1360 * 768 using PowerStrip. Assuming it's all
working right, you will get the wallpaper on the second screen but
all programs will still open on the original screen. If you have a
window that's not minimised, try dragging it across to the TV and
see if it works.

If it does, when you then reboot the computer without the TV
switched on next time all the programs will open on the monitor
again. If you want to move things like Internet Explorer across that
are maximised, you need to Restore them (double-click on the title
bar) before you can drag them across.
--
MrGuest
Always, seemingly, on the road to nowhere

"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:46:24 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:

wrote:
Dr Zoidberg,

That has fixed my problem, my tv only supports 1024 x 768 and I had
the PC running on 1280 x 1024. Thanks very much!

No probs.
It's something that's caught me out before :0)

Actually, may I barge in here with a problem I have? I wanted my PC
to run on my monitor & my TV. I set it for dual screens, but it only
displays the wallpaper on the telly whilst the monitor carries on as
normal. The only other setting I can find just reverses that process,
when I want the same on both screens. I'm running Vista. Any ideas?




you've probably chosen extended desktop - i.e you have 2 independent
monitors.
go back into your settings and turn that off - although i must admit i
prefer it that way - i can always drag a playing video onto the tv from the
pc monitor.



--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/