Question about PC monitor and TV

I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv monitor,
which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another room I
hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable shows
at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one cable
go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor. Now, i
have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the analog
TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the remote of
the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have to set
it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel searching.
After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to use it as
my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when erver that
will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on the TV
part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first time
are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV set?
There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching.

On Nov 20, 6:47*am, Boothbay wrote:
I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv monitor,
which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another room I
hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable shows
at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one cable
go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor. Now, i
have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the analog
TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the remote of
the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have to set
it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel searching.
After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to use it as
my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when erver that
will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on the TV
part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first time
are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV set?
There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching.

When you shut down the PC/TV, are you actually turning off all powere
to the unit? It's possible that is why it 'forgets'.

G²

On Nov 22, 1:31*pm, G-squared wrote:
On Nov 20, 6:47*am, Boothbay wrote:



I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv monitor,
which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another room I
hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable shows
at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one cable
go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor. Now, i
have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the analog
TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the remote of
the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have to set
it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel searching.
After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to use it as
my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when erver that
will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on the TV
part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first time
are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV set?
There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching.

When you shut down the PC/TV, are you actually turning off all powere
to the unit? It's possible that is why it 'forgets'.

G²

yes, that could be the answer...but then if that is the reason, when i
go on vacation, am i suppose to leave my pc on so as not to lose those
channels///it doesn/t make sense/

On Nov 22, 3:31*pm, noel888 wrote:
On Nov 22, 1:31*pm, G-squared wrote:





On Nov 20, 6:47*am, Boothbay wrote:

I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv
monitor,
which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another
room I
hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable
shows
at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one
cable
go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor.
Now, i
have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the
analog
TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the
remote of
the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have
to set
it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel
searching.
After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to
use it as
my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when
erver that
will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on
the TV
part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first
time
are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV
set?
There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching.

When you shut down the PC/TV, are you actually turning off all
powere
to the unit? It's possible that is why it 'forgets'.

G²

yes, that could be the answer...but then if that is the reason,
when i
go on vacation, am i suppose to leave my pc on so as not to lose
those
channels///it doesn/t make sense/

I wasn't implying that you should leave your PC on. When you turn off
the PC, is the power to the TV still connected ? The monitors on all
our PCs are plugged into the wall and turn on/off based on the signals
from the PC. Does yours work like that?

G²

On Nov 22, 11:55*pm, G-squared wrote:
On Nov 22, 3:31*pm, noel888 wrote:
* On Nov 22, 1:31*pm, G-squared wrote:
*
*
*
*
*
* On Nov 20, 6:47*am, Boothbay wrote:
*
* I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv
monitor,
* which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another
room I
* hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable
shows
* at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one
cable
* go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor.
Now, i
* have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the
analog
* TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the
remote of
* the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have
to set
* it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel
searching.
* After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to
use it as
* my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when
erver that
* will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on
the TV
* part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first
time
* are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
* apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV
set?
* There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching.
*
* When you shut down the PC/TV, are you actually turning off all
powere
* to the unit? It's possible that is why it 'forgets'.
*
* G²
*
* yes, that could be the answer...but then if that is the reason,
when i
* go on vacation, am i suppose to leave my pc on so as not to lose
those
* channels///it doesn/t make sense/

I wasn't implying that you should leave your PC on. When you turn off
the PC, is the power to the TV still connected ? The monitors on all
our PCs are plugged into the wall and turn on/off based on the signals
from the PC. Does yours work like that?

G²

Well yes they are both plugged into my power strip. If i turn the p s
off, then there is no power going to either.

On Nov 23, 4:00*pm, noel888 wrote:
On Nov 22, 11:55*pm, G-squared wrote:





On Nov 22, 3:31*pm, noel888 wrote:
* On Nov 22, 1:31*pm, G-squared wrote:
*
*
*
*
*
* On Nov 20, 6:47*am, Boothbay wrote:
*
* I have hdtv in my living room. I also have a combo pc/tv
monitor,
* which i primarlly use for my pc..its also a hdtv. In another
room I
* hav e a older and yet great analog TV. I like to watch my cable
shows
* at times on the other two, so I set up a splitter and have one
cable
* go to my analog TV and the other going to my PC/TV monitor.
Now, i
* have no problem viewing whatever is on my cable system on the
analog
* TV. All i have to do is put it on channel 03 and with the
remote of
* the cable pick a channel. On the TV part of my monitor, i have
to set
* it up with the menu supplied, to do the automatic channel
searching.
* After doing so, all is fine at that time...Then i go back to
use it as
* my pc...eventually shut it down, till my next session when
erver that
* will be...usually a few hours later or the next day. I turn on
the TV
* part and most of the channels that i was able to view the first
time
* are gone...It seems that i Lose them after shutting my pc off,
* apparently. Why can't it stay as it does on my older analog TV
set?
* There i did not even had to do any automatic channel searching..
*
* When you shut down the PC/TV, are you actually turning off all
powere
* to the unit? It's possible that is why it 'forgets'.
*
* G²
*
* yes, that could be the answer...but then if that is the reason,
when i
* go on vacation, am i suppose to leave my pc on so as not to lose
those
* channels///it doesn/t make sense/

I wasn't implying that you should leave your PC on. When you turn off
the PC, is the power to the TV still connected ? The monitors on all
our PCs are plugged into the wall and turn on/off based on the signals
from the PC. Does yours work like that?

G²

Well yes they are both plugged into my power strip. If i turn the p s
off, then there is no power going to either.

I had a feeling that is what you're doing. I suggest you plug the TV
directly into the wall bypassing the power strip and if the TV
_doesn't_ turn on / off with the computer signalling it, you'll have
to manually turn on / off the TV but at least it willl remember
whatever you've scanned.

G²