Hook up a TV to computer through HDMI?

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  1. Posts : 32
    Windows 7
       #1

    Hook up a TV to computer through HDMI?


    I tried and it didnt do anything.

    Anyhelp?
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  2. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #2

    Converseallstar95 said:
    I tried and it didnt do anything.

    Anyhelp?
    You have selected the correct channel on the TV?
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  3. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #3

    Can you explain a little more about what and how you tried?
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  4. Posts : 365
    Windows 10 Pro - 64 bit
       #4

    something like this ?? go to the manufactures website and they should show you how ..
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  5. Posts : 32
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Here is what I did.
    I have it connected to my TV through VGA.
    http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5219/img0051b.jpg
    http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7547/img0050gt.jpg

    And then I plugged up a HDMI cable the same way.
    http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8412/img0052t.jpg
    http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4963/img0053vw.jpg


    The VGA is on Input 4 and the HDMI is on Input 3.
    When I switch to Input 3 its still black.
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  6. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #6

    You have to choose one or the other but not both. HDMI invariably will not function if RGB connections are used simultaneously. Depending on your graphics card you may not have audio throughput in your HDMI so you will then need to connect audio separately.

    Also in order to see a picture at all on your TV you will then have to call up your PC graphics card's control panel and set it to the multi-display mode, then choose which display to use or extend the desktop to both. Expect a few problems trying to find the cursor etc. but once it works and you get the hang of it it's easy.

    Reboot of both the PC and the TV may be necessary to get this working.
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  7. Posts : 32
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    This is my computer: Dell Studio 540 (Just bought at christmas)
    This is my TV: Sharp 19" LCD TV
    This is my Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4350

    I unpluged the VGA cable but when I switched to HDM it still didnt work
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  8. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #8

    Have you enabled multi-display in the ATI Radeon control panel? If so is the TV detected? You may have to reboot the PC to get it to work.
    Last edited by Ex_Brit; 16 Jan 2010 at 18:39.
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  9. Posts : 32
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Whats multi display? And where is it?

    I think the TV is detected since im using it through VGA
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  10. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #10

    Right-click an empty space on your desktop - you should see ATI Radeon Control Center or words to that effect. If you don't then you haven't installed all the latest stuff from ATI. I use nVidia so am only going by memory. The graphics card has to be told that there is another display to power, hence my mentioning the multi-display settings.

    HDMI will give you better display quality than RGB.
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