Monitor Wont detect HDMI Cable (Works With VGA)

[Dominic Warden]

Hi, I recently connected a different monitor to my pc but it only works with VGA, When I connect HDMI cable it acts like there is no cable connected. I got hdmi to work abit but I have to use very low resolution. What could be the cause of this?

Thanks

 

[stormy13]

Would help to know the make and model of the monitor.

 

[Dominic Warden]

Ok, its a Polaroid TLU-1911C

 

[seekermeister]

I'm unfamiliar with your monitor, but most have controls on them to select the type of interface that is to be used. Have you selected HDMI?

 

[Dominic Warden]

Yes it has a remote with different input modes on.

 

[stormy13]

This is the only link I can find with any info on that TV,

POLAROID TLU-01911C | Giá Tivi LCD Panasonic, Mua Tivi LCD Samsung, Sony R

May be why it doesn't work with HDMI when connected to the computer as a lot of TV's don't when there is also a VGA connection available, especially cheaper/lower end models. Unless there is an option in the TV's settings to set the HDMI connection to computer, you may be stuck using VGA.

 

[Dominic Warden]

Ok, but VGA has a blurry display on my tv. is there any way to make it look smoother? I have looked at the settings on my tv but there is only contrast and brightness, and no sharpness. Also the colour can look greenish at times.

 

[seekermeister]

Even though the modes are selected on the remote, doesn't the TV have an on screen display to verify that it is actually in that mode? If you are unable to enter HDMI, then you might try adjusting the resolution via the video driver's control panel.

 

[Dominic Warden]

I have already tried that but the only resolutions they will display are very low ones like 640 x 480 but that is too low.

 

[seekermeister]

What graphics card do you have? Is the driver current? How is the monitor labeled in the Device Manager?

 

[M1GU31]

I have already tried that but the only resolutions they will display are very low ones like 640 x 480 but that is too low.

install your nvdia drivers i see in your specs you have a NVidia GeForce GT220

here get your drivers here and most likely have a hdmi driver also, click the blue link below>>>

Drivers - GeForce

 

[Dominic Warden]

Its labeled a Generic PnP Monitor, and I have an NVidia GeForce GT 220, I updated the driver.

 

[seekermeister]

Yes, I attempted to locate a driver for the TV itself, but I failed to locate any drivers for any devices at Polaroid, so I don't know what the solution is...if any. Often a monitor driver will cause it to appear with the actual ID in the Device Manager and Nvidia Control Panel, and add more resolution options, which is what I had hoped would be the case here...apparently not.

 

[seekermeister]

I found this page, which might be of some help:

http://www.softwarepatch32.net/fltla-01911c.htm

 

[Dominic Warden]

Driver Detective?????? What the hell is that? It didn't help anyway. lol

 

[seekermeister]

Driver Detective...I have heard of it, but don't know why you raise the question now, because the link that I posted has nothing to do with it.

 

[Dominic Warden]

that link gets you to install driver detective

 

[Dominic Warden]

Ok, i just done some tests. It will recognize HDMI When the graphics card is disabled. Could it be the graphics card thats the problem?

 

[seekermeister]

that link gets you to install driver detective

It appears that you are being redirected somehow, because what I get is simply a page with a list of drivers for your TV, and when I selected the first one, the save dialog said nothing about Driver Detective. I would attach a driver to a post, but I'm not sure which one to do so with, because the version #s are jumbled.

EDIT: I'm not sure it is the best choice, but I picked the one with the highest version #, and attached it below. This is how it was labeled:

Model: tla 01911c
Vendor: POLAROID
Version: 9.99.28
Filesize: 9 MB
Operating system: Windows 98, Win 98 SE, Win 7, Win 95, Win XP
Download file

EDIT EDIT: Forget it, I now see what you mean. When I tried to extract the zip, it does have the Driver Detective in it. Apparently the page is a misrepresentation.

 

[Dominic Warden]

I have tried looking for drivers for the tv but i cant find anything. Should i keep trying to get HDMI to work or should i just stick to VGA (VGA Colours are not the best)