problem connecting to tv

[willfrod]

I have been having problems connecting my pc up to my lcd tv, my graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 4850.

What i want to do is to watch movies from my pc to my main tv but i dont seem to be able to get a picture.

Can any one help please.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello willfrod, welcome to Seven Forums!


Have you made sure if the TV has an "input source" selector and it's set to PC? that's the way mine is.

 

[willfrod]

Thanks for the welcome

I have connected via a vga connector and set it to pc but still no joy.

I have heard that my cards drivers are not supported in windows 7 I am a total beginner by the way.

i do get my desktop on the main tv screen but cannot get anything else there are no desktop icons or anything else just the wallpaper.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have you been here to get the latest driver, be sure to select the right system info for the download.

Graphics Drivers & Software

 

[willfrod]

Yup done that to I am running a 64 bit version of windows 7 and updated it this morning.

I will most probably have a play around with the Catalyst control centre see if i get any success there.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Thanks for the welcome

I have connected via a vga connector and set it to pc but still no joy.

I have heard that my cards drivers are not supported in windows 7 I am a total beginner by the way.

i do get my desktop on the main tv screen but cannot get anything else there are no desktop icons or anything else just the wallpaper.

You won't get anything like that if it's not selected as the "main display".

 

[willfrod]

Ok I will set mt tv as the main display thanks for the help so far I will let you know how I get on .

 

[FZ21Z]

All you have to do now is drag the media player Window over to the TV screen.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Yes, we'll be watching!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

All you have to do now is drag the media player Window over to the TV screen.

Thanks mate, I was getting there.

 

[WindowsStar]

Here is another Tread that might help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/66562-resolution-issue-windows-7-a.html#post591773

 

[willfrod]

Tthanks guys I have Managed to get the picture working and it looks great but i am now having problems getting sound to the TV. I have plugged in via the jack point on my sound card and plugged into the TV via the audio jacks but still no sound.

Can anyone help please.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello willfrod.


I've had this article for a while but you need to be running HDMI from the video card to the TV for this method to be useful to you.

Guide: 8800GT/9800GT/9800GTX Sound over HDMI (Now including Creative cards) - Overclocking.net

 

[WindowsStar]

Tthanks guys I have Managed to get the picture working and it looks great but i am now having problems getting sound to the TV. I have plugged in via the jack point on my sound card and plugged into the TV via the audio jacks but still no sound.

Can anyone help please.

Now that you have the audio cable connected you need to go to the TV settings and make sure you have PC audio turned ON, typically it is turned off. Or you need to go to the settings and find a setting that says something like HDMI audio analog and then make sure your PC audio is off. You cannot have them both on at the same time or it will not work. Next you will find that ONLY one HDMI port will take the analog audio so if you are plugged into HDMI 2 it may not work. Basically it comes down to some trial and error. Try HDMI 1 with PC audio then HDMI 2 with PC audio then HDMI 1 with analog then HDMI 2 with analog.

Note: You may have many RCA audio inputs and only one will work so you may have to move from Input 1 to Input 2, 3, 4 etc until you find the one that works.

Please note your TV may not state analog audio that is how the few I have seen list it when the PC audio is off and you are connecting through HDMI.

I hope that helps.