Carol Ann said:Do you have any idea what the next step is with my model netbook? Have you or anyone else have had the same issue with the same setup? I am at my wits end and I keep trying to figure it out. Thanks for everyone's help!!!Matt Whitlock said:Thank you so much for your reply and I am sorry that I didn't tell you my model number. It is an acer netbook model D250-1026. I hope that I can get this to work with your help. Thanks again for the great posts!!Carol Ann said: Okay, I have read through your forum and need some clarification. I have a mitsubishi ws-65315 also and was trying to make it a second monitor and read here that it cannot be done on the dvi connection. You replied to someone and said try a third party graphics card that has a component video output. Can you explain what you mean? I am not familiar with third party graphics card and how do I connect it up to this type of tv to my laptop? by the way, I have an acer netbook. I love your comments and advice!!Third party graphics solutions are available for desktops. Notebooks are a different animal since the graphics card in a notebook can't (in 99.9% of cases) be swapped out or replaced. Does your acer notebook have a model number?
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Carol Ann said:Carol Ann said:Do you have any idea what the next step is with my model netbook? Have you or anyone else have had the same issue with the same setup? I am at my wits end and I keep trying to figure it out. Thanks for everyone's help!!!Matt Whitlock said:Thank you so much for your reply and I am sorry that I didn't tell you my model number. It is an acer netbook model D250-1026. I hope that I can get this to work with your help. Thanks again for the great posts!!Carol Ann said: Okay, I have read through your forum and need some clarification. I have a mitsubishi ws-65315 also and was trying to make it a second monitor and read here that it cannot be done on the dvi connection. You replied to someone and said try a third party graphics card that has a component video output. Can you explain what you mean? I am not familiar with third party graphics card and how do I connect it up to this type of tv to my laptop? by the way, I have an acer netbook. I love your comments and advice!!Third party graphics solutions are available for desktops. Notebooks are a different animal since the graphics card in a notebook can't (in 99.9% of cases) be swapped out or replaced. Does your acer notebook have a model number?
Sorry, I didn't see your response.
There really isn't much I haven't covered in my article that doesn't apply to you. You have a VGA input and a non-PC friendly TV. I've listed the various ways to make a connection to a TV like yours, depending on the kind of quality you're looking for. There are , however, a few things for you to keep in mind however:
1. Netbooks are tricky; typically they're extremely underpowered in the graphics department (Intel GMA 950). Even if you could connect to a display at HD resolutions, it's hard to say if it would handle whatever it is you're trying to do.
2. Another limitation here is your TV. The WS-65315 is not a PC friendly TV. It only supports 480i, 480p, and 1080i. The only thing you have going for you is that your TV sports a RGBHV input, which means a cheap break out cable I tell people to avoid will actually work in your case, provided your netbook allows you to output a TV compatible 480p or 1080i signal (480p shouldnt be a problem).
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September 29, 2009 10:35 PM
I noticed this article is almost 5 years old. Has anything new come out in the last couple of years to make things simpler?
Like Intel's My Wifi and a Video adapter?
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Brandon C. said: I noticed this article is almost 5 years old. Has anything new come out in the last couple of years to make things simpler? Like Intel's My Wifi and a Video adapter?It was initially published 5 years ago, but it's been regularly updated and enhanced since then. The last re-write was February of this year. There are newer devices that can help you get a PC picture on a TV, Sling Media's SlingCatcher for example, but universally speaking there's nothing that offers the flexbility and reliablitly of using the TV as the primary display. I'm currently planning another re-write to add the HDMI connection separately, now that it's become much more prevalent as a video output for PCs (often integrated into the motherboard and now included on a variety of graphics cards) and sometimes includes audio.
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October 7, 2009 2:00 PM
Hi Matt,
I just installed a geforce 8400gs graphics card to my desktop and the dvi, vga and s-video all works. the problem is the dvi, if i connect my dvi to my 22" lg monitor, it works but when i connect it to the my sony hdtv (Sony KF-42WE610) i dont get anything in the screen. The screen is just blank. the only input in my tv is dvi, component and s-video. As of now, I am using S-video :( Please help. THanks in advance
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EYDI said: Hi Matt, I just installed a geforce 8400gs graphics card to my desktop and the dvi, vga and s-video all works. the problem is the dvi, if i connect my dvi to my 22" lg monitor, it works but when i connect it to the my sony hdtv (Sony KF-42WE610) i dont get anything in the screen. The screen is just blank. the only input in my tv is dvi, component and s-video. As of now, I am using S-video :( Please help. THanks in advanceThe DVI input on the KF-42WE610 is not PC compatible. You'll need to set your output resolution to something compatible to your HDTV. If you have the nVidia Control Panel installed, select "Change resolution", the monitor connected to your HDTV, and then select a HDTV compatible res (1280x720) is a good start, but you can also try 720x480 or 1080x1920 (interlaced). Full instructions are on page 3 of the article.
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October 7, 2009 4:37 PM
matt,
I have done what you have said and when i looked at the HDCP option in NVIDIA control panel, it says "Your system in not HDCP-capable". how can this be when my hdtv is HDCP according to the manual?
i have a monitor in the vga and the hdtv in the dvi and i have picked each option/resolution to the dvi and i get no signal at all. is there anyway to disable the HDCP?. Thanks
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October 7, 2009 4:54 PM
Odd, I've never ran into HDCP issues just trying to view the desktop. I wonder if having the other monitor hooked as VGA is causing the issue? Does your other monitor support HDCP over DVI?
Also, try skipping the preset. Go to "Change Resolution" --> Add Resolution --> Create Custom Resolution.
Horizontal: 1920
Vertical: 1080
Refresh: 60hz
Color Depth: 32
Scan Type: Interlaced
Hit test. Any luck that way?
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October 7, 2009 5:00 PM
i am going to try that later. it is weird because when i booted up my pc, i have the hdtv plugged in via dvi and i waited for 10 mins there there's no display, its just black. when i unplugged the dvi and put it in my lg monitor via dvi, the nvidia says its sony then after a minute it changed to lg and i have the display. it is just weird that it would say that the tv is not HDCP Compatible when the manual says its EIA-861 standard (HDCP)
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EYDI said: still doesnt work for me no setting workedAh, the joys of HDCP. I need to do a little more digging regarding your specific card. Can you give a link to the specific card you have, or give me the brand and exact model?
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October 8, 2009 3:53 PM
i have the EVGA nvidia geforce 8400gs
http://www.evga.com/articles/366.asp
Thanks
October 8, 2009 3:56 PM
i have the 512mb though
http://www.frys.com/product/5841463?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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EYDI said: i have the EVGA nvidia geforce 8400gs http://www.evga.com/articles/366.asp Thanks
Hmmmm.... would I be correct if I guessed that you're using XP?
I did find one post out there in the Ether that said certain older Sony HDTVs (like yours) may have issues with HDCP over DVI in certain cases. This may be affecting you unfortunately, but without further testing it's hard to tell.
Provided you don't care about HDCP protected content (BD, HD-DVD), I'd say forget the DVI connection and use component. It should have came with a HDTV dongle to use component video cables. No HDCP on component, so no HDCP issues to stop you.
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October 8, 2009 4:41 PM
i have windows vista
1.6 dual core
2gb memory
that is what im currently using right now. but ofcourse, digital is better than analog that is why im trying to get the most out of the pc/hdtv.
October 26, 2009 1:18 PM
I have a 2009 Sharp 46" flat screen tv and a new HP computer. Please tell me what cords I need and How to install and achieve the picture and sound from my computer.
November 5, 2009 10:50 PM
Ok. I have a Dell Dimension 8100. It has a VGA output. I have a Toshiba MW24FM1. It has the red, white, and yellow cable line in holes. Is it possible to get my computer on the tv? I have been checking this out all night and I'm getting tired. If you've mentioned it, just let me know where to find it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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I value the advice and experience I get from other posters, so here is some from me. I just figured out how to hook my TV to my laptop. Now I am playing Netflix and Pandora on it!
I used an S connector to connect the (Dell) laptop and the (Panasonic) TV's video, and a 1/8"-to-dual-RCA-plug cable to connect the audio. On my TV, I used the outlets in the front of the TV, which are called Video 2.
Now, here's that part that held me up for hours. Instead of fooling around with Windows XP "Display Properties/ Settings" and trying different combinations for monitor 1 and 2--which had frustrated me completely, I went to "Advanced" and then selected "Intel Extreme Graphics". Select Graphic Properties/Display Devices/Intel Display Clone (which was my graphics card). Select TV as the primary device and Notebook as secondary device. Then do Accept or OK out of these routines. When I finished this, I did not even have to use Function-F8 to toggle between the monitors--they both worked simultaneously!
The resolution is decent but not great--at least as good as analog TV. I'm pretty sure I can go back and tweak it, though. Happy hunting."
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mitchmoney said: Ok. I have a Dell Dimension 8100. It has a VGA output. I have a Toshiba MW24FM1. It has the red, white, and yellow cable line in holes. Is it possible to get my computer on the tv? I have been checking this out all night and I'm getting tired. If you've mentioned it, just let me know where to find it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Page 2 covers S-video, and doing composite (the yellow one) from there is easy. You'll either need a little adapter from the Shack, or if you use a box like shown should support composite. : http://www.techlore.com/article/10061/How-To-Connect-a-Computer-To-Your-TV/?t...
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