pathetic noob question

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:06

i'll admit i've no idea what i'm doing when it comes to this so i'll just say it and be mocked

i don't know how to hook my pc up to my tv. it's got the hdmi port on the back, which i'm plugging in then booting up but the tv stays black. i don't get the "no signal" thing appear so it knows something is there, but nothing happens. i played around in display settings for half hour, looking for some sort of add monitor option or change default monitor etc. found nothing. running windows 7. someone help me out here ^^

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:14

1920x1080. i've tried doing it with the monitor at the same time and without. when i open up the settings i can't find a way to add the tv, let alone change it to primary. but then again, i'm a noob.

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:21

ah desktop sorry

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 13:53

ofc i'm changing it to hdmi

i'm not THAT bad

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 20:17

bah. spent the day looking into this and can't work it out at all

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 20:42

my tv? no. that's what the resolution is set on my monitor, but i can't find any way to add the external device or whatever, let alone pick what res i want it on. it only changes on my main monitor. my tv definitely isn't 1920x1080.

Roadkillv1 · 30 Jun 2011 at 10:59

didn't seem to make a difference

and tried it in both ports. guess i'll just give up ^^

Roadkillv1 · 30 Jun 2011 at 17:40

oh. i would hope so, i only have one hdmi on the pc...

Roadkillv1 · 30 Jun 2011 at 17:43

christ. got it working. the winner is- surveyor. the 2nd time i tried it in the other port it went ding and now i can see my desktop on the tv.

which is odd cuz i have this page open. guess i have to play in the settings now...

Roadkillv1 · 30 Jun 2011 at 17:47

weee all sorted, sound as well. thanks everyone.