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 ^^

Ginger-Menace · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:11

what resolution was your monitor at? try connecting your tv whilst you monitor is connected and then changing the tv to primary

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.

Klo · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:20

Desktop or laptop?

I know my laptop has a button on the keyboard which allows you change the primary monitor and how it shares it.

Roadkillv1 · 29 Jun 2011 at 12:21

ah desktop sorry

citizenx13 · 29 Jun 2011 at 13:10

Perhaps you need to set you TV to HDMI input?
I have to do that on mine, i.e. select what input to use on the TV it does not "scan" per say

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

Surveyor · 29 Jun 2011 at 20:20

What model is the TV?

Are you sure it's 1920x1080?

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.

Surveyor · 29 Jun 2011 at 20:58

Roadkillv1 said:
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.

Try changing your output resolution to the same as the TV. 1366x768 or whatever.

Also look in the manual for your TV. On some you have to use a specific HDMI port to connect a PC.

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 ^^

Pr0SteR · 30 Jun 2011 at 11:55

both NVidia and AMD have different settings for TV displays (including force detection), make sure you have the latest GFX drivers, plug in the TV, and see what you can do from there, go through sources on your TV and see if you can pick something up, but you must be able to see the TV within the driver first (I can see mine via Catalyst control center (CCC) *AMD*)

shuzzbutt · 30 Jun 2011 at 14:45

also make sure you set the refresh rate to something the tv can handle VIA HDMI. Most tv's will only accept 50/60hz on the hdmi inputs.

pv123 · 30 Jun 2011 at 15:31

Are you sure you are plugging it in the correct socket in the PC? It might have one for onboard and one for gfx?

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.