computer to tv

COLAISTE EANNA

ive been trying to connect my computer to my tv and i went to micro pro computers around by nutgrove and he gave me two things, a dvi to hdmi and a vga to dvi. so iconnected the vga thing to my computer and put the cable on and plugged that into my hdmi and it didnt work. ive tried everything, plugging it in and out restarted my computer and everything and nothing worked. ive heard things about frequincies and stuff. and if there is any way at all please let me know. i also have a samsung syncmaster 730bf monitor with vga in and dvi in and i was wondering if there is anyway of turning the dvi in into a dvi out. thank you

oisin

Have you selected the computer as the signal source on your tv?

5uspect

Is it a desktop or a laptop? Usually you have to switch to the external video out on a laptop. Fn + F8 on Dells for example.

If it's a desktop try it with the TV and the monitor both connected to your PC and have a look at your video card control panel. Right click on empty desktop and select NVIDIA/ATi/Intel control panel.

COLAISTE EANNA

i dont have a video card, its a singal built in vga port on a dell optiplex gx 620

5uspect

COLAISTE EANNA wrote: »

i dont have a video card, its a singal built in vga port on a dell optiplex gx 620

I don't think you can convert vga to HDMI. DVI is a different story.
If I were you I would get a cheap ass vide card with hdmi or dvi out.

wolfric

As far as i know you can't convert from vga to hdmi directly. You need a converter such as linked below.

You can on the other hand convert from hdmi to vga

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/623878-REG/Kanex_HDMICVVGA_HDMICVVGA_VGA_to_HDMI.html

5uspect

The newer optiplexes like the 620 should have PCI-e instead of old legacy AGP.
I'd get one of these:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=434120

Straight digital HDMI output with no need for a converter and any issues that can cause.
An added bonus is that 4xxx series cards support audio on the card so you can send audio via the HDMI cable without any other cables.

COLAISTE EANNA

thanks 5uspect. i will purchase that card straight away. will this card work off 305 watt psu? thanks again,
andrew

COLAISTE EANNA

also thanks to wolfric:) is the thumbs up thanks method gone or is there another way?

madmullen58

Hi there,
was trying to do the same thing not so long ago and tried everything and in the end iit was as simple as changin the screen resolution on the pc/laptop

5uspect

specs say 300W so you're grand.

COLAISTE EANNA

madmullen58 wrote: »

Hi there,
was trying to do the same thing not so long ago and tried everything and in the end iit was as simple as changin the screen resolution on the pc/laptop

what resolution should it be?

gamer

Set res to 1024x768,refresh rate 60megahrtz.
I did use 2 connectors vga2dvi ,dvi to hdmi.It worked ok.SEE tv manual.re pc input resolution.google pc connect to tv hdmi.Try 720x576res,60mhz 4dvd playing etc

5uspect

gamer wrote: »

Set res to 1024x768,refresh rate 60megahrtz.
I did use 2 connectors vga2dvi ,dvi to hdmi.It worked ok.SEE tv manual.re pc input resolution.google pc connect to tv hdmi.Try 720x576res,60mhz 4dvd playing etc

That shouldn't work unless you're using some other electronics to convert the analogue VGA to digital DVI/HDMI.

gamer

Its better 2get a card with hdmi out,note ones with large fans r noisy.
A card with large heatsink ,small fans r much quieter.
I had 2use vga,dvi 2dvi,hdmi cos my tv had no vga,just hdmi in.you prbly,have res at 1200x100 ,refresh rate 75mhz,which is out of tvs range.TVS do not just accept any resolution.

COLAISTE EANNA

so far, ive tryed everything with the cables, changing dpi settings changing resolution and changing the refresh rate and nothing has worked, so im going to bring back the cables and get a refund and buy a hdmi video card. thanks everyone who has helped and payed interest.:):cool: