http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop Find The Best Flat Screen TV Deals Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop/comment-page-1#comment-1106 36 day to be a real man USMC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:32:28 +0000 http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop#comment-1106 most new LCD tv's have a DVi or VG input and some have both just look hthe back of the computer and back of the tv its pretty much idiot proof most new LCD tv’s have a DVi or VG input and some have both just look hthe back of the computer and back of the tv its pretty much idiot proof

]]> http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop/comment-page-1#comment-1105 Simon T Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:52:40 +0000 http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop#comment-1105 A lot of LCD TVs are very picky about the resolutions and refresh rates that they support. Check the user guide for the TV and look in the specifications for the native resolution. You need to set the desktop to that resolution, or as close as you can below it. The refresh rate should be 60 Hz. The best way to test this is if you have a video card that will support two monitors. That way you can attach a regular monitor and use it as the primary screen and then try different settings on the TV without losing the image on the primary monitor. Failing that, it sounds like the TV supports 640 by 480 - this is the resolution of the Windows logo screen. So start there by setting it up on another monitor, or boot into safe mode. Then try different resolutions. If the screen goes blank then do not touch any keys. It should come back after 15 seconds when you fail to click "OK" when Windows asks if the resolution change has worked. If the TV native resolution is not in your computer's list of supported resolutions, then you can try updating the video driver to the latest level. TVs tend to be 16:9 aspect ratios. Monitors have been 16:10 and there is lots of support for those resolutions. Newer drivers also support the 16:9 resolutions. A lot of LCD TVs are very picky about the resolutions and refresh rates that they support.
Check the user guide for the TV and look in the specifications for the native resolution. You need to set the desktop to that resolution, or as close as you can below it. The refresh rate should be 60 Hz.
The best way to test this is if you have a video card that will support two monitors. That way you can attach a regular monitor and use it as the primary screen and then try different settings on the TV without losing the image on the primary monitor.
Failing that, it sounds like the TV supports 640 by 480 – this is the resolution of the Windows logo screen. So start there by setting it up on another monitor, or boot into safe mode. Then try different resolutions. If the screen goes blank then do not touch any keys. It should come back after 15 seconds when you fail to click “OK” when Windows asks if the resolution change has worked.
If the TV native resolution is not in your computer’s list of supported resolutions, then you can try updating the video driver to the latest level. TVs tend to be 16:9 aspect ratios. Monitors have been 16:10 and there is lots of support for those resolutions. Newer drivers also support the 16:9 resolutions.

]]> http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop/comment-page-1#comment-1104 aviating Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:07:57 +0000 http://bestflatscreentvreviews.com/how-do-i-hook-up-my-lcd-tv-to-my-desktop#comment-1104 You need to find out what is the native resolution of your 26" Olevia. Chances are the resolution you set your Windows to run at is too high for the LCD TV to handle. When an LCD TV encounters a signal it cannot display, it will display nothing. So find out what is the native resolution of your Olevia, re-connect the monitor that worked with your computer, set the resolution to something the Olevia can handle, then reconnect your computer to the Olevia. You should be able to see an image then. How to find the native resolution of your TV? It's in the manual, usually under the specifications section. (Yes, RTFM.) :-) Good luck. You need to find out what is the native resolution of your 26″ Olevia.
Chances are the resolution you set your Windows to run at is too high for the LCD TV to handle. When an LCD TV encounters a signal it cannot display, it will display nothing.
So find out what is the native resolution of your Olevia, re-connect the monitor that worked with your computer, set the resolution to something the Olevia can handle, then reconnect your computer to the Olevia. You should be able to see an image then.
How to find the native resolution of your TV? It’s in the manual, usually under the specifications section. (Yes, RTFM.)
Good luck.

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