I was able to figure out the setting to get pc to 46 inch lcd tv ... But how can I make the picture fit the widescreen tv ? Also no sound / setting ?
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Ok, you need 2 RCA male to Stereo Audio 3.5mm Female Jack Plug Socket to Y Cable. plug the2 RCA male. Rred & White into the Audio in for the source your are using on your LCD TV (VGA) in. Then plug the 3.5mm Female Jack Plug. on the HD15 (SVGA) Male + 3.5 Stereo Male / HD15 (SVGA) Male + 3.5 Stereo Male, D / Shield, 15 ft Stereo Audio 3.5mm Female Jack then plug the other Stereo Audio 3.5mm male jack in to your computer headphone out or line out Jacks.
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You have to mess with you computers screen resolution settings. Also there is a small cable that plugs in your headphone jack for audio.
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1. You need t0 check your TV remote and click menu on the remote. Then find Picture Size ot aspect ratio and select size you want. Also you cand change the Picture size from your computer by changing the view to full screen from the view drop down menu or at the bottom right button on your computer screen where the selected video is play from ( pause II , Play> Full Screen[ ].
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Actually why would someone have an expensive wide screen and watch it at 4:3 is beyond me. It becomes very hard to see and it is like your TV has shrunk. Most recent flat screens will widen it without too much distortion.
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My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because with digital cables there's no need for shielding). My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because... » Read More My guess Gus is that when you''re first setting it to "external monitor", it's initially at a resolution that the TV can't handle, and thus the TV doesn't recognize the input. I found that with this TV, the best resolution for AWESOME clarity is 1360x768. In addition, the forms of resolution that your PC can output will depend on your video card. The forms of resolution might also vary depending on if you use VGA or DVI, as with my laptop. If you have a DVI output on your PC I would HIGHLY suggest that you buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable!!! (It doesn't need to be an expensive one because with digital cables there's no need for shielding). « Show Less
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Can I use this as a regular TV with the analog to digital convertor I bought in order to get my local antenna TV stations? Do I need special cables or a cable or satellite input? If this is widescreen (?) do I have to adapt (including wife's possible comments!!) to a different picture configuration that we are used to? Thanks a lot for any help and comments.
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Check the aspect ratio of your computer. If its too high, the tv won't recognize it. My tv will say "unsupported" if its above 1280x768. If ur usings windows (I currently have windows 7), go into the start menu then control panel. Under appearance and temems on right side of screen click on "adjust screen resolution." Change it to 1280x768 or below. I hope this helps.
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The problem might be in your display setting. Right click on your desktop and find display setting. Most TVs need some adjustment to simulate as a big size monitor.
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I have been trying to get this to work for awhile and have been unsuccessful. I bought the $40 VGA cable and hooked it up to the TV with a seperate audio cable (headphone jacks) and put the external monitor setting on the PC and I still cannot change the source to PC on the TV. It claims that the source options will only become available when those inputs are hooked up to something......well I am definetely hooked up to my computer and the TV is not taking a signal????? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I plugged the HDMI cable from my VAIO laptop to the TV. The picture doesn't fill the TV screen. My VAIO resolution is 1366 x 768 which isn't supported, but I dropped it to 1280 x 720. Any lower and it gets worse. Also, I don't get any sound from the TV.
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umm that's because it's a widescreen tv and because you refuse to get HD service you are seeing the crappy cropped old-style imagine. You can't magically make the image fit widescreen when it's formatted to the old image. You can only stretch it and it will look like crap.
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You're welcome. I ended up adjusting the screen size through my HDTV, I have a Samsung that has a 'fill screen option' and it seems to work better because it doesn't cut the edges off. I love the quality of the picture of my dvds. so much better than the regular dvd player I had. Maybe some day I'll switch to Blu-ray, but for now this works just great!
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You can try changing resolution of your PC. The native resolution for this monitor is 1680x1050.
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On the side of the converter, there is a little red hole that has 2 white switches labeled 1 and 2, flip those until you can get color. I found that mine works best when switch 1 is down and 2 is up. It took me a couple of days to finally figure this stupid thing out. I did find that the S-Video cable works better. So if your TV has a S-Video input, I would recommend using the S-Video. Mine FINALLY works. So don't give up on it just yet. It can be frustrating in the beginning. Also, I found that mine works best when I have the resolution set to the best for my laptop (1366 X 768). This may look like it doesn't show all of your computer, but just hit the zoom button. This should fix it. Also, you can change your display settings to display the same thing on your TV as on your computer or you can extend the screens where all you do is click and drag the window you want to see to your TV screen (usually to the right or left side of your monitor). Once you see the window on your TV, hit the Maximize button and it will fit the window to your TV. Now you can watch a movie on your TV while still surfing the net or whatever you want on your computer. Also, for sound, you will need a 3.5mm to 2 RCA plug cord to plug into your computer (this will allow you to adjust the sound on your TV). I about gave up on mine, but am TRULY GLAD that I did not. If you are wanting to use your TV for a monitor, I would recommend just changing the text size on your computer. This might fix it. But you should still use the graphics that is best for your computer (I have a laptop). After experimenting, I found that white writing on a black background (movie credits) is easier to view than words on a white background (yahoo home page). I hope this helps and you can get things figured out! Good Luck!!! :-)
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One thing you need to make sure of is that your computer resolution is set to a resolution that your TV recognizes. You may want to try different resolutions on your computer until you find one that works.
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The display work like a second screen. Like if u go into your display properties and choose extend desktop. You will see two different thing on you computer and the tv.
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Jennifer D.: In case you still have this problem, below are the steps of a workaround that worked for me, and hopefully will work for you too. It appears that the key step is to temporarily configure the DVR to output only a standard-definition TV signal. I found this after trying to debug a similar very frustrating problem with my Toshiba DR430 DVD recorder and Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR. 1. Disconnect the HDMI cable from the DVR to the TV. (Note that the only way my Scientific Atlanta DVR would enter the standard-definition setup wizard in step 2 below was with this cable disconnected. Originally, I did not disconnect this cable, and I suspect that as long as the DVR thought it was outputting a picture to an HDTV that it would override other configuration settings that I made.) 2. Configure the DVR to output only a standard-definition TV signal. (As per the user manual for my Scientific Atlanta DVR, start this process by simultaneously pressing the "INFO" and "GUIDE" buttons on the DVR while it is turned off. This was pretty easy to change and then undo later.) 3. In the DVR "Settings," set the "Picture Size" option to "Auto Fit." (It is also possible to quickly set this by repeatedly pressing the "#" key on the remote control.) 4. At this point, the aspect ratio in the DVD recorder was FINALLY correct and there were no bordering black bars. Hurray! Record shows onto DVDs as desired. 5. When I play a recorded DVD on the Toshiba unit the aspect ratio is correct and there are no bordering black bars. However, when I play a DVD on my Panasonic Blu-ray player, I have to set the aspect ratio on my Panasonic TC-P50VT20 Plasma HDTV to "JUST" to horizontally stretch the picture, but this is a very simple adjustment that is easy to change. Hopefully you can perform similar steps to workaround this annoying problem. Ron
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I gave the unit to a friend last Christmas. As I recall, there was a button on the remote (aspect ratio maybe??) that changed how the picture filled the screen. May have to hit it several times to get proper proportions.
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I'm curious how the computer linked with to the large plasma screen looks. I would think that 1024 x 768 on such a large screen might look a bit fuzzy or pixelated. Do you see problems with this? Would you recommend going for a higher resolution?