Posted on 12/03/2010 7:55:16 PM PST by GTXGTP
Has anyone tried this? I cannot make it work for the life of me. Here's the setup:
Nvidia GTX460 video card in my pc- two dvi, one hdmi out. TV - Sony Bravia 52" LEDLCD Tv. 50'HDMI cable from PC to TV
I have tried everything. Checked native res of tv, and matched it on the output of my video card. Tested on another tv, from all three outputs of my video card, and it works fine. Tried my xbox 360 across the hdmi, works great.
But then I hook my Pc to the Sony tv- Nvidia control panel even recognizes it as "sony tv", but I have no image. Tried hooking it up direct via HDMI, also via both DVI ports on my video card via a DVI to HDMI adapter. Same result.
I know it's not my card(tried all outputs on another tv and it worked), I know it's not my cable(tried another source aka xbox), and I know it's not the res output of my card(1920x1080-native to tv).
Anyone have a clue what it could be? I tried connecting it while the tv's off, restart pc with only tv plugged in to my video card, etc. Nothing.
Help!!
You have too much nice shit for me to be concerned.. LOL.. My alarm clock won’t work right yet..
Read the comments @ the Amazon link, could be your problem noted there, just setting from 1080p to 1080i might help if you cable is not high quality.
“Did you FCN +F8 to switch where the signal goes?”
My Toshiba laptop has the same FCN+F8 switch. Interestingly, it still has an option for CRT monitors. I’m not sure what the difference is between that and the external LCD option. VGA should be VGA regardless of the monitor type. Maybe it has to do with the sync or something like that.
When you connect the pc to the Sony, set the resolution to 480i, then set it to 1080i.
Then check to see if this win& update is installed:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975538
if neither works...
Probably the video card, your card (the 260, 460, and 470) is well known to have a bitstreaming support glitch.
From what I understand, You can buy PowerDVD10 and it runs bitstreaming through the software company’s own bitstreaming drivers. Don’t take my word on this, you need to do your own research.
GO check the NVIDIA forums for your video card, it’s posted as a common problem, I haven’t dealt with this first hand, just heard about it when choosing my last video card.
Go to your tv’s setup program and set it up so that it recognizes that the pc is connected to it.just as you would to setup an external video system.
What’s the wire gauge of that cable? That will determine performance at longer distances.
Below 16.4 feet any High-Speed HDMI cable that meets the HDMI 1.3 specifications will work, even with 1080P, 3D, and a 240Hz refresh rate.
Above 16.4 feet, you need thicker cables to compensate for the distance. 28AWG or thicker in my experience. The keys are meeting the HDMI 1.3 or higher specs (if you want 1080p with all the bells and whistles) any cable labeled “High-Speed” should do that, again it should also be at least a 28AWG in thickness.
It’s easy to overpay for an HDMI cable (Monster sells a 50ft cable (M2000) at an MSRP of $1,200!), but you can also under pay and get a cable that will function, but not at 1080p with all the features your Blu-ray and TV support.
The cable you linked to may work fine at 1080i with a cable box, but give you handshaking errors when trying to push a 1080p Blu-Ray or game system signal with all the bells and whistles turned on. Or it may not, and work just fine.
The cable jacket may also be an issue in the price. A cable rated for in-wall use with a CL2 or CL3 rated jacket may cost more than one that is not.
Wikipedia’s article on HDMI gives a pretty good overview of the technology,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI
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