Can't get signal to LCD TV (GeForce 8800GTS 320)

[frenchie29]

I can't get a signal to get to my TV I have a Sony KDF-46E2000 3LCD projection

I am using a DVI to HDMI cable I can get a VGA to RGB signal going trough the same TV with my other computer using a scan converter and laptop just with a S-video cable but nothing happens with my new comp the only thing mentioned in the Sony manual is very basic just plug the cable in the HDMI input of the TV!!!!
And same in the 8800 manual nothing specific
All I get is when I plug the HDMI in the tv is that USB plug unplug sound!!! but no picture

Anybody experinced this before?? anything I have to f=do to send the signal?? should be prett straight forward


Thanks!!

[Dr. V]

Well what I'd do is have a regular monitor hooked up as your primary, then stick the TV on and through the nVidia control panel edit the TV settings in there. It may already have picture, but you may have to set it to extend your desktop onto it. While you're there, select it as your primary monitor, then say DON'T extend desktop on your other monitor, then you'll have the one primary monitor as the TV.

Play around with the settings. This should work.

[frenchie29]

I have 2 monitors on my comp I unplugged the secondary and plugged in the DVI/HDMI cable and did the same with the primary!! but I didn't click on do not extend... I will give that a try
but in anyways I should of seen a picture I don't thing the video card can differ if it's a projector TV or a VGA monitor!!

Also for some reasons I don't have TV settings in the nvidia control panel

[Dr. V]

Make sure you're connecting the Sony AFTER the primary monitor is in there. It doesn't have to display anything until you tell the computer to extend its desktop onto it - most likely won't. After that's done, make sure you set the beast to the primary monitor, and then tell the comp to make the other monitor not to extend, so you can unplug it and voilla, your TV is now your main computer monitor.

This should work...

If not even in the CP, do it in Windows Display Properties (right-click desktop, Properties, Settings tab - just incase).

[frenchie29]

K I will give that a try
Do you know why I cannot see any TV settings in the Nvidia CP??
I followed the instruction with the wizzard and it supposed to take me to a TV setting page so I can setup the format , region etc...

Thnaks!!

[frenchie29]

Ok i got it to work!! thanks alot

Now I need a program that would read HD movies from my HD!!!!

[Dr. V]

No problem man, glad to see it up and running!!!