PC to HDTV issues ...

**rbinck** · 11-04-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickey0511

I have a Compaq Presario SR1520NX desktop connected via VGA to a HP MediaSmart HDTV. Everything works fine. No problems using the hdtv as a monitor. I can access the internet and open any site, watch youtube videos as well as small clips from websites like abc and fox. I can also watch dvd's using my PC as the player.

The problem I am having is watching streaming video from websites such as abc and fox. I have audio but the video portion is just colored lines across the screen. Can someone tell me what adjustment I need to make to allow the streaming video to work?

Thanks so much!

Seems like those sites require you download a player. Did you do that?

mickey0511 · 11-04-2009, 03:42 PM

Seems like those sites require you download a player. Did you do that?

Yes I did download the player requirements for each website. The website plays the streaming video as if there are no issues I just cant see the video. I can hear it, but all I can see are colored lines across the screen. This same thing happens no matter which website I am using. Do you have any other suggestions? I am at a loss.

st786 · 11-11-2009, 11:57 AM

hi there i brought a dell studio 1555 with ati radeon hd 4750 graphics card and iv been trying to connect it to my hd ready tv (orion 37'') but cant get it to work, laptop can tell me that its connected to an orion tv via hdmi cable but cant get any picture on actual tv and i also have all the latest catalyst drivers and have tried using the setup wizards etc, any advice on how to sort this problem out would be appreciated. thnx

johnrr6 · 11-15-2009, 10:20 PM

Need Help! I want to watch ESPN 360 Football on my HDTV!

Hello!----I'm brand new to the forum and I need help and suggestions!!

I love Nebraska Football----but I live in VIRGINIA now----and trying to stay up with the Huskers on Saturdays out here on the East Coast is tough.

Along comes the miracle of ESPN 360 on the internet and virtually every Nebraska game this year has been available on it. So I hooked a laptop with VGA out to the VGA in of my HP MediaSmart SL4278N 42 inch High Def (1080p) TV.

The laptop had a Turion Z-80 dual core processor----4 gigs of RAM and Radeon 3200 onboard video----so I believed it had plenty of horsepower to run the 1080i TV (the laptop did NOT have DVI out or HDMI out. (The laptop rates at 4.4 on the Windows 7 user scale).

I also ran a network cable to a gigabit switch and disabled the wireless on the laptop....

Results----it was better than NOTHING----but I thought it was really dissappointing.

Loss of frames
some bad pixelation at times
jumpy
sometimes it would freeze

The sound came through beautifully---never any problem there----and the problems seemd to only appear when I ran it in full screen mode. In the half screen default mode with all the controls and espn advertising-----the picture seemed fine with none of the jumpiness, lag or frame rate jerkiness....

I ran the same game simultaneously off of ESPN 360 in my garage on my 22 inch monitor and my Inte Core i7 machine in full screen mode and it was quite good the whole time.

What could be my issue and can you make some suggestions to make this a more watchable experience???

Is the processor not powerful enough?
Is it Internet bandwidth issues?-----seems unlikely as this same gigabit switch sends a internet to my Roku box that feeds to my HDTV for Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand----and looks gorgeous on it!
Is the Radeon HD 3200 Onboad Graphics not powerful enough to run the 1080p big screen??
Is the analog VGA hookup not nearly as capable??? Would digital HDMI be MUCH better??
Is it the Screen refresh rate of the HDTV? My specs say it is 6ms Pixel and 60 mghtz refresh on the Hi Def TV

Don't care about gaming----just want to have a watchable TV experience off of ESPN 360

If I need more horsepower-----with spare parts I have lying around and about $300 I can build a great little HTPC box with an AMD Callisto 550, DualCore, 4 gigs of RAM and HD 4200 Onboard Graphics with an additional 128 Sideport memory soldered in. The board would have HDMI out. For $150 more I could even go an i5 route with a dedicated fanless HD 4670 (but I suspect this is way overkill)

Help or suggestions most appreciated.

**rbinck** · 11-16-2009, 02:38 PM

What resolution are you sending to the HDTV? If it is 1920x1080 then you could reduce it to 1280x720 and try that.

johnrr6 · 11-19-2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rbinck

What resolution are you sending to the HDTV? If it is 1920x1080 then you could reduce it to 1280x720 and try that.

If I remember right-----the laptop was sending a resolution of 1360 x 760 or something really close to that.

johnrr6 · 11-19-2009, 07:26 PM

I guess my question is as well.....

Does this kind of setup (Radeon 3200 Onboard Graphics) provide enough horsepower to run a 42 inch HDTV???

By my resolution-----looks like it defaulted to 720p

With PC graphics----what is "plenty good enough" to easily drive that big TV?

Would it make any difference to go to a card like a Radeon 4670....

Or even a top of the line card like a 4870 or a 4890?

or even a 5970?

If it will make no difference whatsoever----then that at least eliminates one of the variables.....

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

John

11-04-2009, 03:42 PM	#167
mickey0511 What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	PC to HDTV issues♠ Seems like those sites require you download a player. Did you do that? Yes I did download the player requirements for each website. The website plays the streaming video as if there are no issues I just cant see the video. I can hear it, but all I can see are colored lines across the screen. This same thing happens no matter which website I am using. Do you have any other suggestions? I am at a loss.

11-15-2009, 10:20 PM	#169
johnrr6 What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Need Help! I want to watch ESPN 360 Football on my HDTV! Need Help! I want to watch ESPN 360 Football on my HDTV! Hello!----I'm brand new to the forum and I need help and suggestions!! I love Nebraska Football----but I live in VIRGINIA now----and trying to stay up with the Huskers on Saturdays out here on the East Coast is tough. Along comes the miracle of ESPN 360 on the internet and virtually every Nebraska game this year has been available on it. So I hooked a laptop with VGA out to the VGA in of my HP MediaSmart SL4278N 42 inch High Def (1080p) TV. The laptop had a Turion Z-80 dual core processor----4 gigs of RAM and Radeon 3200 onboard video----so I believed it had plenty of horsepower to run the 1080i TV (the laptop did NOT have DVI out or HDMI out. (The laptop rates at 4.4 on the Windows 7 user scale). I also ran a network cable to a gigabit switch and disabled the wireless on the laptop.... Results----it was better than NOTHING----but I thought it was really dissappointing. Loss of frames some bad pixelation at times jumpy sometimes it would freeze The sound came through beautifully---never any problem there----and the problems seemd to only appear when I ran it in full screen mode. In the half screen default mode with all the controls and espn advertising-----the picture seemed fine with none of the jumpiness, lag or frame rate jerkiness.... I ran the same game simultaneously off of ESPN 360 in my garage on my 22 inch monitor and my Inte Core i7 machine in full screen mode and it was quite good the whole time. What could be my issue and can you make some suggestions to make this a more watchable experience??? Is the processor not powerful enough? Is it Internet bandwidth issues?-----seems unlikely as this same gigabit switch sends a internet to my Roku box that feeds to my HDTV for Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand----and looks gorgeous on it! Is the Radeon HD 3200 Onboad Graphics not powerful enough to run the 1080p big screen?? Is the analog VGA hookup not nearly as capable??? Would digital HDMI be MUCH better?? Is it the Screen refresh rate of the HDTV? My specs say it is 6ms Pixel and 60 mghtz refresh on the Hi Def TV Don't care about gaming----just want to have a watchable TV experience off of ESPN 360 If I need more horsepower-----with spare parts I have lying around and about $300 I can build a great little HTPC box with an AMD Callisto 550, DualCore, 4 gigs of RAM and HD 4200 Onboard Graphics with an additional 128 Sideport memory soldered in. The board would have HDMI out. For $150 more I could even go an i5 route with a dedicated fanless HD 4670 (but I suspect this is way overkill) Help or suggestions most appreciated.

11-16-2009, 02:38 PM	#170
rbinck Administrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 12,338	What resolution are you sending to the HDTV? If it is 1920x1080 then you could reduce it to 1280x720 and try that. __________________ www.highdefinitionblog.com www.BlogOfHawaii.com

11-19-2009, 07:26 PM	#172
johnrr6 What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Enough Horsepower?? I guess my question is as well..... Does this kind of setup (Radeon 3200 Onboard Graphics) provide enough horsepower to run a 42 inch HDTV??? By my resolution-----looks like it defaulted to 720p With PC graphics----what is "plenty good enough" to easily drive that big TV? Would it make any difference to go to a card like a Radeon 4670.... Or even a top of the line card like a 4870 or a 4890? or even a 5970? If it will make no difference whatsoever----then that at least eliminates one of the variables..... Thanks for any help or suggestions. John

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