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VGA to TV installation problems

  • 23-02-2006 12:57pm
    #1
    clubcrown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭


    Hi all

    I came into possesion of a wireless VGA to TV kit - basically you plug a transmitter into your PC, plug a receiver into a TV and you can see windows (or whatever) on the TV.

    I'm intending using this to watch movies on the widescreen tv, rather then having to burn dvds all the time.

    My problem is installation (I have no instructions); on the PC I have a GeForce 6800 GTO graphics card with two video outputs (the white connectors), one of which goes into the monitor.

    Transmitter
    To plug in the transmitter I need to plug in a 9 pin, old style VGA plug, a USB cable and a audio cable, which is green. I have an adaptor that connects the 9 pin plug to the white connector on the graphics card.

    Receiver
    To connect this to my TV I have the standard split cable with red/white/green. Same as plugging in a camcorder or similar.

    So, everything connected up but it won't work - I get a white band scrolling up the screen on the AV channel. This after trying all 4 frequencies that the thing broadcasts on.

    Anyone done this already? Any ideas? The only inputs on the TV are scart and the above mentioned. I have even tried this with the TV in the same room as the Pc in case it was a signal problem.


Comments

  • #2
    Snowbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    How old is this kit? 9 pin D was used for the old CGA and EGA standards. VGA followed later.

    What resolution are you driving it with? Have you tried 640x480 and lower?


  • #3
    clubcrown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭clubcrown


    Snowbat wrote:
    How old is this kit? 9 pin D was used for the old CGA and EGA standards. VGA followed later.

    Sorry, my bad - I meant to say 15 pin. The standard blue connector, as opposed to the newer white one on most graphics cards.
    Snowbat wrote:
    What resolution are you driving it with? Have you tried 640x480 and lower?

    Have just tried it with 1024 - didn't think of changing it. I will try it again later at 640x480. What can most TVs handle, do you know?

    I was kind of hoping that I wouldn't have to change the resolution every time I wanted to use it via the TV - the pc is left on pretty much all the time, and having to run upstairs to switch resolutions would be a pain inthe arse :-)


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Not sure by your last post if you got it working or not but you may face a couple of issues.

    The white connectors I believe you refer to on your graphics card are DVI a digital output system to use the older analogue VGA you need an adaptor which you’re sourced yourself.

    I'm, assuming this device has no VGA pass through for the monitor and you have plugged it into the second DVI port on the graphics card while the first port is still hooked up to the display if that’s the case then you might need to enable the dual desktop system in NVIDIA's driver control panel this will clone the desktop on both displays but you need to have the same resolution on both displays if I recall correctly start off with a low resolution like 640x480.

    See if that works for you, I would just mention [though other peoples taste might not as picky as mine] but the composite cable that device uses to plug into the TV will make the picture quality look sh*t you'd be possibly better off with a media player that uses your PC as a content server.

    See Buffalo PC-P3LWG media server and review [yes it does play decrypted VOB's over a network].


  • #5
    clubcrown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭clubcrown


    8T8 wrote:
    Not sure by your last post if you got it working or not but you may face a couple of issues.

    Yup, got it working eventually; it was actually a pass through, so I did it this way:

    graphics card - DVI out - dvi to vga adapter - pass through cable - second monitor

    Its messy, but it means the output of the second monitor is sent to the TV downstairs and I can use my primary display for day to day working. It actually seems ok picture wise, even at 1024x768; my main problem is sound - matching volume on the pc and tv can be tricky.

    My only problem is that theres now about 6 inches of adapters coming out of my graphics card - anyone know of some kind of breakout box that would allow me to plug different inputs in through one dvi post on the card?

    Thanks for the help.


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