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sachmo19

Oct 24th, 2008 12:35 am

connecting laptop to plasma with vga and component

when i connect vga from laptop to tv with component, all i get on the tv is a black screen with green dots. tv is set to the right input. is the resolution on the computer to hi or low for the tv or what should i do do actually get the video working

caperjack

Oct 31st, 2008 2:26 pm

Re: connecting laptop to plasma with vga and component

did you hit the right key on the laptop to switch display from the laptop to the tv.

sachmo19

Nov 8th, 2008 5:09 pm

Re: connecting laptop to plasma with vga and component

Quote:

Originally Posted by caperjack (Post 725600)

did you hit the right key on the laptop to switch display from the laptop to the tv.

yes tv is set to the right input. computer recognizes tv. when i hit f5(screen output) to tv just shows the black screen w/ green dots. I have the component ends plugged into the corresponding colors on the tv. any other tho8ughts

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