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LE40A786R HDMI -> Vista + Asus EAH4650 HDMI = Black Screen

by ScRePt Jan 3, 2009 7:20PM PST

Hello. Please help me!

I have a Samsung LE40A786R LED 100MHz TV and I want to connect it to my pc.

The PC has an Asus EAH4650 gfx card with an HDMI slot, a DVI slot and a VGA slot ... and Vista 64bit.

When I connect HDMI to HDMI I get nothing but a black screen. The pc recognizes the TV and the model but the TV says "searching for signal".

If I plug VGA to VGA (PC slot on TV) it works. But the point here is to have HDMI quality.

I've tried anything I could think of:

- I have the latest drivers on PC. The TV has no new firmware
- I've also tried previous drivers but no luck
- Unplugged HDMI and replugged to cause handshaking
- Started PC with TV on and vice versa
- Tried all combination of resolutions and refresh rates- Disabled/Enabled Anynet+
- Tried all 4 HDMI slots

And still nothing!!!! Please help!

PS: Sometimes, when changing resolutions, I might get an instant desktop display on the TV. (means that the cable is ok)

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Differences...

by Samsung_HD_Tech Samsung staff Jan 4, 2009 11:13AM PST

What Hz is the laptop outputting?

Have you tried adjusting the resolution and Hz?

Do you get the startup screen when you start the computer?

--HDTech

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Re: Differences...

by ScRePt Jan 5, 2009 12:49AM PST

Thank you for your time.

yes, I've tried all possible refresh rates from the video card:

25, 26, 28, 29, 50, 59, 60

According to manual it should work with 1920x1080 @ 60Hz, but ... it does not. At any HDMI slot.

No, I do not see anything at any time with any resolution or Hz
(not at boot screen, not in a windows screen)

(the only time I see a screen is for a sec at random times when playing with the resolution and refresh rates. but it's random. does not always work do it with the same settings)

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