Laptop>TV issue

Jaysin · 01-24-2011, 04:04 PM

I'll try and keep this in Layman's terms.

I Have an HP 4 year old Laptop, that I've been plugging into my flatscreen TV with a VGA cord. It used to automatically detect the VGA was plugged in, and make the screen go black on my laptop, and transfer over to my TV. I watch a fair bit of material for work on the big screen, and as of this weekend, it stopped transferring my main image automatically over to my TV. I played with the display settings since and got it to "share" a screen, but I don't want to have to be dragging items over to my "other screen (TV)" to view them.

Suggestions would be great, thanks.

switch900 · 01-24-2011, 04:23 PM

unplug your VGA cable. Turn off your laptop. turn on your laptop with the vga unplugged. turn off your laptop. plug in vga cable and turn on laptop.

OTB · 01-24-2011, 05:40 PM

^ This is best suggestion.

Often laptops have a "function" key that switches monitor configs. Maybe you have hit that accidentally?

And maybe your video driver software (ATI, Intel, nVidia, etc.) has a profile option? You can save both configs and then it's one or two clicks to change.

Windows 7 has vastly improved these options too btw.

Farmer · 01-24-2011, 06:14 PM

If you don't have a fn key for the projector (mine looks like a monitor w/ a arrow pointing out of it), then try this (might just work for win 7, not sure)

hit the windows key and the letter P at the same time. should come up with the various "connect to a projector" options. you want "duplicate" or "projector only".

01-24-2011, 04:04 PM	#1
Jaysin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vernon Posts: 12,221 Rep Power: 972631	Laptop>TV issue I'll try and keep this in Layman's terms. I Have an HP 4 year old Laptop, that I've been plugging into my flatscreen TV with a VGA cord. It used to automatically detect the VGA was plugged in, and make the screen go black on my laptop, and transfer over to my TV. I watch a fair bit of material for work on the big screen, and as of this weekend, it stopped transferring my main image automatically over to my TV. I played with the display settings since and got it to "share" a screen, but I don't want to have to be dragging items over to my "other screen (TV)" to view them. Suggestions would be great, thanks.

01-24-2011, 05:40 PM	#3
OTB Lurker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Van Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	^ This is best suggestion. Often laptops have a "function" key that switches monitor configs. Maybe you have hit that accidentally? And maybe your video driver software (ATI, Intel, nVidia, etc.) has a profile option? You can save both configs and then it's one or two clicks to change. Windows 7 has vastly improved these options too btw. Last edited by OTB; 01-24-2011 at 05:43 PM.

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01-24-2011, 04:23 PM	#2
switch900 Pumping a tranny Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: east van Posts: 1,507 Rep Power: 603112	unplug your VGA cable. Turn off your laptop. turn on your laptop with the vga unplugged. turn off your laptop. plug in vga cable and turn on laptop.

01-24-2011, 06:14 PM	#4
Farmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Troy, MT Posts: 1,809 Rep Power: 15830433	If you don't have a fn key for the projector (mine looks like a monitor w/ a arrow pointing out of it), then try this (might just work for win 7, not sure) hit the windows key and the letter P at the same time. should come up with the various "connect to a projector" options. you want "duplicate" or "projector only".