Help with HDMi Out

so im using an HDMI cable to connect my m17x to my 47 inch sony televion. I have the televisions input set to PC, but it doesnt detect anything? Anything else i should be doing to get the image up their? my m17x screen goes black when i plug in the wire aswell

 

Yeh, the source on your TV should be HDMI, not PC. PC is for VGA connection, not HDMI. Switch channels untill you get HDMI.
The TV source usually gives you the option of TV, AV, PC and HDMI 1, 2, 3 etc etc depending on how many HDMI in ports you have on the tele.

 

ok so that was a mistake on my part. i changed it to hdmi 2 Which is the appropriate input and now its telling me unable to recognise signal

 

Strange, have you tried it on anyother tele to confirm it works?
Also when plugged in, open graphic properties, it usually works for me.

 

So my computer detects my tv. But i still get the " Unsupported Signal error" After further research online apparently its a common problem for Sony Bravia tvs..... And i own both a 47 and 55 inch of those and both come up with the same error display. Anyone know how to get around sonys garbage televisions

 

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Yo! sony's not garbage...most of the time...

(This is an odd method, you have been warned)

Try wiggling the hdmi cable in/out of the HDMI Out port on your laptop. it sometimes works. Or try with another hdmi cable.

Worst case scenario, the motherboard is probably hdmi dysfunctional. 3hr call to Dell may be necessary. People have been complaining lately about how hdmi in/out doesn't work on their ps3's or other hdmi capable devices.

Edit: I didn't make the sony link or anything it just automatically did it D:

 

Have you tried switching the color space used for the screen, I know usually defaults to RGB which some tvs do not support. On AMD drivers can find the setting under Pixel Format, NVIDIA has it is as well just can't remember what they call it.

 

The cable works, it picks up my laptop, my tv screen doesnt display anything because apparently sending the signal back yields an "unsupported signal" response message. Tried my old sony laptop with the same cable it works, and my xbox has no problem picking up HD with that cable aswell

 

Try playing music or a video, and see if any audio is coming through to your tv>? That'll indicate if your hdmi-out works and/or if your tv is picking up ANY signal at all.

 

I had a similar problem with a non-alienware (still dell) computer and a Samsung TV. It was solved by rebooting the computer. Probably won't work for you, but it is worth a try.

 

Please list your specs.

If your AMD, plug into tele, open CCC and go to Common display tasks, then select detect displays.

Let me know what happens.

 

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 6990M
320GB 7,200RPM HDD
17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
Wireless 802.11 g/n
Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio


when i do what you say it says it detects my laptop, and sony tv, gives them both the number 1. Like my pc says it detects the tv, but my tv goes black and i get a box that displays this message "Unsupported signal. Please check device output.

 

Ok, have you tried it on the Intel graphics card? Switch to Intel and try the same thing from the intel Control center.

 

Or alternitavly. Go back to CCC, go to desktop management and lower your resolution, see if that helps. Could be that your tele is only 1080i or 720p.

 

So tried with the intel graphics card, no change, played with the resoulutions a bit aswell. Still nothing

 

so it seems the problem was my tv, the hdmi slot the cable was plugged into was dmg i guess, cause i plugged it an another hdmi slot and magically the image apparead. i was freakin out lol

 

GJ 10char

 

doesnt seem like my fps is affected at all so far from testing it.

 

good job, glad u sorted it.