Why doesn't my HDMI Cable work?

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Why won't my HDMI cable work?

I have a Vizio HDTV and a HP Laptop. They both have an outlet for an HDMI cable. I use to be able to play my Laptop through my TV using an HDMI cable but now all of a sudden it doesn't work. Do I need to change setting on my laptop? Can someone help me please?

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Most laptops have a function key and one of them tells the laptop what display to use. Toggle through...

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Why doesnt a hdmi to vga cable work?

I have looked around and the answer that people keep saying is that it wont work because hdmi is digital and vga is analog. so how come my vga to dvi cable works when vga is analog ...show more

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Unlike HDMI, DVI connectors can carry both a digital signal and an analog signal. Most likely, you're...

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Plug in the Yellow red and white cables from the PS3 to the TV Next, hold down the power button for...

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My HDMI cable doesnt seem to work with my TV - what can i do?

I recently bought a Cambridge Audio DVD player which upscales DVD's to a HDMI format. I was given a Cambridge Audio HDMI cable, ive plugged it in to my DVD player and into my Samsung TV but whenever i press source to get to the HDMI socket i get a message...

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Is the TV HD ready? A HDMI DVD will only upscale a normal DVD to HD grade if you've got a HD TV, HDMI...

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I have a four year old lg tv product code; 42pc1d When I plug the hdmi cable in it doesnt work any idea?

as above, when i connect them by the hdmi cable, the laptop restarts itself. Any ideas? the laptop works with the other two tv's in the house. Thank you!

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You need a new digital main board/total package for the LG.

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I have HP laptop with blue ray and a panasonic plasma I connect with a HDMI cable and it doesnt work?

I can watch the movie in the laptop but not conected to the plasma when I pug the HDMI cable

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If the laptop and TV are blank at the same time, press and HOLD the FN button and find the button that...

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Turn on both devices that are connected to the cable. Some DVD players don't output automatically from...

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Why is it when i connect my monitor with the hdmi cable to my ps3, it doesnt show picture on it?

im have a HDMI slot in my monitor and i conectted to my ps3, it sayes when i start up my ps3, a HDMI cable has been found, would you like to use it? i use it but no picture comes up, my mointor worked with my HDMI BLU RAY player but it doesnt work with...

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I dont have a PS3 (no surprises!) but im guessing perhaps you have to set something on the PS3 so it...

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I just got a HD cable box, hooked up with HDMI, but my surround sound doesnt have a HDMI port and no sound?

I hooked up my HD tv to a HD cable box through HDMI. when i tried connected my home theatre system, it wouldnt work through the tv. More so, i cant watch my cable in surround sound, only DVD's were coming through the surround sound. The surround sound...

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Connect optical cable from cable box to surround sound system for audio.

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Ps3 HDMI cable wont work?

i just got a ps3 and i had an HDMI cable and it doesnt show any picture or sound but AV works and i even went to setting and changed it HDMI and then pluged it in and it still didnt work, i have the fat 40gb ps3

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You have to switch you TV input source to HDMI. You do this on the TV not the ps3. Look for something...

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