I have tried to use a tv to replace my pc monitor. Initially it worked ok but the tv displayed a picture filling only half of the tv screen.
I altered the resolution of one of the devices, tv or pc. {Not sure which.} The result: tv screen displays following message “Unsupported
Video Format” on a black background whenever I try to repeat using it to display pc output. I have tried changing the pc resolution to no avail.
Is there any way I can reset the tv resolution. I’m locked out of it now, cannot find a way back in!
I have a Toshiba TV. Sometimes I have to reset the input to make the screen come to life. It may not be the TV. Still Ii am not going to buy a new PC because the TV does mot play well with my old Dell GX520.
The issue has to do with how HDMI works.
EDIT: Thee are many reports of users having difficulty with a VGA HDMI interface. Also, sometimes DVI HDMI mat not work very well.
A few:
http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-1764751/trouble-running-projector-hdmi-vga-connector.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2114727/hdmi-vga-resolution-issues.html
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/connect-laptop-tv-vga-hdmi-adaptor/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFKDFTYacIE
Obviously, the quality of the adapter is a big concern.
Thank you for reply,
I did use VGA to join the two up, as there were no HDMI ports on the PC. The PC is three years old, so cannot be returned to vendor. But I don’t think it is the PC that’s at fault, as it worked fine until I altered
the resolution. The problem is how to access the TV so I can revert it to original res, whatever that was,
and so get rid of black screen displaying the fault message.
Some TV sets don’t play well. If it we me, I would take the TV back to the vendor and tell them it does not work well with your PC.
I have two TV sets here for my PC. One is very well-behaved and the other always makes a fuss. The one that gives me trouble is a famous brand name!
Some TV sets do not do HDMI very well. Try VGA if you can.