help with HDMI

[bammthis]

Ijust bought a acer revo 1600 with a HDMI out and xp op system.i have hooked the cord up to the tv from the computer with no luck.i have searched the computer files looking for any thing that might have any thing to do with the HDMI again no luck,i thought when i bought this it would be as easy as hooking up the vga monotor did not happen. i hope i have come to the right place?i have tryed other support sights with no luck.i have tryed the acer online manual nothing about HDMI in it.i tryed calling acer tec support but since they did not put the seral number on the computer i can call them.i am left to try to figure this out with the help from sights like this.the help that i have received so far has been great. people have realy done every thing they knew to help with no luck. if ther is any one that thinks they have an ideal please give it a try i have nothing to lose and every thing to gain if i can get this to work.i ;ike to watch online tv and movies with my nephew and it would be great to watch on my 47 in tv.thanke for any help.

[Bodyslide]

Look under the display settings in control panel. You might need to hook it up to a normal vga monitor before trying to use the hdmi connection... Good Luck

[budz]

That netbook could be defective. Return it and get another one. I read some reviews on it from newegg and someone had the same problem as you.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228

[bammthis]

thanks for your help.i looked up the sight you posted and read a few of the post and relise that there is nothing wrong with me the problem is with the computer.i thought that the blinking vga was do to my downlkoading bit torrents.i have read that others have had the same problem.between the hdmi and the blinking vga the computer has way to many problems for me along with the other things i have found this sucker is going back if i havent had it to long.i bought it in nov of 09 from frys i am hoping that they will give me a new one.wish me luck.

[Iambob]

I have a Sony laptop, its about 7-8 months old. All this time, I have been burning my movies to disk, then this bright idea struck me right between the eyes. Why not, since the computer has a HDMI port, hook it up to my 57 inch HDTV which has two HDMI ports. It works beautiful. I have spent enough money on dvd's to have bought a dozen HDMI cables
I hope this helps someone else that may can do the same thing.

[budz]

^^^And how does your post help the original poster with his problem?

[bammthis]

i havent tryed this fix yet will post when i give it a try.i am hoping to help any one else that had this same problem and i know for sure there others.

[bammthis]

i gave the last post a try and guess what it worked great.i turned the computer off unoluged the monitor and there it was my pc on my 47in tv.the only prob is the sound if i can figure out how to change that it will work great maby even sround sound.i live in hope now u guys are the best and if i have any more problems i will give you another post thanke for all of your post and help.

[bammthis]

maby you guys can help with the sound when the monitor starts it says that i should put the tv on HDMI1 and change the audio to ch 3 or something like that.i am not sure which i need to change the tv or the computer.i am thinking that it is talking about the tv.i looked on the tv but can find no way to change the audio any help would be great.

[redwudz]

If your computer is able to send sound over the HDMI cable, then you probably need to go to your 'Sound' settings in 'Control Panels' and enable it. My laptop doesn't have HDMI, but with my desktop PC, there is a selection there for 'Digital Audio (HDMI)'.

With most TVs/Monitors with a HDMI input being used, HDMI audio would also be selected automatically if it's available.

[Iambob]

Sorry, budz, but you shouldn't be so cynical. My post didn't have anything to do with the original poster, and sorry if I offended you with my dumb statement earlier. Also, I'm sorry for the confusion I may have caused.