Re: Questions on how to connect computer to TV

phil-news-nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:04:02 -0400 Tim <jmeth111@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

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> | DVI is not the best because you don't get to see the entire booting of

> | the computer. This is not a problem unless there is a problem.
> | With DVI, at least under Windows, the image doesn't start showing on
the 
> | TV until the driver is started, and this doesn't seem to occur until 
> | Windows has pretty much started up.
> 
> Interesting.  On my computer, I get to see the system booting up through
DVI
> just fine, right from the BIOS.  Maybe it's because I have Linux
installed?
> Of course that would make no sense since it's an issue before the OS
even
> gets started.  Maybe a bad TV that can't do computer displays correctly?
> Not only is this plausible, it is known to exist.  The only question in
my
> mind is whether that is a problem due to incompetent engineers or
incompetent
> managers.  Unfortunately, both are in great abundance.

On my setup, I can only see boot process if HDTV is turned on and viewed 
(only)there.  Computer monitor remains blank and activates for logon 
screen and thereafter.

It may be a function of how the video-card / motherboard chipset is set 
up.  I have nVidia drivers and hardware.  Setup was a bit messy for 
computer monitor and TV.

I still get occasional video tearing and noise on computer monitor if 
HDTV isn't turned on during bootup.

   winfield