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TV wont detect HDMI Devices except a pc.

I have a problem with the hdmi port. I connect a hdmi cable to the tv and xbox 360 or to my Samsung Dvd player. Nothing would show on the screen. I tried using a different brand new hdmi cable and still it wont show anything on the tv. But when i connect a hdmi cable to my tv and to my computer using a Hdmi to Dvi converter it does work. The boot up screen shows up and it works like it supposed to. I tried connecting my xbox and dvd player to a different tv and it does work as well.

  • ckyrules014 Jun 18, 2009

    Yea it only has one hdmi jack...

    would buying a hdmi switch fix it?

  • ckyrules014 Jun 22, 2009

    What i meant was to buy like a external hdmi switch that would send the signal to the tv instead of waiting for a signal. Because like i said when i connected a computer via the same hdmi port it works perfectly. And since a computers video card sends a signal instead of waiting for one i thought maybe a hdmi swith would help.


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Something is wrong whith the HDMI jack it's self, or the electronic switching is not sensing a signal is present. In either case the board that has the HDMI jack you are using needs to be replaced. Most all these boards are double printed, Multi-layered or both which prevents replacing the jack it's self. I do have a question though, do you only have on HDMI jack on the unit or do you have another one available.

  • Anonymous Jun 22, 2009

    You cannot replace the switch, you must replace the entire board that the jack is mounted to because the board is doubleprint and/or multi layered.

    Hope this helps

  • Anonymous Jun 22, 2009

    I don't think that will make a diffrence.

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SOURCE: connect to PC via hdmi-hdmi cabel (3m)& hdmi to DVI converter

First try installing the latest ATI video driver, to make sure the HDMI output is fully supported.
Did you set your TV to select the HDMI input? nothing shows?

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