I am trying to hook my Eee 1000HE netbook up to my hdtv. I have 15 pin RGB cable but it doesn't work. Followed TV (Visio) directions, but it doesn't work.
More information would be helpful - what operating system are you
running - XP or Linux? are you getting no signal at all? or just a
picture and no sound? or vice versa?. What settings did you try?
In the meantime, I have just been doing the same thing with a different TV and I did get it to work, although my display is too fuzzy - I suspect the TV I'm using doesn't have a high enough resolution - sadness. So here's the 411:
(A) Hardware - check your hookups are correct first - the tv should be
off when you do
this - netbook can be on I think, although you might want to have it
shut in standby - anyway (1) you need to plug the VGA cable into the
port on the 1000HE and the other end gets plugged into the VGA IN port
on the TV; (2) if you are using external speakers directly on the
netbook, you do not need to connect an audio cable - otherwise you need
an audio cable (standard PC to TV, about $12-$15 at Best Buy or Radio
Shack) -
plug one end into the headphone jack on the 1000HE and the other end
into the AUDIO IN jack on the TV located right next to the VGA IN port.
Now you can put the TV on.
(B) TV settings - Now you need to switch the TV input to VGA mode, which
is the correct setting for for a VGA hookup (just like you pick cable
for cable, TV for TV, etc.) You may have a separate button on your
remote control for this called "input" or "mode" or similar, or it may
be accessed from the menu button or something else entirely - check your
TV''s manual.
(C) PC settings - Once you have the TV set to receive VGA, you then need
to configure the netbook. I have no idea how to do this for Linux, but
in XP open "Control Panel", open "Display", click on the "Settings"
tab, click on the "Advanced" button, click on the "Montior" tab and
verify that the box next to "hide modes that this monitor cannot
display" is NOT checked - if it is then uncheck it. You have to do this
or you will not be able to set the TV to a resolution beyond what the
netbook can display (fyi, the netbook lcd is limited to 1026x768 and
should NOT be set higher). Now click on the tab "Intel(R) Graphics
Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile". I recommend you put a checkmark
in the box for "Show Tray Icon" so that you can quickly access this menu
in the future when switching display settings between your netbook and
TV. Now click on the "Graphics Properties" button. This will open the
menu that allows you to configure an external display - you will notice
that "Notebook" is selected at this point. To output to your TV only,
select "Monitor" and then "Display Settings" to choose the resolution
you want to output to - your TV's manual should have information on
highest resolution settings. With some TVs you can just start at the
highest resolution and work down until you get one that works - if you
will just get an "unsupported" message and XP will automatically revert
back to the prior setting after 15 to 30 seconds - just be careful as I
have heard that some TVs can be damaged if you try and set them on too
high a resolution.
If you are still having trouble with video, check that Windows XP is
using the correct driver for your TV - first check if your TV has a
Windows XP driver at the TV manufacturer's website. If not, just use
the XP plug n' play driver.
Oh, you might want to enable Cleartype in Windows XP - Microsoft has an online utility here and a link to a utility you can download:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
An even better cleartype utility is here (has good rep. and is posted on CNET and Softpedia as being clean):
http://www.ioisland.com/cleartweak/
Well, that's all the info I have - hope it works for you.
Catwhowalksalone
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