Help using monitor as TV

jake1327 · 09-01-2009, 06:55 PM

Monitor: http://tinyurl.com/lvvbuv
DVI/HDMI Cable: http://tinyurl.com/n7ps62
Cable Box/DVR: http://tinyurl.com/kwrf4p

It sounded like a good idea at the time! I thought I would buy a new HD monitor and try using it as a TV. I researched online and found out as long as I purchased a HDCP-compliant monitor and hooked it up to my DVR, I should be fine...that's what I thought anyway. I bought the monitor indicated above, along with the HDMI cable, hooked it up to my box and I get about a second of picture, then it turns to snow for a couple seconds, then back again, and that cycle continues...a second of picture, then a couple seconds of snow, and on and on. The monitor works fine when I hook it up to my computer and the box is fine hooked up to my regular TV. I don't know if I'm missing something or if something's messed up or what. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

**Done_Fishin** · 09-04-2009, 09:52 AM

did you check the faq's http://broadband.custhelp.com/cgi-bi...ubmit_btn.y=11

09-01-2009, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jake1327 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Help using monitor as TV Monitor: http://tinyurl.com/lvvbuv DVI/HDMI Cable: http://tinyurl.com/n7ps62 Cable Box/DVR: http://tinyurl.com/kwrf4p It sounded like a good idea at the time! I thought I would buy a new HD monitor and try using it as a TV. I researched online and found out as long as I purchased a HDCP-compliant monitor and hooked it up to my DVR, I should be fine...that's what I thought anyway. I bought the monitor indicated above, along with the HDMI cable, hooked it up to my box and I get about a second of picture, then it turns to snow for a couple seconds, then back again, and that cycle continues...a second of picture, then a couple seconds of snow, and on and on. The monitor works fine when I hook it up to my computer and the box is fine hooked up to my regular TV. I don't know if I'm missing something or if something's messed up or what. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

09-04-2009, 09:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,521 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Help using monitor as TV did you check the faq's http://broadband.custhelp.com/cgi-bi...ubmit_btn.y=11 __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner