having problems connecting laptop to tv via hdmi

[tamgunner]

hi all im having trouble connecting a mates laptop to his tv using hdmi the laptop has hdmi out tv has 3 hdmi in but when i connect them up and press the hdmi button on the tv remote is says no device connected but on the laptop a box pops up asking if i want to use dual display etc.

the tv is a samsung ps42a456p2d.

any ideas?

[smirnoff_rules]

u could try this program its ace at sorting display settings

[tamgunner]

does it work fir windows 7 m8 or is it only vista?

[tamgunner]

i went to say as well i tried the laptop on a tv up stairs with the hdmi cable and it came on and off. took the cable up to mine plugged it into my sky + hd and it didnt work. im now thinkin its the cable!

[tigger001]

When I connected a laptop to a tv exactly the same thing happened so I set up the dual display option on the laptop and as soon as that was done the tv reconised the signal from the laptop.

[tamgunner]

When I connected a laptop to a tv exactly the same thing happened so I set up the dual display option on the laptop and as soon as that was done the tv reconised the signal from the laptop.

i tried the dual display but the main tv says no device connected.

[tigger001]

If you need to buy another hdmi cable then try this
[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wired--up-v1-3A-Plated-Connectors-Cable/dp/B0017RW94A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316622585&sr=8-1]Wired--up v1.3A HDMI to HDMI Gold Plated Connectors: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics[/ame]

I got 8 of them and they work perfectly.

[tamgunner]

If you need to buy another hdmi cable then try this
Wired--up v1.3A HDMI to HDMI Gold Plated Connectors: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

I got 8 of them and they work perfectly.

ive just checked the cable which my mate got from tesco is v1.3a gold plated connectors. it does say on it hdmi-p on on it

[tigger001]

I have no idea what the "-p" means on your hdmi lead.
When I first ever tried to connect a lap top to the tv I used my sons expensive hdmi lead that he got for his playstation and that lead did not work, when I got the ones off amazon they worked perfectly with my laptop,media streamer and dvd player.