TV as monitor with desktop

[Borvad]

After years of struggling with and hating laptops I've finally gone back to a desktop, and found the use for my box room as a result.....woohoo!

Anyway, last time I bought a desktop it came with everything, including a monitor.........this one doesnt so I'm quite happy using a Samsung telly for it.

Problem is, I've hooked it up with HDMI to HDMI.......but find the screen an odd time will go blank for a few seconds then come back on......is this a setting issue within the TV or am I using the wrong cable to connect it ?


Thanks

P.S. Dont know if it helps but when the screen comes back on, in the corner it says 'HDMI1/1366x768@60Hz'

[Someone-Else]

What happens if you change ONE of the settings.
My thinking is if you change say a TV setting and it gets worse, you know that setting is wrong. But if you change multiple settings at the same time you will not know which one is the problem.

[Bob225]

That's a very odd resolution, pc graphics can do strange things over hdmi, how old is the tv ?

tbh I would get a proper monitor, it will be much better experience and less strain on you eyes at 1920 x 1080, if your not using it for gaming a lower end iiyama, acer or viewsonic monitor will be ideal around 21 - 24", price wise £70-130 if your on a tight budget you can pick up a used monitor

edit. The last time I run 1366x768 was 15+ years ago, 1080p has been the standard for many years

[boxedin]

Do you have a graphics card control panel eg Nvidia on your pc if so what is the resolution setting
If your graphics card has dvi connections and so does your television then you could try a different cable input into the television if it has a specific pc input as well as hdmi

[boxedin]

Also check your tvs firmware uptodate

[boxedin]

Have you tried factory resetting your TV? apparently its a problem with some samsung tvs is it still under warranty

[Bob225]

As a guess I would say its on board graphics (Intel HD) - Tv wise its not even HD so 5-10 years old - so it will be the older HDMI spec

[Borvad]

Hi all,

Pretty much starting to lose it with this issue now.
I got a desktop PC a month or so ago, without a monitor, so have decided to use my 28" Samsung tv as the monitor.
Simple I thought.........or so I had hoped.
I have it connected by HDMI-to-HDMI, but every 10 mins or so the screen goes off and comes back on a second later with '1366x768@60hz' in the top left corner.
I was in an online chat with Samsung a week ago who suggested I get a 2.0 HDMI cable instead.
I purchased that but no difference......the issue is still there.
Went back on to Samsung at the weekend and typically enough with a different operator who suggested to just change the screen resolution on my PC.........and thats after I forked out nearly £30 for a cable!!!!
Ive now tried that but the different resolutions just bring the screen in, which is making having the tv pointless as a monitor, or they make the screen far far too big!!

Is there something I'm not doing..........,would I just be right in thinking to cut my losses, put my tv back on the wall in my bedroom and go and fork out for an actual monitor, which I didnt intend to do?
I've briefly looked at monitors and wondering, are they all generally the same of is there a certain one with a certain criteria for display I need to look for?


Hope you can help guys as I'm literally considering tearing out what little hair I have left!!!!

[kellys_eye]

Check the screen settings for any 'time-out' periods it may have (sleep function, loss of signal etc) as it may be running through that process and, after finding a signal actually is being applied, just resetting its input.

1366x768 is a pretty 'crappy' resolution anyway - does your TV not support the full HD of 1920x1080? Conversely does your PC support the maximum resolution the TV can take? Either way, running it in its 'native' resolution is the best method.

[Bob225]

Haven't you all ready asked this ?

tv-as-monitor-with-desktop-t93194.html

A standard 1080p monitor will be a vast improvement

eg.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/215-ace ... 000001?v=c

[moderator2]

Haven't you all ready asked this ?

tv-as-monitor-with-desktop-t93194.html

Indeed. Threads merged.

[QualityKitchens]

I use a moohoosive TV as a monitor for my laptop. It allows me to use my wireless keyboard + mouse and sit on the opposite end of the room. I wouldn't say there's any real advantage in using a monitor over a TV, both should be configurable to run fine.

IF this is still an issue, I'm not sure as this is a few months old, I'd recommend running some free software to test and optimize your display. I know several games offer this as standard operating procedure, but barring that I'd say you can definitely find something online to test your screen parameters for free. From what you've said about the issue, it sounds to me like your TV isn't optimized properly and keeps temporarily losing connection. Maybe the TV is designed obtrusively and simply won't work in this situation, but I'd err towards a free optimization test.

[ahfix]

After years of struggling with and hating laptops I've finally gone back to a desktop, and found the use for my box room as a result.....woohoo!

Anyway, last time I bought a desktop it came with everything, including a monitor.........this one doesnt so I'm quite happy using a Samsung telly for it.

Problem is, I've hooked it up with HDMI to HDMI.......but find the screen an odd time will go blank for a few seconds then come back on......is this a setting issue within the TV or am I using the wrong cable to connect it ?


Thanks

P.S. Dont know if it helps but when the screen comes back on, in the corner it says 'HDMI1/1366x768@60Hz'

I have a work monitor that does the same (except it is a proper monitor). The message HDMI1/1366x768@60Hz is only appearing because the signal was lost and then came back, causing the scree to adjust resolution.

It could be a faulty port on the TV or computer, or the cable is not secure and is loosing contact.

Can you try without the HDMI using a VGA cable?

Typically, it's not such a good idea to use TVs as monitor as the resolution quality isn't as good as a proper monitor, the text isn't as sharp which isn't great for your eyes. Shouldn't be a huge issue if you are only using it for short periods.

[Someone-Else]

Don't suppose it matters now, the op asked 6 months ago, and hasn't posted for the last 4 months

[moderator7]

Don't suppose it matters now, the op asked 6 months ago, and hasn't posted for the last 4 months

Which is a good reason to lock this one down now.