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    Computer to tv viewing

    Hooked up HDM1 cable to tv from Comp , and it only shows back ground of computer on tv, BUT if I move a icon or page it shows up umm like thats crazy HELP,, had no problem hooking on Panasonic tv and get this for me to see whats on my comp on the tv i have to move the page with my mouse << now...
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    Solved! hooked up RCA tv , HDM1 cable for comp to show on tv, shows back ground pic on tv from Comp but nothing else ??

    New RCA tv, hooked up HDM1 cable to it to show computer on tv, it shows back ground pic from Computer and thats all, no icons nothing,
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    Dumb and Dumbfounded - Projector not detecting signal from Xbox One or Cable Box via Receiver

    Hope someone can provide guidance on setting up Xbox One and Cable box to basement projector. Had projector setup via Component through receiver to play old Xbox 360 but now have Xbox One so only HDMI connection available (worked fine). For some reason my projector is not picking up signal with...
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    Solved! Receiving ARC audio output from the TV and sending video to the TV with one HDMI cable?

    My home TV setup is a bit unusual making modifications difficult. My TV is wall-mounted in the front of the room and all of the A/V equipment is in the back. The cables running from the back of the room to the TV and speakers are all run through the walls, so adding new cables would not be easy...
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    On my mixer, I plugged in a microphone to a line in and it didn’t work.

    The mixer has 8 channels. Each channel has a line in and a mic in. The cable that came with the mic was a female XLR to male 1/4. I put the 1/4 in the mixer, and the XLR to the mic, and it didn’t work even though everything was hooked up. What was weird though caught my attention. When I kept...
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    Solved! Aux cable or optical aux cable

    I want to connect the regular aux cable from Sony TV to Bose speaker in the aux input. When I tried doing that... Not much changes in sound out put effect.. Am I missing something here.. What needs to be done to fix this issue. Or does it need an amplifier.
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    Solved! Streaming problems with coaxial cable.

    Hey streamers! I have problems with my upload . I have got 120/20 MB internet but it is coming through a coaxial cable . i cant stream even in 720p because im losing the packets and my upload as the stream writes jumping from 150 kbps up to the actually bitrate and this plays up and down . Is...
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    Solved! My ASUS SonicMaster with a irremovable cable wont turn on

    Last night i was writing something and the laptop was working fine until it suddenly turns off, The two lights at the front work but the fan and screen doesn't work. I tried holding the button down but if i remove the charging cord it will not work at all.
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    Exp gdc beast issues

    My exp gdc beast (ngff) turns on on its own, and only when the ngff cable is plugged in, it gets SUPER HOT. Do I have a defective unit? Psu is on, the other side is off, and there is a 600 watt psu running a gtx 570
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    Is it really free t.v with the firestick

    I've been debating cable versus fire stick t.v. for the last 24 hours. And with the little research I've done,, I've come to the conclusion that the use of the firestick doesn't get you free t.v. you still have to pay for the internet and the sucription of the streaming of the shows and movies...
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    Solved! Splice into smart phone USB data cable

    Making a cable for THE. T. V. VIA SMART PHONE INTERNET CONN. Shield wrapped wires =3ea. X 4 , dkblu,wht bare copp.wraped in pnkdfoil , lighter blue , wraedp in silver foil, wht/grn ,wraped in a blue foil, and wht/blu wrapped in gold foil. Which are used for D+ ,and D- ? Pink = v, silver...
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    Connecting a combo DVD/VCR player

    Trying to get an old DVD/VCR combo player to work so our grandchildren can enjoy our library of Disney VHS tapes. The old RCA DVD/VCR combo is now connected to the Vizio TV using the composite cables and a coax cable since the back of the RCA unit says the only DVD/VCR output is thru the coax...
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    Solved! Samsung Smart Hub icon for Xfinity box missing

    During my initial Samsung Smart TV setup, Xfinity was one of the cable box options to choose, and it created an icon on the Smart Hub. The icon allowed me to switch from apps like Netflix back to Cable easily. After it had been okay for a while, the Amazon app stopped working. I had to try a...
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    Solved! I don't have cable or internet service. How do I set up my smart TV to get regular channels

    I don't have cable or internet service. How do I set up my smart TV to get basic channels
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    Solved! Yamaha surround receiver

    Need help hooking up my Yamaha rx-v379 reciever to my Xfinity 1 cable box to listen to surround sound.
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    Dell G3 Laptop HDD SATA Cable Unplugged

    Helping a friend install a new SSD in his Dell G3 laptop and when I was removing the HDD the SATA cable unplugged. It has some blue film on top of the cable and it doesn't have a connector to make the cable stay stay in the SATA slot. There is a white hinge thing that I can push on top of the...
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    Solved! My 42LB55 has no headphone port and my HT-E330K samsung home theater no optical cable port. How do i get the tv sound through

    I have LG satellite tv without headphones port how can I connect to my home theater without optical cable
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    Solved! Polk Audio Subwoofer humming

    Hello all, I have a Polk Audio Subwoofer which is about 10 years old (model PSW505) however for some reason it no longer outputs any sound other then this annoying humming sound. When I unplug the yellow audio cable from the subwoofer side the humming stops but as soon as I plug it in it starts...
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    Samsung UN60D6000SF TV + Sony BDV-E780W + Motorola DCX3510 Cable + AMZN Cube

    I need guidance good people. And thank everyone in advance for this great forum of knowledge sharing. My wife bought more stuff. Now more complicated. It's already a process to switch back and forth for all these things like TV, cable, Sony Blu Ray, Netflix, audio, and the kids' Wii. Now she...
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    Solved! As soon as i plug the hdmi cord from my cable to my element tv the tv turns off, How can i fix this?

    My tv turns off when i plug the hdmi cord to the tv that hooks up to my cable box. The tv works fine with out it but when i plug in the hdmi the whole tv turns off.