HDMI work for TV/Xbox but not computer

iKerrismo

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Apr 10, 2015
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I use VIZIO TV's they all all used for tv,xbox,and computer. When I hook up one tv to be used as a monitor it works for about 2 minutes before it stops working and start flickering like crazy. (The tv works for a monitor via VGA though)They all work for HDTV and HD on both playstation and xbox. All cords works and I have tried switching everything. Any Idea
 
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hdmi can be flakily I went through like 4 cables [hdmi to hdmi] and none did right then I was back at Wal-Mart to try another one and found stuck on a back shelve an dvi-I to hdmi cable and thought what the heck so I grabbed it as well got home the hdmi to hdmi still did nothing so I hooked up the dvi-I to hdmi turned on the tv kicked on the computer and all worked with out issue and never looked back works with all my computers and all my hdtv's

so when I see threads like yours I recommend a dvi [dvi-I or dvi-d depending on what your card has ] to hdmi

something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189137&cm_re=dvi_to_hdmi-_-12-189-137-_-Product

junkeymonkey

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hdmi can be flakily I went through like 4 cables [hdmi to hdmi] and none did right then I was back at Wal-Mart to try another one and found stuck on a back shelve an dvi-I to hdmi cable and thought what the heck so I grabbed it as well got home the hdmi to hdmi still did nothing so I hooked up the dvi-I to hdmi turned on the tv kicked on the computer and all worked with out issue and never looked back works with all my computers and all my hdtv's

so when I see threads like yours I recommend a dvi [dvi-I or dvi-d depending on what your card has ] to hdmi

something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189137&cm_re=dvi_to_hdmi-_-12-189-137-_-Product
 
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