Newbie to PC-HDTV hookup, need help please

chitownboy19

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May 19, 2012
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Hello,
I have a HDMI output on tv- but my desktop is a compact computer, i dont have any outputs for it expect vga. i got a vga splitter, i hooked up vga to my monitor and a hdmi to vga on my tv. and used the splitter, but nothing is coming up on my samsung tv. should this setup have worked?