[AustinfromHouston]

Hello, all!

I am having a bit of a problem connecting my laptop to my receiver to watch streaming netflix movies. First of all, the equipment involved:

HP DV2170us (has an HDMI port)
Denon 2309ci
Samsung LN52a850

I have done this before with no problem without the receiver. I had a PS3 connected to the HDMI cable which works just fine through the receiver. But when I move the cable from the PS3 to my laptop, it gets either no signal or a distorted, weak signal (I was only able to get this upon rebooting my laptop for a few seconds during the windows loading screen). I have it connected to the dvd input on the receiver, and then the TV connected to the monitor output. My computer detects the receiver - the model number comes up in my display settings, but no matter how I change the settings on my computer, the TV says 'no signal'.

I'm pretty sure it's a setting on my receiver, but I don't know what I should change. The video input should stay the same, obviously, and I haven't even gotten far enough to even worry about the sound.

Any ideas?? :help::gah::help:

 

[AustinfromHouston]

I think I might have figured it out. I think I have a bad HDMI cable, because when I plugged it back into the PS3, it's not getting a signal now, or it's saying 'mode not supported.' I was planning on getting some new shorter ones anyway, so I'll post again tomorrow whether it solves the problem or not.

I also just noticed the HDMI indicator on the receiver going on and off. Not flashing, more like it's not getting a strong enough signal. Strange.


Edit: It's definitely a bad cable. I switched it from my PS3 to my cable box and now the PS3 works and the cable TV doesn't.

Edit #2: Tried a different cable on my laptop and it worked perfectly.

Problem solved.

Oh, and it was a Monster cable, too. Came with my TV, and it's the only cable I've ever had go bad. Probably not coincidentally, it's also the only Monster cable I've ever owned.

 

[AustinfromHouston]

At least their customer service is good...

I contacted them and they told me that all their cables have a lifetime warranty. Got an RMA number - shipping it back to them on Mon. for a replacement.

Much better than having to buy a new one, since this one is short enough to work easily with my newly organized setup.

Thanks for the advice on the cheap cables. I'll look into it.

 

[AustinfromHouston]

Thanks for the tip on the HDMI cables! Bought three 1m & 2m cables from partsexpress.com for about 20 bucks. That'll cut down A LOT on the cable clutter! :T