Can a TV blow a graphics card?

[donohue100]

I moved a Samsung TV with a HDMI cable going to a r9 290 and the power cable came out, it appears to have fried the card via HDMI, is this possible?

 

[green giant 2]

it shouldnt be possible when connecting to a larger tv it just scales 1920x1080 to the bigger almost like zooming in, unless the tv ws 4k and your card couldnt handle when the default res was set

 

[atomicWAR]

if your TV's HDMI output was badly enough damaged anything is possible. I would avoid using that HDMI connection ever again, until you can get it looked at by a TV tech. Wouldn't be the first time an external component of my PC fried a part/whole rig. electricity is a real buzz kill that way.

 

[atomicWAR]

I would try to reseat your video card just to be certain. Attaching the hdmi (dvi/ DP, etc) can push the card out of the PCIe port sometimes and cause issues.