Connecting TV to laptop

[coco146]

Yesterday I bought an HDMI-HDMI cable to connect my laptop to my 32 inch samsung CRT TV. When i start the computer the connection works for a few seconds, after that the TV ,which is on the HDMI chanel, has a blue screen with the message "No Signal" on the screen. Please help as the cable cost me £20 and is non-retunable unless faulty. Thank you in advance for any help you may give.

 

[coco146]

I looked Online and found very little helpfull, but i do now think i have found the problem. My laptop seems to be recognizing its own attached monitor S both screen 1 and 2 when I right click on my Desktop, choose screen resolution then ask my computer to identify my screens my TV continues to say "No Signal" but on my laptop screen i get 1|2 comming up in large white numbers. Is there any way to fix this?

 

[_orbital_]

yes.
first. can you tell me what video card you have in your laptop?

 

[coco146]

It is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200.

 

[_orbital_]

do you have ccc ??

 

[coco146]

What is ccc?

 

[_orbital_]

catalyst control center

 

[coco146]

Yes I do.

 

[_orbital_]

ok, have you tryed to do anything thru that?

 

[coco146]

Yes but i did not find it helped.

 

[_orbital_]

what have you tried so far?

 

[coco146]

well i fiddled about with the resolution and the refresh rate but that is as far as my knowledge extends.

 

[_orbital_]

oh i see.. well open CCC and under Display options tell me what is checked and what is not

 

[coco146]

Sorry but I can't find display options.

 

[coco146]

could you help me to find out how to get to ccc as when i try to get there through right clicking on the desktop it takes me to some AMD vision thing.

 

[_orbital_]

does it say my displays? or something like that

 

[_orbital_]

yes i is the one.. just new version

 

[coco146]

It says Desktop Management, common display tasks and my built-in displays.

 

[_orbital_]

i will install CCC on my pc so i can help.. have to wait a bit

 

[coco146]

Tank you, you really are being very helpfull.

 

[_orbital_]

ok..
under desktop management
create and arranging desktops..
does it show 2 monitors or 1?

 

[coco146]

2 my laptop and my samsung TV both are labeled with a large ! in a circle.

 

[_orbital_]

hold on.. that's weird.
turn on your tv and than click in ccc identify

 

[_orbital_]

or detect tv's

 

[_orbital_]

displays i meant