Why can't I duplicate laptop's screen to HdTv?

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Why can't I duplicate laptop's screen To HDTV?

The day before yesterday I bought 2M Sm@rtCom HDMI cable and succeeded duplicating laptop's screen to LG HDTV. Yesterday I tried again but this time the option for duplicating screen did not show up and I could only extend the screen: I tried playing with resolutions, connecting to HDTV and then starting laptop, switching between HDMI cable's ends - all to no avail. The option disappeared. There was another option but it made 1|2 multiple screens in my laptop's screen to appear and nothing on HDTV...

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It seems that Intel HD Graphics outputs HDMI while nVidia outputs VGA. That's indeed the only way to...

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Is there a way to change external display settings without being connected the display (Laptop to HDTV)?

I recently connected my laptop to my hi-def LCD tv by HDMI cable. The first time it worked, cutting off my laptops monitor and appearing on the tv. I could adjust the resolution to make it fit perfectly without overflowing the display (using a 1360x...

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Get and install the latest driver from HP. If that doesn't work, try to find it on the nvidia.com website...

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Connecting hdtv to laptop?

I'm trying to connect a laptop to the tv through VGA-hdmi and tried vga to composite connectors. Ive tried connecting on 2 different laptops one with windows 7 and other with vista, and a desktop with Windows 7 the computer recognizes and re-adjusts...

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Well, you cannot do that! All the video ports on your HDTV are input ports. That means the video signal...

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How do i connect my laptop to my tv.?

I have two laptops. One has a broken screen. I hooked the new one, that is not broken, to the hdtv using rgb and it worked fine. When i hooked the broken screen laptop to the tv it would not work. With the broken screen laptop, you cant see the screen...

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Laptop to TV cable connections are not rocket science. They’re easy and simple. All you need is...

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Why do they make wide screen for wide screen hdtv's?

I have a 16:9 HDTV, I have a PS3 that plays blu-ray. Why when I play movies they are in wide screen with the black bars on top a bottom, shouldn't they go away since my tv is wide screen. Do I still need to Buy the Full Screen Edition to get rid of the...

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Movies are filmed in a different aspect ratio, wider compared to the 16:9 video aspect. Thus the top...

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Why cant laptops have the same touch screen as an iphone?

why cant laptops have the same touch screen as an iphone

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They can, and do. Not with the same features as them, (ie. two-finger spread zooming out), but there...

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My laptops screen turns black and I cant back on unless i restart.?

when i leave the laptop on and alone for a while, the screen savor turns on and then the screen turns black. when this happens, i try to move the mouse around and run my finger ...show more

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dont worry about it, it happens to me all the time! what you do is on the screen theres a power button...

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Why is my LG Super Slim 30 inch CTR HDTV somewhat fuzzy on the sides of the screen?

I love my HDTV, but at the sides of the screen (on both the left and the right) it tends to get somewhat fuzzy/muted. Most of the time it's not noticeable...only when I have video game menus on, or an HD movie playing. I've been through the menu/display...

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also you probably have noticed that when you hit the volume button that the volume bar is slightly bowed...

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Why won't my mhl adapter make my htc screen show up on my hdtv?

I bought an mhl adapter too hook up to my hdmi cord to connect to my hdtv so that I could view my phone screen on the tv....when I hook it up, nothing happens, the phone doesn't even acknowledge it's being connected..

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Many mhl adapters require external power. Plug your phone's charging cable into the adapter's micro...

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Why cant i take a screen shot of WoW?

i'm on my windows 7 laptop and WoW is on full screen and when i hit the print screen button it says "screen captured" on the game and i go to paint and paste it and its like what it would look like if i minimized WoW, wtf is going on?

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i recommend PCHand Screen Caputre. It could help u capture anything which you want to one screen with...

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