I have been using a clunky but unmolested old dell gx620 as a behind-the-tv method to offer wider services - internet, you tube etc - without springing for a new tv. It connected via VGA; all good, convenient but it runs xp so I'm feeling the draught a bit. An OS upgrade seems good, so I decided to upgrade hardware at the same time and retire the 620. Its' graphics output is from the onboard source, not a card.
I swapped to an HP 260 G1 mini, tiny thing so very convenient and also upgrades everything at once including going from XP to 8.1. I only need trivial services; I'm not going to be doing games and it is inexpensive from ebuyer.It has Celeron 2957U, 32gb ssd, 8.1 and 'HD4000' graphics. It even comes with keyboard and mouse.
Regrettably the new machine doesn't show a picture on the old tv (philips 32PF9731D/10) via vga even though I'm using the same cable into the same port on the same screen that works fine with the dell. The only difference from the tv's perspective is the signal into its' vga port.
I wonder if I'm falling over the HD graphics feature in the hp machine.
VGA graphics present just as well as you'd expect on a regular dedicated monitor (dell u2412m) but do not present on the tv. On the monitor, I'm really happy with the hp; fast enough, capable enough, does it all. On the tv; blue screen regardless. There's no adjustment to the input sensitivities on the tv and I've no idea what I should do to reset VGA on the hp or if that's even possible.
Anyone spotted what I'm doing wrong here or have a suggestion..?
regards
geoff