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Streaming from laptop to tv issue
07-11-2012 10:24 AM
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Has anyone else experienced this problem or better still resolved it.
Help very much appreciated!
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07-11-2012 10:40 AM
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What are you doing about audio, by the way? If it works won't you end up with a big picture but weak/poor sound?
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07-11-2012 10:50 AM
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Can you confirm what streaming source you are using?
i.e is it iPlayer, Sky Go, or other.
As noted, can you stream to the laptop without the VGA cable normally?
Can you stream if using an Ethernet cable from the router to your laptop?
As you are using wireless, does it stream in other parts of the property?
Re: Streaming from laptop to tv issue
07-11-2012 11:15 AM
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The laptop streams normally from iPlayer and other sources without problems. As soon as I connct either audio to hi fi or vga to tv, the stream stops and just buffers endlessly. I have tried switching laptop on first, then tv and vice versa, makes no difference. I can pick up wifi and streams around the house. I have tried ethernet connection but same problem.
Laptop is an old Toshiba satellite with Vista Home premium.
Thanks again
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07-11-2012 12:13 PM
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07-11-2012 1:09 PM
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Download speed 5.4mps
VGA plugged in (tv switched off) - speedtest stalls!
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07-11-2012 9:00 PM
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07-11-2012 9:17 PM
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08-11-2012 12:36 AM
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Re: Streaming from laptop to tv issue
08-11-2012 8:42 AM
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I'm inclined to rule out the vga cable as connecting an audio jack to the laptop sound out socket has the same effect.
The speedtest was Thinkbroadband's standard one, I will try running their Flash test and let you know.
This really seems baffling, hopefully some bright spark can diagnose it! It's beyond me!
Thanks again. Alex
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08-11-2012 9:10 AM
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Quote from: crawfordrainow I'm inclined to rule out the vga cable as connecting an audio jack to the laptop sound out socket has the same effect.
But you are connecting the audio jack to your hi-fi which is another device running off the mains and it possibly also connected to the TV, Fits with my noise-pick-up down the cable theory, such as it is.
Re: Streaming from laptop to tv issue
08-11-2012 9:26 AM
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I,ve also noitced that when I plug in vga/audio cable to the laptop there is no problem until I connect the other end to tv/hifi, then within seconds I lose internet and the light on the router goes out!
That might support your theory, but, what can be done???
Thanks Alex
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08-11-2012 10:32 AM
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08-11-2012 2:40 PM
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Shortly after my last post it occurred to me to try unplugging the tv from the mains, which is on a trailing gang socket along with hifi, dvd player etc (which are all connected to the tv), so nothing was plugged into the mains except the laptop on a different socket (as it usually is).
I found that as soon as I connected the vga to the unplugged tv the usual thing happened, internet lost.
I don't know if the tv has any kind of residual 'charge' or field, but if not, it suggests that the problem is not mains 'interference'.
Any further thoughts appreciated.
Thanks again. Alex
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08-11-2012 3:04 PM
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