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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 17:09:22 -0400
From: Jack <ostroffjh@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Video card, splitter and issues.
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On 2019.06.19 15:43, Dale wrote:
> Howdy,
>=20
> I have a video issue here.=A0 I recently cut off DirecTV service and now
> watch from my puter, all those hard drives people know me for.=A0 As =20
> some
> know, my Mom died recently so I want to make use of the living room TV
> as well.=A0 I bought a splitter that takes one input and outputs to 4.=A0
> The outputs all have the same pic, it just splits the signal.=A0 When I
> got the first one, it didn't work.=A0 I tried every which way but
> nothing.=A0 Lights came on etc but no signal.=A0 I contacted the seller =20
> and
> he thought the box was bad so he sent a replacement.=A0 Well, it was no
> better.=A0 No worky.=A0
>=20
> I then decided to test it a different way.=A0 Even tho I don't have
> DirecTV service, it should give some sort of screen so I used the
> DirecTV box instead of my puter.=A0 Finding the power plug was fun I =20
> might
> add.=A0 When I used it, it worked fine.=A0 It even worked with the VERY =20
> long
> cable I bought to use for the living room TV.=A0 So, the splitter does =20
> in
> fact work but not with my puter's video card.=A0
>=20
> This brings me to three paths.=A0 Is there something I need to change =20
> in a
> config for this to work or is there some special requirement for the
> puter's video card or is a special splitter needed?=A0 Which is at =20
> fault,
> the splitter not being compatible or the video card not being
> compatible, either by config or just hardware?
>=20
> If no answer to that, I searched but can't find a triple or quad HDMI
> output card that isn't like buying gold.=A0 Is there such a thing at a
> reasonable cost?=A0 I'm fine with used and it doesn't have to be the
> greatest, I watch TV and play Kpatience.=A0 I suspect the TV is the
> largest load it sees and even that isn't much.=A0 This is the video card
> made by MSI:
>=20
> VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GTX 650]
>=20
> Any thoughts on this?=A0 Different video card or different splitter or
> better yet, a change in a config file?=A0
Dale,
You don't say what are the outputs of that card? Searching shows me =20
several possibilities, but all have more than one output connector. If =20
that's the case, I would suggest using different outputs for your =20
monitor and the TV. You might need an adaptor depending on whether the =20
TV has a matching input. I think you would have to set up your DE to =20
know about the two outputs, but then I think most video players can do =20
things like put the controls on your monitor and the output on the TV. =20
(I just set that up with a laptop with KDE and VLC. It wasn't trivial =20
to get it right, but it was immediately obvious it could be done or at =20
least come close enough to put up with.)
To your original question, I don't have any solid idea why the TV isn't =20
receiving a signal from the splitter. I assume you are sure the TV is =20
set to the correct input connector. Have you tried switching which =20
splitter outputs go to each device, and try only one device connected =20
at a time? Have you tried connecting your video card ONLY to the TV =20
instead of the monitor. That would tell you if there is any inherent =20
incompatability between what the card is putting out and what the TV =20
can use. Can the TV handle the resolution the card is displaying?
Jack=