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Re: [LUG] Laptop to TV

 

Probably the most obvious suggestion here.. but it doesn't sound like
you configured your laptop to actually *output* to the TV?

On this date - Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 12:40:27PM +0100, Neil wrote:
> Some years ago I remember connecting a TV to my laptop via HDMi. If my
> memory serves me well it just worked.
>
> Now move forward to the current day and I am trying again. I connect the
> cable to the laptop and the TV and switch on. The laptop is working but
> there is nothing on the TV screen. Things must be different now. I have had
> a trawl through the internet and, as usual, I am confused.
>
> So can anyone point me in the right direction please? My laptop is running
> MX Linux. The TV is a smart Panasonic, so quite new. Should I be changing
> something somewhere on the laptop?
>
> Help,
>
> Neil
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