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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.19 20:35:00 -
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My TV has only one HDMI port, and I use my PC and my PS3 on this TV, so every time I want to switch, I have to unplug the cable from the PC and put it in the PS3 and vice versa. It's not really a nuisance, I'm not bothered with it.
BUT THERE'S A TWIST
Every time I pull the cable out and put it back in, it gets damaged! Yeah! So now, after throwing one cable away and buying a brand new one because of this, the brand new one is causing me problems aswell!
This is one of the reasons I'm no longer playing Dust, or any PS3 games.
I'm sure you wanna know what the problem is... Well, as the cable gets more and more damaged, the frequency of the screen disappearing for 1.5 seconds increases. This didn't happen when the cable was brand new, so I know it's the cable's fault.
HDMI cables are gold plated apparently, but the gold just gets scratched away and all is left is the metal below it, which apparently isn't such a good conductor of signal, so both the picture and the sound disappear for 1.5 seconds.
Just felt like I had to share this with y'all, perhaps some of you have a solution to this, apart from just not pulling the cable in and out all the time.
If you've read through all this and can't help, sorry for wasting your time. By the way though, this is probably one of the longest posts I posted lol, and I'm not so good at making long posts, so, yay me! \o/
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.19 21:48:00 -
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FraggerMike wrote:If your t.v. has a vga input, and you don't need the hi-def coming out from computer from the HDMI, then go that route.
Else, get a HDMI switch?
Yes, my TV does have a VGA input.
But my VGA output on my PC is not connected to anything within the PC so only the HDMI output works. 
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.20 08:18:00 -
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jordy mack wrote:??!!
shouldnt you have a vga coming off the motherboard?
It's actually funny how they're put so close together but they're not even connected. 
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.21 10:03:00 -
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maybe deadcatz wrote:Bruh. I have an Xbox that I take ever weekend to a friends house where we play games on the weekend and let me tell you this. Your TV,is breaking your HDMI cable. Because the HDMI that I use for my Xbox is around 4 or more years old already and is constantly plugged into different things. No problems at all.
Either you're using way too much force to unplug your cable or you must be buying crappily made cables or something.
It's not the TV, I only plugged the cable out of the TV once, I kept plugging it in and out of the PS3 and my PC, that's what damaged it.
Maybe it really is a cheap cable's fault... I dunno. It's fine as long as I leave them alone.
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.21 13:20:00 -
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shaman oga wrote:Buy a ps4, there is a new HDMI cable in the box XD
Gee, a 400 dollar HDMI cable! Must be made of pure gold. 
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.21 13:23:00 -
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Echo 1991 wrote:I'd buy a TV that has more than one hdmi port or just use the vga on the motherboard/graphics card. If the vga isn't working then you need to probably enable the on-board graphics, if it is the motherboard that has it of course.
My GPU doesn't have a VGA port, it has something about the same size but differently shaped and an HDMI port, and the VGA port which is supposed to be connected to the motherboard sadly isn't connected...
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.21 22:06:00 -
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Tech Ohm Eaven wrote:TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote:My TV has only one HDMI port, and I use my PC and my PS3 on this TV, so every time I want to switch, I have to unplug the cable from the PC and put it in the PS3 and vice versa. It's not really a nuisance, I'm not bothered with it.
BUT THERE'S A TWIST
Every time I pull the cable out and put it back in, it gets damaged! Yeah! So now, after throwing one cable away and buying a brand new one because of this, the brand new one is causing me problems aswell!
This is one of the reasons I'm no longer playing Dust, or any PS3 games.
I'm sure you wanna know what the problem is... Well, as the cable gets more and more damaged, the frequency of the screen disappearing for 1.5 seconds increases. This didn't happen when the cable was brand new, so I know it's the cable's fault.
HDMI cables are gold plated apparently, but the gold just gets scratched away and all is left is the metal below it, which apparently isn't such a good conductor of signal, so both the picture and the sound disappear for 1.5 seconds.
Just felt like I had to share this with y'all, perhaps some of you have a solution to this, apart from just not pulling the cable in and out all the time.
If you've read through all this and can't help, sorry for wasting your time. By the way though, this is probably one of the longest posts I posted lol, and I'm not so good at making long posts, so, yay me! \o/ Seriously? You are using HDTV SPEAKERS??? EEEWWWWW LOL!! B i t c h .......please!!! Heres a FIX!!! Prepare to be raised from video scrubbery. RECEIVER!!! HDMI RECEIVER!!!! Plug in the hdmi OUT from your PS4, PC, laptop, PS3, extra PS4 to your RECEIVERS HDMI IN!!! VIDEO signal goes from the RECEIVER to your HDTV AUDIO signal goes from your RECEIVER to your Home THEATER speakers i.e. left, center, right, surround right, surround left, subwoofer or preferably subwoofers. Hope this helps. Seriously visit the Audio Video Science forum to get extra info.
Haha noob I have headphones, full ear-covering headset actually, great sound.
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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TooMany Names AlreadyTaken
Going for the gold
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Posted - 2016.02.21 22:07:00 -
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Echo 1991 wrote:TooMany Names AlreadyTaken wrote:Echo 1991 wrote:I'd buy a TV that has more than one hdmi port or just use the vga on the motherboard/graphics card. If the vga isn't working then you need to probably enable the on-board graphics, if it is the motherboard that has it of course. My GPU doesn't have a VGA port, it has something about the same size but differently shaped and an HDMI port, and the VGA port which is supposed to be connected to the motherboard sadly isn't connected... Ah, a DVI port. You can get a vga-dvi cable but I'm not sure how much they are
You mean like a DVI to VGA adapter? I'll have to look for that... thanks.
#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix
May God have mercy for my enemies because I won't. - George S. Patton Jr.
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