Dual Monitors with Laptops

[Miraho]

Hello,

I have an HDTV and a laptop and my laptop has a DVI output (thats it) and the TV has an HDMI input therefore I bought an DVI to HDMI cable hooked up the HDMI to the tv and hooked up the DVI to the laptop

Specifics:
HDTV LG 20" Model 20LS7D
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400

So I plugged in both and the TV will not let me select HDMI input, basically theres no signal, I already activated the second monitor via the xp settings and set it to a display that the tv can support tried to turn the tv on and off and nothing worked. My Omega drivers are recognizing a second Panel, an "FPD" and the display however it wont work, I even tried to force connect to a tv and that wont work.

I was given an alienware 5500, the f4 function key only allows the switching between LCD-only, CRT only and LCD and CRT. F5 and 6 are audio options (because I know some laptops function keys allows dual monitors).

Any suggestions? Should I not be using Omega drivers? Was this free alienware laptop worse off then I thought, etc?

 

[KSoD]

This could be a limit of the Omega drivers. It could also be that the signal sent is not recognized by the TV at all. Evne withthe adapter.

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Check the TV's settings for information on DVI input. Our plasma TV has 2 HDMI ports, one labeled "HDMI" and the other one "HDMI/DVI". I guess that means you can use a DVI signal in the HDMI/DVI one if you have an HDMI to DVI cord (all it is is a cord, there's no conversion stuff in it, DVI and HDMI have similar signals, but HDMI has HDCP). Not all PC's are able to output HDMI. I had no problem hooking my dv9700t's HDMI port to a DVI monitor, but you're trying to do the opposite.