Toshiba Laptop not synching with Samsung LCD| TV

[Champion]

Anybody want to help a brotha out? I have been connecting my laptop to my TV for ages and then one of my friends comes over.

I leave the room for 1 minute and he moves my laptop and must have hit a button. Since then I cannot get this sucker to work on my tv.

I have Googled forever for a month. I tried a few different HDMI cables. I went into my Toshiba settings and it actually recognizes the TV when I plug the HDMI into the laptop, but the TV just says No SIGNAL

I'm considering just trying a VGA to VGA hook up I'm so desperate. My TV has that. No S-Video. TV is about 3 years old.

Thanks

[silentsim]

Windows 7? try hitting windows key and P and choose projector

[Champion]

Never tried that. Will update if that worked. Thanks

Edit: Yes Windows 7

[Hack&Lube]

Choose display and going to projector is a good shortcut. You can also try the Extend option.

Or right click on desktop and choose screen resolution and see if a second monitor is showing there.

[Champion]

Weird. I did try extend option. When I am in the display properties after right clicking, it actually detects my Samsung TV on the laptop. TV just says finding signal and then no signal.

[Rathji]

Reboot the computer with it plugged into the TV.

[Champion]

Tried the restart. I have no idea what happened. Soooo annoyinggggg.

Even in my display settings it says:

Operating Mode: Extended Desktop
Primary Display: Built in Display CMO1680
Second Display: Digital Television SAMSUNG

[Champion]

Only other two options are Single Display and Clone Display

[Champion]

When the HDMI is in my laptop I can also right click my desktop and it says

Graphics Options: Extend to: and I choose SAMSUNG

Then My laptop goes to a blak screen and the TV still has no signal......;

Time for more googleee

[Rathji]

Does the clone setting work?

[Champion]

No for some reason it doesn't. I even tried all 3 of my HDMI ports as well on my TV and 2 different HDMI cables...

[Hack&Lube]

Do other devices work on those inputs? Maybe those inputs on your actual TV are broken.

[Rathji]

or the hdmi output on your laptop