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10-18-01, 07:16 PM
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i know there are a lot of comp. scientist and comp. engi..infact there's a CmputerWiz
Anyway, i bought a new video card w/ video out. I "tried" to connect the video output to my video input on my t.v and bang...sparks on my t.v....lights went out..everything went out. I blew a fuse. T.V. is fine but..what the hell happened. Is it cause the drivers for the video card was improperly installed???..since computers are digital..and t.v is analog...and the did the video card not do it's job by coverting digital to analog??? But i'm sure the drivers are fine. If u can help..please reply..thank you
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If the power cord on your TV is not polarized, you could try plugging it in the other way, i.e. unplug it, flip the plug over, and plug it in again. Assuming that we're talking about an RCA connector for video (round, that is), there should be no voltage between the outside conductor of the RCA connector and your house ground. You could check that with a volt meter. It sounds like the ground on your PC and the ground on your TV are at different voltages. You could also check that with a volt meter.
10-19-01, 08:07 PM
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Sounds to me like a 1 in a 1,000,000 chance there was a surge at that exact moment, or an actual bad video card. Try it again....same thing happens.....get a new card! 
That's just too odd...
And no, drivers misinstalled, etc, like that cannot cause that...
SR
That's just too odd...
And no, drivers misinstalled, etc, like that cannot cause that...
SR
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Do you have cable TV?
Most home entertainment is completely transformer isolated from earth ground (i.e. two prong electronic equipment).
Computers are three prong equipment and therefore are chasis grounded.
Normally interfacing the two isn't that big of a deal; but cable TV is notorious for causing ground loops. Your's would be a very bad one.
Try doing it again with the computer not even on or with the cable TV disconected. If that solves your problem, contact your cable company about getting the cable grounded better.
If you don't have cable, do what Computer Wiz says.
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Most home entertainment is completely transformer isolated from earth ground (i.e. two prong electronic equipment).
Computers are three prong equipment and therefore are chasis grounded.
Normally interfacing the two isn't that big of a deal; but cable TV is notorious for causing ground loops. Your's would be a very bad one.
Try doing it again with the computer not even on or with the cable TV disconected. If that solves your problem, contact your cable company about getting the cable grounded better.
If you don't have cable, do what Computer Wiz says.
-Mr. Wigggles
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