Use an LCD Monitor as a TV Without a Computer

Step 3 Setting it All Up

The exact cable setup will be different for everyone, but the diagram below is the basic idea

Now the setup. If you don't see a picture on your display do not panic! Your cable box is probably trying to display a resolution which your monitor can not display. Find out how to enter HD setup mode, or change the maximum resolution (for Explorer cable boxes turn off the box and hold guide and info at the same time). After you find the instructions, Follow the them to change the maximum resolution to the resolution of your monitor (most likely 720p). Also, if the cable box says your monitor is not HDCP compliant, either you bought the wrong kind of monitor, or it is like my setup which flashes that message everytime I turn on the monitor, but only for half a second or so.

Comments

[moonlightwarrior]

my cable box is not giving any picture on my monitor when I connected through a DVI and RCA cable. one end goes to monitor and another goes to receiver.

[splitefire]

hi,
I have a LCD monitor with an analog input and an USB analog TV stick...is it possible if i want to turn the monitor into a tv??..i mean it does not have to be a HDMI tv...

[atomic16]

 Yes, if you use your computer in the middle, aka tv goes into computer, computer outputs to monitor.