Laptop external monitor image tears - help!

[matthiias]

I have an MSI cx600 with a dedicated ATI 4330HD. I also have a desktop with an Nvidia 8600GT. When I plug my 42" plasma in with a VGA to DVI converter it works just fine. Now, when I plug in the MSI it the image on the TV tears horribly no matter what resolution i set it to. It did the same thing with my old HP G60 as well and I could never figure it out. The desktop runs the TV at 60hz so does the laptop, but it just tears. I can set the resolution on the tv to 1280x1024 and it wont tear, but the ENTIRE screen vibrates back and forth.

wtf? haha

 

[matthiias]

uh seriously? no one has any clue?

 

[~Darkseeker~]

i have no idea.

i'd say incompatibility?

 

[matthiias]

tested it on another laptop, does the same thing.

i cant find anything on the net about this...

I find it hard to believe all these laptops gfx cards are incompatible or something. I'm stumped and it sucks because I would like to stop using my desktop for the tv and be able to get my desk out of my living room!

 

[Rickeh69]

Sounds like a communication issue between your laptop, the component, and your television. I've had this happen before, but my laptop manual instructed me how to fix this. Except, I was using a projector instead of a TV.

Made sure your display drives for your laptop are up to date?