TV

Samsung PN50B530 TV and HT-Z320 Home Theatre Bundle Order Delays

PsychoKoala — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:08 GMT

See here for more info: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1666021

Posts about delays start around page 45

Is anyone else having their order delayed to 12/8?

Has anyone been able to confirm that we will actually get our order at some point?

Sales and customer service are of no help

Windows Media Center - Tuner not Available error

gmidha — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:08:14 GMT

I have a XPS 420 w/ Vista SP1 and have been using the ATi TV Wonder digital cable tuner with a cablecard to watch tv with window media center for more than 5 months and couldn't be happier. Then last week I could no longer get a signal and was getting an error message when I try to watch live tv of 'Tuner Not Available - The tuner is currently in use by another application or is not working. Please close all other applications, restart Windows Media Center, and then try again.' Also, when I try and set up my tv connection again it cannot find a tuner, and the little preview pane that is in the bottom left corner of the program says 'Disk Error'.

I contacted Dell XPS support and after 2 hours of the guy connected to my computer without being able to figure it out (removing and reinstalling drivers) he said I need to reinstall Windows Vista. I am wondering if anyone out there has encountered the same issue and if there is a less drastic solution. Thanks!

No dolby via hdmi on my laptop.

Remaxman — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:44:53 GMT

Does anyone know how to get dolby to pass from my laptop to my TV via hdmi? My studio 1737 has a blue ray player. When I go to config on hdmi on my laptop all it shows are left and right speakers with no surround sound. Any ideas?

Terrible Customer Service--Dell won't cancel my order for a TV that is not even in stock.

dutchboybeez7 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:15:04 GMT

I have called Dell Customer Care (Care LOL) 5 times in the past 2 days and I asked to cancel my order on a TV. First off, when I was buying the TV the estimated delivery date was 11/19. Which I was fine with. But when I got the email confirming it, it said it wouldnt be delivered until 12/4. How can they do this? They baited and switched me. I was not going to buy it if I would have known how long it woudl take to get here. Everytime I call they say they cant do anything because it is "downloading into the system." It is such a pain and they tell me to call back in 4 hours and they MIGHT have more details. I was planning on buying a new Dell computer in the next couple months as well but this is really making me turn the other way. I have had many Dell computers and have recommended them to others but this service is terrible. I also order Dell computers for the company I work for. We order about 40-50/ month and we also order some from CDW (which is cheaper). This experience is really making me think that I should stay away from Dell.

Has anyone else had a similar experience and if so how did it end up?

c.p to t.v

limeyman — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:52 GMT

Just got my self the studio 1901 all in one really love it,would anyone know out the in cyberland how i can get to hook up my c.p to the t.v there is no hdmi out let on the c.p only 6 usb ports and a eathernet connection,if anyone has any idea's i think someone will please help.

Thanks..

Limeyman... a.k.a Mike

Laptop Screen resolution automatically changing when connecting my Latitude to my LCD TV

akamaillc — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:48:02 GMT

When I connect my Dell Latitude to my LCD (Toshiba) TV using a VGA cable, all works fine. But when I go to the internet, all of sudden the screen resolution automatically changes to 1000%. If I reset the resolution to normal (100%), and I move my mouse over the screen, it suddenly starts increasing again finally stopping at 1000%.

Anybody have an idea as to what is going on here.

Thanks

Dell Plasma TV

brucemel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:49:46 GMT

As of yesterday my 4 year old 42 inch Dell Plasma TV only shows the picture in Black and White. I have done a factory reset but no change. Before I go out and buy a new TV does anyone know if this is a common problem when these thing go on the blink or is there some magic button on my remote that will fix this. You know like when you don't get a wifi signal on your laptop and you realize you turned the switch off by accident.

Please help, thanks Bruce

Why did you cancel my order without notification?

crownmissie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:25:10 GMT

The shipper, CEVA, says that Dell cancelled the order.

Dell Customer Service gave me a contact who says that they don't have any knowledge of the order or it's situation. They see that Dell cancelled it, but they don't see why.

Dell order status screen still shows Shipped.

I'm not going to call customer service again, as I don't want to get the run around. I need someone that can tell me why my television and DVD have not been delivered.

Hey Dell, you can track my name, phone number and email via this member ID....I need a call....You've already been paid for the TV....it's time you made this right.

What cable is required to connect my laptop E6400 output to Television which accept only S-Video input?

ykiran77 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:45:02 GMT

Hi All,

can anybody help me in buying a cable to connect my laptop Dell LatitudeE6400 to Thomson Television which has only S-Video input please?

Many Thanks.

Regards,

YKK

Dell 37 TV 3706MC Sound problem

SlimDawg — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:48:16 GMT

HI,

SO the sound on my TV started crackling and buzzing and now if the speakers are connected its just a loud BUZZ...i get no sound....

I bought a new set of speakers and smae thing....So this indicates to a fried soundbaord. Apparantly this is a very common issue....

I called tech support, parts, after warranty repairs, and got nowhere....they dont even know the mfg part number for the board that I need. Useless....

Can anyone help???

TV Tuner setup

Bazrikki — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:47:51 GMT

I have just purchased a dell 540 destop and it came with a TV Tuner Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1200 along with a Dell Wireless Antenna and a little device that plugs into a USB and has two holes on the front marked IR1 and IR2.

I plugged them both in but Media Centre will not find any TV signals.

What am I missing to get this TV Tuner working.

New to this game

Dell logo stuck on W3201C

jkbaker9 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:06:36 GMT

I have the 32 inch W3201C. It has been working fine until today when I unplugged it to move my power strip. When I plugged it back in, the Dell logo appears on screen and that is all that happens. I left it on for over an hour thinking something would happen, but it never did.

What is the problem and how do I fix it. I use this TV at trade shows. It has fewer than 100 hours usage since it was purchased 3 years ago.

Thanks for the help.

Inspiron 530 1.0.18 BIOS VISTA SP1 ZONE ALARM USB FLASH BOOT DISK

nargle — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:10:39 GMT

I'm only writing this to save someone else the headache I experienced. Zone Alarm firewall would not allow me to download the latest definitions unless I installed SP1. SP1 would not install, just because. SP1 support told me to upgrade all Bios, which did not help. Moreover, after doing that, my computer would not boot up, with my Sony KDF-50e2000 HDTV connected via HDMI/DVI. The CPU worked fine with a regular monitor connected by HDMI. It also worked with the TV, if I waited to plug the TV in 2 seconds after powering up the PC (PAIN!). SP1 support put me through a bunch of worthless diagnostics via email, only to tell me to reinstall Vista and all my Dell drivers. SP1 successfully installed after reinstallation, but I don't need it since I'm writing off Zone Alarm. Of course, the reinstallation did not solve the HDTV problems. Fortunately, enough time had gone by that others had written in the forum about this issue, pinpointing that the 1.0.18 BIOS upgrade causes the issue with the HDTV. mysmyth72 says to "Prepare a USB boot disk. Copy the bios version you want to it [i.e. 1.0.16--get from dell website]. Plug the USB flash into the 530 and boot from it [hit F12 and select USB start up]. Run the BIOS upgrade (i.e. at the c:\ prompt type "530_1016"] and when it gets to extracting [or "decompressing"] the .bin press CTRL-C. [Then type] "AFU877 713D1P51.BIN BACKUP.BIN". This will launch AWDFLASH and prompt you the rest of the way." Unless you have an HP or a floppy drive, the most difficult step is to create the USB boot disk. After twelve hours, I found a free conversion tool (free for now at least)--Ultra Boot CD http://download.cnet.com/UltraBootCD/3000-2094_4-10896630.html. Even though I'm a real computer novice, I managed to use this semi-user friendly software. There are a few other suggestions on the internet for create the USB boot disk, but they just didn't work for this purpose. You'll need a USB with 4 gigs or so.

I hope this helps someone. Oh yeah, and Zone Alarm, Microsoft SP1 support, and Dell Bios upgrade staff--I want the 2 days of my life back I wasted due to your lack of talent and competence. Your products and services aren't worth the time I lost with my family. Please tell me where to send my invoice.

W2306c Power issue & Warranty Problem

freeray — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:44:23 GMT

I purchased a W2306C PC/Monitor new & it now has the known -No Power Issue-. Upon contacting Dell for replacement procedures, it seems the Name/Address listed on Dell's records for the monitor are not mine and I'm unable to proceed further. I even contacted the Dealer (store) where I purchased it from and they didn't have any idea why the info at Dell would be different.

I have the Service Tag and have tried to change it via the link the chat support tech provided me with no success. It will not let me change anything without providing the information as it shows on Dell's records. I even have the Xpress tag number and it still won't change it.

I only have 3 days left from todays date on my warranty and any ideas, suggestions or hints would be appreciated. Thanks.

Message Edited by freeray on 02-09-2008 11:53 AM

W4201C plasma tv, cable and dvd player

debiasiok — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:02:02 GMT

I have a 42 inch plasma tv (W4201C) ..it works fine when regular cable is the only input hooked up.

When I plug in my surround sound dvd player, the sound on the cable input stops working. This happeneds even when the surround sound system is turned off. The input selector is on cable and the picture is unaffected.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Kevin

Dell XPS M1330 connect to Philips 42" TV

Kenny Eire — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:55:03 GMT

Hi Guys,

I've been having problems connecting the laptop to the TV. I bought a high quality HDMI cable to connect both machines but each time I connect both ends up the laptop goes a bit crazy. A blue screen pops up and it starts dumping physical memory followed by restarting.

Any ideas on what might be going wrong for me here and how to rectify?

Thanks in advance!

W3706mc - Digital Tuner Not loading Channels

hiefk — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:34:29 GMT

Although it is initialising,the digital tuner is not receiving any channels. The analogue signal is strong and works well for terrestial TV. If I try to do an automatic DTT channel search it starts at Channel 21 and does nothing after that. I have tried the factory 'soft' reset and I can't seem to be able to do the hard reset. When I press and hold the source button it just flashes on the screen. Thanks for any help and apologies if this has already been covered in a previous thread. Bit of a UK 'newbie' here

Dell 37 inch TV 3706MC Problem - Digital Tuner Frozen

askipwith — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:17:49 GMT

I have a problem with my TV's internal digital tuner.

Whenever I try and get it to auto scan it gets stuck on the first channel (21). It also freezes when I try a manual scan. Only option after that is to turn off and on. So my digital TV no longer works.

Looking on forums this has happened to a number of people. I can't find a solution on line.

I have tried:

- factory reset from the menu - it performs a reset but problem persists

- hard reset by holding down input button and turning on and off (as per manual) - in fact I couldn't make this reset work

- lots of fiddling with the channel table etc

So has anyone out there got a solution?

Or anyone with the same problem had any luck from dell support?

Many thanks everyone - Andrew

Dell W3706MC DTT re-tune problem after recent freeview changes.

Speedtriple — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:06:22 GMT

I've read a few people have had problems with the DTT channels failing to save and then being unable to scan for new channels The scan starts on channel 21 and hangs. I had this problem after the recent freeview re-tune. My TV is about three years old and Dell support for this product has been, to be polite, less than what I would expect from such a large organisation. I would suggest anyone with the same problem contact BBC Watchdog. I have and they were very keen to hear my views. The more people complain, the more we might get some action.

I have a Dell 2600 monitor/TV (26") I bought it Au...

Divepro — Thu, 24 May 2007 07:59:11 GMT

I have a Dell 2600 monitor/TV (26") I bought it Aug. 2005 in the first year I had replaced 4 times- the last time was less then a year ago. After talking to the customer care people ( in India) I was told that It was out of warranty - too bad - when asked if I could talk to upper management in the USA nobody could give me a name or phone number to call - called the sales department -got the same song and dance- what gives?

PS all the problems we the same for each TV - I can't be the only person with these problem -HELP!!!

can I watch tv on my computer?

renee626 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:06:15 GMT

I have a dell 84oo media center, windows XP. I have had it for a while and never tried to watch TV or tried set up my computer to watch TV. I connect to the internet via my cable TV provider (Charter Communications) How can I tell if I have the right hardware and drivers to watch TV? How do I set it up?

Hooked up my TV (Mitsubishi) NO AUDIO

manlyman — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:01:06 GMT

S-Video tp RCA hook up. All works well but no sound (only sound coming out of laptop) The screen play back is fine.....The TV is older 98' anolog....is that why?

Problems connecting XPS720 to32" LCD TV - VGA loses sync after opening Windows sequence

OldJoeO — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:18:46 GMT

Our son got a new Hi-Def TV (32"LCD) with VGA port and thought it would be nice to use it to replace his old 20" monitor. We connected the same VGA cable with DVI adapter that he was using for his old monitor and when we power up the system, it displays the opening window logo, hops the logo around the screen for about 45 seconds while it is booting the PC and then the TV displays a VGA no SYNC message.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Dell W3202

wolfee — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:17:43 GMT

I have a Dell W3202C LCD TV and it has been functioning excellent until I tried recently to re-tune the Digital channels. It froze on channel 21 and won't continue retuning. I have to turn the TV off for it to continue but when I try to retune again it just locks up again. Can't now use the digital part of the TV - Analogue is fine! Anyone with idea's of how I can resolve this digital tuner issue?

Video but to audio

lebergen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:49:25 GMT

Hello,

I have an inspiron 1525 with Vista home premiun.

I have a TV hooked to it by the use of an HDMI cable.

I get the video on the TV but the audio comes through the PC speakers.

:How do I get the audio on play on the TV?

Ron

Can't get a TV signal via Vista MC

max1e — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:03:13 GMT

I've been trying to set up Live TV on Vista MC on my XPS One.

The OS says the AverMedia A306 TV card is installed OK, I know I have the correct transmitter selected before I go through set up but the scan finds nothing.

Has anyone had the same problems and solved them. I've seen some fairly derogatory posts re this card elsewhere in the forums, but not a solution.

Dell W3201C LCD TV Crackling Speakers

markm1111 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:40:42 GMT

I bought TWO Dell W3201C LCD TV's within one month of each other. I bought one for myself and one for my parents.

A few months ago I started experiencing intermmitent problems with Speaker Crackling. The problem has now grown worse and the TV cannot be used because the Crackling is constent. There is absolutely NO TV audio anymore ( not even in the background ). All you hear is crackling.

Coincidently I got a call from my parents last week. Guess what? They are experiencing the same exact issue.

I have tried other speakers and the problem still occurs.

So. The question remains.......What can I expect from Dell Support or Dell on this issue. It is obviously not a remote issue and from what I have read on the forums this is a very common problem.

Has DELL responded appropriately to anyone regarding this issue?

I spent $3000.00 on two TV's -- This issue needs to be address asap by DELL.

Thank you

How to connect Studio 15 to HDMI tv ?

tartonfarm — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:52:19 GMT

Please forgive me if this has been addressed in another area.

I have a Studio 15 and would like to hook it to my Sony Bravia. Hooked straight hdmi / hdmi , then held down fn and F8 key but it doesn't acknowledge the tv. No coaxel on the laptop and I can insert the 15 pin RBC / (VGA ? ) but no way to secure with the screws to laptop.

I'm totally frustrated with this. Can't seem to find the right info. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
T

Cancelling Orders

pdominguez — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:12:54 GMT

I bought a Sony TV from Dell using a Dell Preferred Account, but then discovered that a similar TV at a lower price was available. I called that evening to cancel the order and, after the sales rep assured me the order could be cancelled, purchased the second TV on the same account (I know that in hindsight this was a dumb move on my part--just trying to find a solution now). He then said he would speak to someone about cancelling the order, but I ended up transferred to a customer care rep who explained that since the order was already "In Production" and sent to the vendor, that I could not cancel.

Now I am waiting for both TVs and will have to go through the return process. Has anyone else dealt with this problem? Do you think I could be charged shipping/handling and a restocking fee for one of the sets, since it was a Dell rep that told me it could be cancelled and the only reason for the second set was his error?

screen resolution

riro5364 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:09:09 GMT

I have an old Dimension E310 with windows xp media center edition that I used to connect to my tv. but now I can't seem to connect it. The resolution on my tv is 720x480 but my computers lowest resolution is 800x600, so whenever I try to connect to my tv , it always say "out of range." How can I have a 720x480 resolution on my computer.

Ordered TV from Dell, any suggested receiving instructions?

texasbiggs — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:07:35 GMT

Ordered Panasonic TV from Dell, shipped by Eagle...

Was wondering what type of receiving inspection I need to do.

Kinda concerned about plasma glass and rough handling..

Anyone care to share their experience or suggestions...

Thanks

4200 plasma tv

qscottq — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:36:33 GMT

I just bought a dell 4200 plasma tv, have had it for 4 days now. It is working fine so far, but I have been to CNET website, and the customer reviews are horrible on this tv. I am now scared that i spent 2500 dollars on a junk tv. Are all the issues with this tv fixed? Or am i gonna run into problems later on, like all the others. Ive heard customer support is absolutely horrible also. I dont have the buzz everyone is talkin about, but my dvi connection did go black today, i turned the tv on and off, to fix it. It took 2 times to turn it on and off for it not to go black again. I know if I start having the problems all these other people have, I will not hesitate to call the better buisness bureau, and contact a lawyer for litigation.

Audio does not work on all speakers I have used for Dell Flatscreen TV, W3201C.

byeardley — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:13:16 GMT

Audio does not work on all speakers I have used for Dell Flatscreen TV, W3201C. Bought in 2005.

I do not have any sound from my Dell Flatscreen W3201C

byeardley — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:10:07 GMT

I have a Dell 32 inch flatscreen,W3201C. I no longer can get sound from any speakers I use. My satellite service is fine. HELP!

W1700

Kazy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:43:15 GMT

I have a Dell W1700 and was wanting to know if the composite video and audio outputs only function in TV mode? I would like to connect a DLP projector using these outputs but I want to show computer screen not TV. Anyone know?

Kaz

what tv tuner pci express card

gascarborough — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:32:41 GMT

what tv tuner pci express will fit in a slim desktop?

"I think I found a solution for us" W3201C LCD Sound problems from speaker

djackx24 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:30:59 GMT

Wassup to everyone who reads this, and let me start off by saying I feel your pain. Everything I've read in these forums I've been through in the past 24 hours as far as dealing with customer service and calling different numbers trying to get answers. I'm just mad I spent all this money on this nice 32' lcd and couldn't get the answer I wanted to hear and I'm sure all of us wanted to hear regarding this tv. We will be glad to replace this tv for free if we are unable to fix it for free is what I was wanting to hear from the dell represenative, but like everyone else, I was basically told the same answer's I've seen on this forums. I also would like to apologize to the dell represenative if he felt I yelled at him, I'm just frustrated like everyone else who purchased this tv. Now let me share to everyone what i've come up with. I did all the other things I seen people try except buy a home theater system and take it to a repair shop to get it fixed. I put a small fan behind the tv thinking it maybe was getting hot, I switch the wires that connect from the speakers to the tv around from left speaker to right, I also took some boom box speakers that had wires simliar to the wires for the dell speakers and I connected the boom box speakers to the tv and to my suprising, the boom box speakers worked!!!!! But after maybe 10 minutes it went back to the popping and hissing noise from the speakers. SO IT IS NOT THE SPEAKERS FROM THE DELL TV!!!!!! So this is what I tried next. I connected the dell speakers and the wires back to the tv and waited for the popping noise to resume again from the one speaker. When it starts to make the noise from that one speaker, disconnect the wires from positive and negative jacks from the back of the tv. Once you do that, you will have sound comming from one speaker. Then take the wires that are disconnected and connect it to the jack where the one speaker is getting sound from. What I did was twist the 2 red wires together and twist theblack wires together and connected it back into the jack that was working with the one speaker. I don't know how long this will work, but I have sound comming from both speakers now. If I have any problems I will post it on here to let everyone know. I hope this helps everyone.

MS Media Center does not recognize Angel USB TV Tuner

PKH42more — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:39:13 GMT

Computer: Inspiron 6000; OS: Windows XP Media edition; TV Tuner: Angel USB.

Tuner worked fine in MS Media Center until Hard Drive failed a year ago. It hasn't worked since. I've downloaded & installed the most recent Angel driver. Angel self test reports driver & hardware work fine, but MS Media center does not detect the tuner.

LCD TV - W3202MH

kapoth45 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:15:54 GMT

I have this LCD television, and it will turn on - blue light is visible in the lower right corner - but the screen doesn't show anything and there is no sound. I can't get to the menu or anything. It stays in that position and then turns on suddenly 45 to 60 minutes later. Has anyone else has this problem? Is there an easy fix? Thanks.

HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOUR DELL TV? READ THIS...

girgir — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:21:22 GMT

Yes, I'm one of the many who owns a broken DELL tv. I have the infamous w2600 model. Used it for a year and just when the warranty expires, went dead. And now DELL wants me to use their outside service center to fix it. Yeah right! Are you freaking kidding me? We all know the w2600 will break in a few short months after it is fixed. So I'm suppose to spend $100 for shipping it to and from the service center and pay another, I'm estimating $200 to fix it? That's $300 so I can use it for a few months more. Frankly, I'm sick and tired of DELL's .

Solution: I've talked to my lawyer friend and he thinks we can start a and results will likely be positive since this model should have been a recall anyways.

So if DELL does not fix my out of warranty TV for free, this is my next plan of action.

What I need to start this is a list of people who are either in a similar situation or have had issues with their TV breaking. Please private message me with your name, TV model, email, and very brief statement of the situation. I will contact you if and when the lawyer takes this case.

Dell 37" LCD

MDP71 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:42 GMT

Within the last couple of days the audio on the right channel has been making a lot popping noises. This happens at any volume. It does it on any input weither there is a signal or not. I have swapped speakers and still the right channel pops. Does anyone know what could be causing this.

Help connecting Dell Inspiron 6000 to Sony Bravia LCD TV

sdemessieres — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:24:10 GMT

Hi, I've spent hours trying to troubleshoot this and trying to find an answer on various fora. I would be so grateful for some help!

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and a Sony Bravia LCD TV, and I'm trying to connect them with an VGA-HDMI cable. The cable connects to the VGA output on my laptop and the HDMI 1 input on the TV. When I connect them nothing happens. The TV and the laptop give no indication that they recognize each other. (The TV does fine with inputs from my DVD and VCR players, so I suspect the issue is with my laptop.)

I have already tried without success:

* Changing the TV input to HDMI 1, HDMI 2, and PC

* Hitting FN+F8 multiple times on the laptop (nothing happens, except that some icons on my desktop get slightly re-arranged)

* Control Panel / Display / Settings / Display #2 / checking "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" / Apply

* Re-starting my laptop while connected, per recommendation in this post: http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19261143/19439147.aspx#19439147

It may be that my laptop is not enabling VGA output, but if that were the case I have no idea how to enable VGA output.

Please help!

W4201 ¡¡¡NO INPUTS WORKING!!! Help please...

e2easy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:33:10 GMT

This is my problem... no matter what input, no matter what device - cable, DVD, my kid's Vtech reader... just this

This is the self test (press INPUT 6 1 9 on your remote, then choose self test, if you didn't know)...

I'm assuming that all the fails indicate that something is severely effed. Does anyone have a clue what it could be and how I might fix it?

Trying to connect my Studio 15 to my Tv

erm3 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:47:25 GMT

I just bought a Studio 15 for the sole purpose of usind it to connect to my Sharp TV and I cant do it. I bought a geek squad HDMI cable and I connected it and nothing, but the second time I tried a display came up on my computer asking if I would like to mirror or use the external display as the only screen. I picked the mirror option but still no picture. I tried changing the screen resolution, the color from 32 bit to 16 bit, still nothing. I'm extremely frustrated so any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Michael

"unsupported region" in MCE vista 64

Tishy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:31:17 GMT

I am in Canada and when I so state while trying to set up my TV signal, I am told that my hardware (i.e. Hauppage hvr1250 hybrid tuner) does not support the TV format for my region. This makes no sense to me as I am close to the border and have no difficulty receiving US TV so how can it be a different format? ! I just bought the Inspiron 545 direct from Dell Canada and customized it with the offered tuner above. Have they sold me a lemon?

Well done DELL.

mjr600 — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:29:03 GMT

I'm in the UK and can say that my recent experience with Dell has been excellent.

A 26" LCD I bought last Nov went fiz on Thursday lunchtime, rang Dell, the wait on the phone (0870 grrrrr) was six minutes but then two fella's obviously from Scotland dealt with the problem. The call was routed via India back to the UK and I would have say their phone system was not the best.

Both very helpful and because they had no 26" LCD's in stock they sent me out the latest 32" !! fully spec'd with HDMI which retails at over £1000, omg its amazing, and the 26" only cost me £363, great deal or what.

It was on the desk by 08:45 the next day, thats what I call good customer service, the delivery guy said he was a techie/warranty man for for a number of IT companies. He said Dell were the best to deal with, I agreed 10/10 for Dell.

On the subject of the W3202 MC, what is the highest resolution it will display at running from a Pc via dvi ? it is rated at 1360x768 yet Moninfo says 1360x1088 60hz VESA and Powerstrip gives a max of 1672x944 at 60hz under the heading DELC0F8 and then when it hides the max res says it will display 1440x900.

Any know what I could run this at given the abilities of a Radeon 9600 pro ?

Thanks

hhhmmm

pedro101 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:03:03 GMT

When hooking up my dell xps 410 to my panasonic lcd hd tv it gets to loading screen then goes blank.......just want to know what is going wrong please.

HDMI TV and ATI Radeon 4870 on DELL Studio XPS 435T

fishnbanjo — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:59:54 GMT

Has anyone set their DELL Studio XPS 435T up as a media center using the ATI Radeon 4870 1924 card with DVI to HDMI converter? I picked up a Vizio 37" HDMI TV and would like to use it as the second monitor to view DVD and Blu-Ray disks via the 435T and Hulu as well, thanks for any information regardless of how you achieved success, i.e. different PC, video card or HDMI TV etc.

The worst customer service I have had in years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shortsail — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:55:44 GMT

I recently purchased an LCD TV from Dell to send to my son in college. It has now been almost 3 weeks since I placed my order and as of yet he still has not received the order. This entire episode has been a joke and because there is no way to contact anyone in management at Dell I continue to get "I,m sorry responses from workers in India and Texas but no TV.

First the order was delayed because Dell ran out of the TV I wanted to purchase. I was told at that time that someone at Dell would call me when the TV was back in stock. That never happened. I then called on my own when I found the TV again listed on Dealnews.com.

When I ordered the TV I asked the sales associate if the shipping could be delayed for a week because my son was on his way to school and I wanted to make sure he would be at his apartment to accept delivery. I was assured that the order could be held. Two days later I got an email from Dell stating that the TV was shipped.

I called and tried to delay the shipment, but I was told there was nothing that could be done. As it happend my son got back earlier than expected so I assumed that he would be there to sign for the TV. However that was not to be. Several days later I received a note from UPS that they tried to deliever the TV to my home in Virginia not my sons apt. in Florida. In other words Dell had sent the TV to the billing address not the shipping address.

I asked Dell to send out another TV to my son's address as I had requested, but I was advised that Dell would need to be notified by UPS that the TV was being returned before they would send out another set. I asked Dell to contact UPS but I was told they had no out going phone lines and I would be responsible to getting the set shipped back. I contacted UPS and they sent the TV back and I called Dell to advise them of the incoming shipment.

They said they would send out a new TV to my son and he should get it no later than the end of Aug. I checked today and was advised that the TV was backordered until Sept. 11th. At this time I made at least 15 calls to Dell to get this order correct and still not TV.

I am tried of talking to India when it appears the staff is told to say they are sorry but there is nothing they can do.

I will never buy another product from Dell but I would still like to get my son his Gift.

Alan Cohan

Vienna VA.

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Frank Peters — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:59:38 GMT

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