In vga mode, my monitor says invalid mode - Computers & Internet

First, is the TV the only connected monitor? Second was the TV on and set to VGA (press the Input button and then up/down arrows) before the computer was turned on.

If you are seeing an invalid mode message and the TV is the only monitor attached, you need to shut down the computer and leave the TV on the VGA input. (Turn off the computer or press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice.) If this doesn't work, you may need to use another monitor and adjust the resolution output for the computer's video and then connect to the TV.

If you have another monitor, you may need to make sure that the VGA port is enabled. (Some laptops will have this disabled in the BIOS. Depending on the brand of computer, you can access the BIOS by pressing Esc, F1, F2 or F10 repeatedly just as you turn on the computer.) Next you may need to adjust the active display. In Windows 7, right click on the desktop where there are no program icons or windows. Then select Graphic Properties. Set the computer for monitor 1 or 2, extended display or both (at least on my HP laptop). Click Apply and then confirm your . (alternatively: Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Display) For my desktop, this is set under Screen Resolution in the same manner.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(at least on all of my computers, if the TV is on first, Windows 7 will autoset to the best resolution that the graphics and monitor can handle.)

It means your PC video resolution setting is too high for this monitor to display.
You need to set the resolution to 1024 x 768 @60Hz. Bootup in safe mode (hit f8 during bootup) select VGA support, rest the resolution to 1024 x 768 @60Hz, reboot.
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Sounds like you need to boot up in VGA mode instead of Safe Mode

Step 1. Power Down your computer.

Step 2. Powwer on your computer and press F8 to enter Safe Mode

Step 3. Instead of selecting Safe Mode, Select VGA mode.

Step 4. Once in Windows, uninstall your graphics card for your Monitor.

Step 5. Restart your machine, when you log back in Windows will reinstall the drivers for your monitor.

hi there, try a 15 pin male vga to vga cable ...select vga mode on monitor

turns out all i had to do was restart the computer in video mode aka VGD or VGA mode
you get to this by restarting your computer and pressing F8 a bunch of times till you get the safe mode menu and select VGD mode and youll be able to fix ur problem from there

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The monitor doesn't receive the signal from the PC. It is either the PC not booting up or the VGA coard is faulty. Change the VGA coard. or try reseting the VGA cord.

just had this problem and just fixed it. all you need to do is unplug it directly from the outlet then turn on it worked for us so hiopefully it will work for ya'll

Monitor outputs from PCs can be very fustrating. First of all, is the PC a laptop? If so most of them do not have a dual monitor capability for supporting an external monitor, or if they do it can be difficult to get it to use both monitors at the same time. Try updating the drivers for the video board. Most of them are sold with drivers that are outdated.

Need to set resolution and refresh rate on the Mac before plugging in to the TV set - had this same problem with a WinVista machine. According to the documentation, the only supported resolutions are:

640x480 60Hz
800x600 56Hz
800x600 60Hz
1024x768 60Hz
1280x1024 60Hz
1280x768 60Hz
1366x768 60Hz

In all fairness, I cannot get the unit to run in 1366x768, though - get out of range. 1360x768 seems to work OK though. Only real problem with the VGA input is that regular text mode on a video card (more of an issue on Windows machines) does not work.