Connecting LCD Flat panels to a Epson 76c projector?
We have an Epson 76c projector and want to add LCD flat panel TV’s to it. We purchased a VGA splitter/Amplifier and hooked the projector out to the input of the splitter and then fed VGA 15 pin to the T.V’s. We do not get a picture. The (no signal) word on the T.V.’s goes away after plugging all in, so therefore we feel we are getting a “signal” to the T.V. But it does not show a picture. We can hook a S’Video cable from the DVD player and the picture plays just fine. We have already tried changing Source on the T.V. to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I’m not sure why you want to do this, but given the Epson has a monitor output I don’t think you need the splitter. The Epson manual (Pg 22, See link) says you must have the computer connected and turned on but might still not be able to see an image on an LCD monitor. It says you need to use a multisync monitor and make sure the computer is set to a refresh rate of 65 Hz or higher. This implies the expectation is that you will use a LCD monitor, not a flatpanel TV. That said, some flatpanels can act as computer monitors if you use the right input and settings.
I suggest, verifying the refresh rate of the computer, checking you have the output connected to the right input on the TV and make sure the menu settings are correct to allow the TV to be used as a computer monitor. The quickest way to check the latter is to connect the computer direct to the TV. If you get a picture then try putting the projector in the chain, but if not you either can’t use the TV that way or still don’t have the correct settings.
Hope that helps.