I have a Sony KDL 32ex500. I am trying to connect my laptop to the TV through a VGA cable. However my Sony TV won't recognise the laptop and the VGA input option remains greyed out. Any ideas??

Generally TV takes RCA Cable. So You need two cable one for Video i.e. VGA to RCA Cable and another is 3.5mm Pin to RCA.
In RCA Yellow Pin is for Video so from VGA to RCA cable Connect Yellow Pin to TV and Red and White pins are for audio so connect white and red pin from 3.5mm Pin to RCA cable.

B+ over current protection (OCP), unit goes to the standby mode then displays the 2 blink fault. Could be a short in the power supply of any of the circuits.

While looking found this:

Found this service bulletin for sony KLD
KLV40EX600 not austalia model but think KDL will be similar

Model No: KDL-32EX400 KDL-40EX400 KDL-32EX500
KDL-40EX500 KDL-46EX500 KDL-55EX500
KDL-32EX600 KDL-40EX600 KDL-32EX700
KDL-40EX700 KDL-46EX700 KDL-52EX700
KDL-60EX700 KDL-40HX700 KDL-46HX700
KDL-55HX700 KDL-40NX700 KDL-46NX700
KDL-52NX800 KDL-60NX800


SUBJECT: Counter measure for Intermittently 5 times standby LED blinking
SYMPTOM: Customer may report that intermittently after AC OFF/ ON (or Deep Standby/ ON), TV will shut down with LED blinking 5 times. If set is placed in Standby, then On, symptom will re occur. If AC is removed, set will work normally when AC restored
CAUSE: Timing mismatch of I2C communication causes interrupt signal inside TV. This causes TV to shut down with error 'Standby led flashes 5 times'

SOLUTION: This is a user correctable issue -
Where possible, please refer customer to Sony Website -(or ) and search for relevant model to download correct update. If the unit is in Workshop, please perform update as per Instructions.

See if this video helps.

If Your TV and Laptop have HDMI Port then you just need a HDMI Cable.
But if you dont have HDMI port. then you need two cables one from video and one for audio.
For Video you either VGA Cable(if you have VGA Port in your TV) or VGA to RCA Cable (Yellow Pin will be for video)
For audio You Need 3.5mm pin to RCA (white and Red for audio).
This pic is of VGA to RCA Cable

Hi!

First let's be sure that video signal is coming out of your laptop. You did nor mention your laptop make/model and the connection cable type you are using between laptop and TV (VGA or HDMI or S-Video ). I'll assume it is a common VGA cable.
Now, on every laptop the user can choose where the image is displayed: on the laptop only, on the external monitor/TV/projector or on both displays. This can be done by pressing the Fn key toghether with one of the F1 to F12 keys. Usualy it is Fn and F5, but other laptops use other key instead of F5. (please check the icons on your Fx keys, there must be something like two displays side by side). Each time the keys combination is pressed, the image switches between the 3 positions: only laptop, only external, or both displays.

Please let me know if it helped.

If you are using something else than VGA cable, please post again also mentioning what type of laptop you have.


Regards,

Bogdan

hi my name is Rui i would like to help you with your problem...

its just easy to connect a PC to a sony lcd tv...^_^ here are 5 ways to do it...

1. S-Video - This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video Cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has a S-Video port. You'll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PC's are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.

2. VGA - If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA Cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video and as with S-Video, the cable is very cheap. You usually won't find a VGA port on regular TV's though, so this option is if you have an HDTV.

3. DVI - DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with "digital" being the key word there. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA. Of course, your computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. This cord is definitely not cheap, it ranges anywhere from $40 to $80.

4. HDMI - Using HDMI will give you the best quality by far. No computers that I know of yet have HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.

5. Scan Coverter Box - This is the last method that I could think of and it involves using a scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video.

just try hooking up 1 of this tips i give you.well if you ask me i prefer HDMI & VGA. ^_^
but it will still depend on your preference..

hope this will help you... Good luck... ^_^

Assuming the TV has a VGA input socket, just connect the laptop with a VGA cable and set the resolution to equal the specification of the TV.
That will do it.

You need to set your laptop video resolution to the native resolution of the TV, it is too high right now for the TV to display.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4873371-fixing_out_range_format_not_supported

http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide

Failed TV and Monitors: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Tell me model of your computer and TV. How do you connect PC to TV, with s-video cable (looks like circle) or width two colored cables? Try to adjust video-card driver. There must be function like "find my TV".