hi guys.. im getting the same problem , ive just bought a lcd 32inch sharp tv and want to connect my laptop to it so it acts as a monitor, so ive connected the vga lead (wich i bought brand new yesterday) it starts up i get microsoft loading then it just cuts off and a message comes on thescreen no signal throgh pc. can anyone help please iv been trying everything for hours :( thanx guys ..btw this is my first post .