I recently got my hands on a 50-inch PC/TV combo from a friend, and it's pretty cool! However, I'm having trouble getting it to display anything. When I turn it on, the power light comes on for the PC, but the screen remains completely black and there's no backlight. I've looked around but can't find an extra button for the display; all I see is the AC switch. I tried connecting a second monitor via HDMI, but that didn't work either. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? I'm really confused about how to get a signal on the screens. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
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Do you have any idea what CPU is in there? Sometimes, especially with older systems, the CPU might need a dedicated graphics card to send a signal to the display. If that's the case, you might need to dig around and check if there's one installed!
Good point! I think there might be a GPU in there so I'll check it out. The first time I turned it on, there was a blue light flickering at the back. I'm hoping it didn't cause any damage. I’ll take a look and see if I can swap some parts to get it working!