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Chopperp

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Posted: 11:23pm 24 Sep 2026

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I thought I'd watch 7Plus.com.au main channel on my PC last night (4 monitors attached, don't ask) & got the message below. OK. Tried lots of things but to no avail. Resorted to using my Tablet while I did PC work.
This morning, I tried 7Plus on my laptop which has one monitor attached & got the same message. I detached the monitor & 7Plus came to life on the main laptop screen. All good.
I plugged the monitor back in & message came up again after a few seconds.

I then went back to my PC & unplugged 3 monitors & just left the HDMI one connected. 7Plus was happy with that.

Ah well, probably not much I can do about it.
Brian

Edited 2026-09-25 09:24 by Chopperp

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TassyJim

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Posted: 03:29am 25 Sep 2026

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I just tested 7plus here.
Same message on some of their channels. Others worked OK
It is not easy for me to play around with the cables on my PC.

I used to use the PC as a smart TV and fed the second monitor port into a Digital TV modulator. It was convenient to stream the same program or the normal PC display to the kitchen and lounge or bedroom. With a VGA capture dongle, the CMM2 ended up anywhere.
There were a lot of streams that didn't like the (equivalent to) dual monitor setup.

I updated my 'smart' TV so no further need for the PC-TV

Jim

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Chopperp

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Posted: 08:54am 25 Sep 2026

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Thanks for testing.

Yes, I did find some of the channnels were OK & the one I wanted to watch wasn't with more than one monitor attached.

My TV reception can be a bit iffy when the winds are blowing & with the AFL grand final coming up, I was after another backup with a larger screen. The 7Plus App does work from the settop box with the one TV attached if the TV reception is poor so all not lost.

BTW, being from WA & living in QLD, not sure which AFL team I want to lose... Be interesting when the Tassie Devils enter the competition..

Brian

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TassyJim

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Posted: 12:47am 26 Sep 2026

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Being from QLD (a long time ago), I used to play real football (Rugby League)
Don't follow this aerial ping-pong.

When we were traveling a lot, we used a VAST satellite receiver which lets us watch most AUS wide terrestrial TV channels off the satellite.

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