Connecting playbook to a TV

I am having trouble connecting the playbook to a TV using HDMI. Any help to resolve this issue will be greatly appreciated.
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You might want to start by buying an HDMI cable.
Plug one end into the PlayBook HDMI port and the other into the TV.
Change the TV channel to the HDMI port.
At this point, you should see the PlayBook screen on your TV with no apps running. If not, open up the options screen and tap on the 'HDMI' option. Make sure that 'default to mirror mode' is turned on and you should be good to go.
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Connecting playbook to desktop using Windows XP

I get the idea that no one has ever connected desktop to playbook using windows xp as the platform.
Am I correct ?
Is my best option to just dump desktop in a bin and try to connect playbook directly to the usb ???
Comms works fine for back up but I guess its something windows xp does to drivers - similar to the problem with windows 7.
Does playbook interface with ANY windows platform ?????

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The following article should help you with connecting your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet to you computer using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software:
Identifying and troubleshooting issues with the BlackBerry Desktop Software detecting a USB connected BlackBerry PlayBook - http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB27424
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Can't connect PlayBook to *my* WPA2 wifi (D-Link Wireless N Router) - very frustrated

I'm gettting massively frustrated with this and would appreciate any assistance.
OK, so to start I'm a developer and I've managed to use my PlayBook for months, connecting to various WiFi networks without issue... except at home.
I have actually connected to it 100's of times, but the connection is flakey and often it fails to connect because it can't get an IP Address (my router is set to offer up 100's of them by DHCP... ONLY my PlayBook has issues getting one)
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but the PlayBook always seems to have issues...
I've tried connecting using the "sync" WPS feature both by pressing the button on the router, as well as entering a PIN on the router config page - no luck.
I've tried entering the correct password multiple times - no luck... it always fails to get an IP Address.
I've even pre-assigned a dedicated IP Address to the MAC Address of the PlayBook... (all my other devices skip it) yet the PlayBook won't take it.
The router is a D-Link DIR-615 H/W /ver C1, Firmware ver 3.13NA Wireless N.
Its entirely possible that I've goofed something up, and I'm willing to try anything to resolve it - however if anyone else is having similar issues please chime in... and for anyone at RIM with 5min free... a quick "paranoia" once over look at the connecting / IP gathering code in this area would be greatly appreciated... in case there's an odd "off by 1" error of some kind in this area.
Finally, I'm not sure if there is any more info to provide when the PlayBook does fail to get an IP... but if there is an error message or log that us users can look at (or get in an OS update) it would be helpful in trying to diagnose why the connection fails.
Thanks for any advice,
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I was having the same issue until yesterday.
After spending a couple of nights dealing with BB Support techs, I came up with this steps and worked for me, even though that Playbook should connect automatically as other devices do. Moreover, of course I am not going to ask everyday the IT guys for a modem reset
Here it goes :
1- If you own a lap top/pc connected to your work Wifi network, open the network adapter window on the PC. Go to wifi adapter and left-click on properties in order to display detailed connection status.
2- From there you may obtain a valid subnet mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS.
3- Since the IP Address was already obtained by your Playbook while trying to connect, it will be asking for the same IP each time, so write down the Playbook IP too. You can access it from the wifi? Icon on the wifi configuration script on the playbook.
(The issue here was that for some reason, my Playbook on "auto IP mode" was choosing a different default gateway number than the correct one. I still can't figure why, but I'm not going to invest more time on it, until a new software update becomes available and go from there.)
4- In your playbook tap the wifi icon and go to saved networks, tap on edit (pencil) and delete your office previous connection.
5- Create manually a new wifi connection and unselect "auto IP mode". You will have the opportunity to copy all the information mentioned above. IP, Subnet Mask, Primary DNS. Secondary DNS and Default Gateway.
6- Tap save and connect.
Hopefully you Playbook will be online and ready to navigate.

Trouble connecting playbook to windows PC when using AVG Internet Security and USB cable ?

I have spent ages trying to get my PC (windows 7 64bit ) to talk to the Playbook. I found the following:
Windows device manager sees the playbook and will let me back up and restore but not to see the files on the Playbook. Desktop software says problem with connection. On the "computer" window it shows drives but not the Playbook. Only hard drive and DVD drives. Looks like AVG is blocking the USB and as yet they have not come up with a solution and latest software wont let you manually configure the firewall other than allow and block (previous versions allowed you to config inbound and outbound rules)
Elsewhere on the forums a solution was provided but it meant leaving the firewall set to "off" or "allow all" which really is a waste of time having a firewall at all.
Please try this and see if it resolves your problems, It sorted it for me !
Remove AVG Internet Security 2014
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I know how frustrating this can be I have spent ages on it ..so give it a try

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Connecting Playbook to a TV without a HDMI input

I would like to connect my Playbook to a TV but it is a bit older TV, doesn't have an HDMI input. The inputs it has are DVI, RCA (yellow, red, white), component (red, green, blue), S-video and coaxial. Ideally, I would like the audio going thru the TV also.
What is my best option and what accessories do I need? Thanks.

try an hdmi <-> dvi adapter
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Ongoing Issue Connecting Playbook to Laptop via USB

I have never been able to get my PB to work via the USB cable, meaning I have had to do all file transfers through wi-fi , which is incredibly slow. Here is what I have tried plus some notes:
- Driver appears to be correctly installed in Device Manager. I tried to uninstall and reinstall (when I do the reinstall I can see the PB as a mounted CD drive, this is the only time I can see this)
- I tried turning off all firewalls etc - still won't work.
- When I plug it in, Windows say 'Blackberry device PIN XXXX has been connected to the system, initialising device access' followed by 'your device is ready to use'. Still won't work, don't see any mounted drives in My Computer either.
- In the BB software itself, my PB appears in the 'Device' menu. When I click on it it just goes to 'Connecting' in the bottom right and stays in this mode indefinitely.
- The one time I did manage to get it to connect, it said 'A problem occurred while attempting to connect to your Blackberry Device' and switched back to 'Connecting' again. I've attached a screenshot of this.
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That unable to charge message is one new to 2.1 and simply warns that pc usb at 500mA is not enough to do a decent charge. Ignore it.
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Connecting Playbook to computer question

I know you can take your playbook and connect it to a screen and output what ever is on your playbook to the screen but is it possible to do the opposite like connect it to your computer and output your what ever is on your computer to your playbook. Is it possible to use your playbook as a touchscreen to control your computer? do i need an app or program if possible?
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Any reply would be helpful.

No, on all questions... I have not seen any app that will allow you to control your PC from the Playbook.
As far as Illustrator... nothing that I have read would indicate it is being made made ready for the Playbook.
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Connecting Playbook to Desktop software

Hi all,
I am trying to connect my Playbook to the pc but I always get an error message, I used the update option which shows when I connect but I lost all my files for nothing, same problem occured again, now I am updating to the latest version relased before few hours but I am not sure if this works. any ideas or any one faced the same?
knowing that I use the same pc software, and same USB cable to connect my torch 9810 and it works fine.
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Hello FaisalS,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community.
The following article should help you with connecting your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet to you computer using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software:
Identifying and troubleshooting issues with the BlackBerry Desktop Software detecting a USB connected BlackBerry PlayBook - http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB27424
We hope this helps.
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Catch-22'd, can't connect PlayBook to desktop because I can't upgrade the OS because I can't connect it to desktop.

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isnt there a go bak button to get to wifi setup again?
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Playbook will not connect to Windows xp professional 2002 service pack 3.
Does anyone know what version of windows will support playbook ...or if there is a frig to make it work.
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Unable to connect Playbook to Appworld

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Sorry perhaps did'nt make myself clear - I don' want to connect both phone and PlayBook to my PC at the same time - just one device OR the other at a time :-) Also, to make it clear, I am not connecting to App World via both the device and the PC - I have the device WiFi turned OFF.
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Failed to connect playbook to usb on windows laptop

i bought a new blackberry playbook
on first connection my laptop recognized and when i installed the device manager that came on the device my computer didn't recognize it again and didn't connect , just was charging
i downloaded the desctop manager but didn't solve the problem
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my laptop doesn't even say there is a connection
please help
2 days and i haven't done anything with my playbook ! it feels like a big waste

Hello
There's some work around to solve the problem your having, do try the method below and let us know if that solve your problem, hope it'll work out for you
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Hey,
since a few weeks my PlayBook just cannot connect to my computer. The desktop software sees it but doesn't mount it, nor can it access files.
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Hey,
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