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Expert: Chris Morrison Date: 5/29/2008 Subject: Output to TV
Question Hi,
I hooked up my tv to my laptop using a svideo cord(both have svideo ports). I switched on my tv and then booted my computer. But I am not able to get any display on my TV.
My computer shows Intel Chipset 965 Express Family as the display driver and I can't find any way to force an output to the TV. I've tried a lot of things but none of them work.Please let me know if you have any suggestion. I'll be very grateful. Thanks.
Answer Connect the S-video to a device so you can be ready for the picture. Right click the desktop and choose properties(personalize in vista). Go to the settings and you should see two monitors. Choose the second one and check the box to extend to the monitor. If clone is an option you'll actually want that.
If you have a Nvidia or ATI video card (and some others) there will be an applet in the control panel for more specific setting. Here you and set the monitors to clone better than you can in the XP or vista settings.
If your looking for the same output on both monitors - clone is what you want. If you don't have an applet try installing the newest driver s for your video card - avil form the computer manufacturer or video card manufacturer.
Don't expect any great video out put from the S-video as A tv works of different display properties than a computer does.
Also if you do have an applet in the control panel there should be a setting for the video card to detect a TV. If there is a setting for this you'll need to get it to detect the TV before the video card will use the output. You may also need to enable the S-video in the card settings.
