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Comment from s. wilkins on 2009-11-03

2009-11-03T23:40:49Z

Guys, you will love this.... your digibox that you use 4 watching freeview t.v.? check the back to see if it has an rs323 input, I have a cheap one from the supermarket, cost 15 pound and my laptop plugs straight in with a cable that cost 3 pound!

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Comment from Mrugesh N. Goriwale on 2009-09-04

2009-09-05T05:34:23Z

Hi Can i get support of readily available units to connect mt CPU output for CRT monitor to my normal color TV set

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Comment from gbenga on 2009-08-25

2009-08-25T10:19:58Z

pls i dont simply understand how i can connect my TV as a second monitor, pls can you express the full details about how i can connent the TV to the CPU

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Comment from drew on 2009-07-29

2009-07-30T00:30:58Z

Hi i have a problem I dont have a s-video on the back of my computer but my tv does how do I hook it up?

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Comment from Tom Cochran on 2009-07-26

2009-07-27T00:41:59Z

Just managed to connect my laptop to new wide screen tv with s-video, and got color. My problem is that I can´t get it to display anything but the selected wallpaper. I can not see any icons or the mouse or anything but the wallpaper that is on the laptop. Please advise?

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Comment from Hammad on 2009-07-04

2009-07-04T17:55:08Z

ATI's Radeon X1950 PRO video card includes composite, s-video, and component video connections for analog signals.

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Comment from Lp on 2009-06-16

2009-06-17T02:26:57Z

Hi Leo,

I have a spny vaio laptop with a 4-pin s-video output and I would like to play dvds from my laptop and display them on my tv. now my tv is a little bit older because it has teh s-video ouput as well but not the s-video input. I know there is a small peice i need to purchase and it may be called the rca (female) but I might be wrong. I kind of know what im doing but i do not know the names of the cord i need to buy. I know i need three things: s-video cable, s-video input rca female thing, and a audio-video cable.

please help!
and thanks!

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Comment from David Brown on 2009-06-13

2009-06-13T16:45:58Z

Just managed to connect my laptop to new wide screen tv with s-video, and got colour. My new problem is that I can´t get it to display anything but the selected wallpaper, and as I wanted to use the laptop and tv as a karaoke machine I need the tv to display whats on the laptop screen, just a click of which button, I´ve tried them all. Please advise

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Comment from Gonzalo on 2009-06-08

2009-06-09T02:40:22Z

I have a Dell laptop and I want to use my LCD as my monitor but each time that I get to connect them together, the TV turns blue, so I closed the laptop and works for 15 or so seconds and then, oviouslly, the laptop turned off and that is my issue, I have one cable connected to both items, the RGB-PC

Thanks

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Comment from lee on 2009-05-16

2009-05-16T09:40:26Z

hi leo ive got a hp compaq laptop i connected it to my tv it work fine then some settings came up somthing about do i want mirror or not i changed it so i could just see it on my tv well i fault i did but i didnt now every time a attach the lead from my tv to my laptop both screens go blank can u please help me

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Comment from ankush sharma on 2009-03-16

2009-03-17T06:17:49Z

HEY FRIENDS FIRST OF ALL UNINSTALL YOUR GRAPHICS DRIVER AND NOW YOUR COMPUTER WILL SHOW RESOLUTIONS OF 640 x 480 TO 2000 x 480 .NOW YOUR TV IS READY AS A MONITOR

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Comment from Colin Warlow on 2009-01-16

2009-01-16T14:07:27Z

Hi Leo,

I have succesfully conected my mac laptop to the tv with full colour and it looks as fine as you would expect. However when I connect my PC with Radeon 9550 card via the s-video output into the scart input to the tv I cant get any colour. Even though I'm using the same AV channel (Y/C) as I use when I connect the laptop. Any suggestions from you as to how I can resolve this would be very welcome indeed.

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Comment from Richard Ostrand on 2009-01-10

2009-01-11T06:20:56Z

When I use my Windows display options to "project" my computer images to my TV via my S-video cable (as in showing a powerpoint to a classroom) the image is too large for any TV I use and shifted to the right. Using the various controls within the display menus doesn't seem to help the problem.

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Comment from zeyad on 2009-01-07

2009-01-07T17:51:07Z

hey leo. now my moniter is busted and im using my tv as my moniter. but the resoulution sucks and the words are small and although the screen is big in size, the display os bigger and i cant work like this. plzzzz helpp.

Did you read the article? To quote: "... 'sucks' doesn't even come close to describing the visual result." and "... the quality of the display is, likely, very very poor."

Get a new monitor.

- Leo
08-Jan-2009

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Comment from Andrew on 2008-12-02

2008-12-02T23:42:53Z

Hi Leo,

I've done what you said. I've purchased an adapter which is VGA to S-vid and RCA (so it supports either). I connect my laptop up to my TV (CRT - not digital) and it doesn't see the image. I've successfully used an external monitor with my laptop (through the VGA port in my laptop) as a primary monitor and secondary monitor. I've also successfully got sound through the headphone-out on the laptop.

What am I doing wrong? Is it to do with my video or graphics card?

Thanks a lot mate.

Cheers,
Andrew (from Melbourne - Australia)

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Comment from Dave on 2008-10-10

2008-10-11T03:43:53Z

After reading everyone's comments...I'm having the same problem. I'm running a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop with a ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 graphics card with multiple monitor support and I recently acquired a 32" Philips television [model #32PT5441].

By using a VGA to S-Video and RCA adapter, I was able to connect the laptop and the tv...however, when on the SVHS channel, all I see is a blank screen. When I use Fn + F8 [which toggles between CRT and LCD] the tv screen flickers but nothing else happens. In the Display Properties, it appears as though the laptop cannot identify the tv as a secondary monitor, regardless of any and all changes to resolution, refresh rate, color scheme, and driver updates.

I'm thoroughly baffled by this, is there any advice you can give me so I can enjoy using my laptop as a DVD player/satellite radio/game center?

Thank you!

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Comment from Dcosta on 2008-07-23

2008-07-23T10:14:15Z

I have a tv in my PC. I can watch now every channel live in my PC in a full screen by the software named satellite-tv-player. Satellite-TV-player (http://www.satellite-tv-player.com) is very easy to use; I use it with ease and it works all the time no problems. I guess this is the official player, the new ability to play live channels in full screen. I watch my favorite Channel Live CNN & NFL Sports through this software. Channel selection is very good. It is simply great; it also seems to be very good on my Vista Ultimate system. I have tried many players claiming to be top of the line but none of them deliver as much content as does satellite TV player. The price is very reasonable for all the stuff you can watch.

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Comment from flexo on 2008-07-21

2008-07-21T12:04:10Z

there is another option if u only want to watch movies downstairs from your computer which is upstairs in the office: streaming.

anyway, I have ati radeon 9200 le(kinda old) and I heard that the extra pin from the s-viqdeo output are actually composite, but I would still buy an s-video cable and an adaptor for better quality

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Comment from HWG on 2008-05-13

2008-05-13T22:45:22Z

On my XP laptop, after I connect the S-video and audio cables, I then have to go into control panel/display/settings/advanced/monitors and change the display monitor there. Then the picture comes up on the TV. On my Vista laptop, it does it automatically.

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Comment from Phil on 2008-03-19

2008-03-19T17:44:33Z

I have a 2003 Samsung Tube style TV and want to use it as my computer monitor for watching movies. My computer(Compaq Presario SR1011NX) only has a VGA outlet for the monitor and my TV only accepts RCA inputs for Video or Audio. Is it possible to hook the two up with an adapter cable? I bought what looks like a VGA to RCA adapter, but when I hooked it up nothing happened. Does it matter that the cable packaging says Connection Cable YUV 3 RCA Plugs to 15 pin HDD Plug? The packaging picture shows only DVD to Projector. What should I do?

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2008-02-13

2008-02-14T06:42:17Z

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Daniel: S-Video carries only video, not audio. You need to
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Comment from Daniel on 2008-02-12

2008-02-12T22:11:48Z

I have a 30" widescreen Phillips HDTV... I tried hooking it up via a S-Video cable, but all I get is the video no audio. What have I done wrong???

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Comment from K. Arthur Larson on 2008-02-10

2008-02-11T01:26:54Z

I wasnt to connect my AMD/ATI-SLI PC to my Analog Television so me and Mom can see better with the 27 inch TV-screen. I have two X1300 ATI Video Cards installed on the MBD and am hoping to play games using the TV instead of and/or in addition to the 15" CRT monitor we have beren using. Being on a fixed budget prohibits our purchase of a new HD Digital Television any time real soon, but hope to do so when finances allow. Do you have any info and or pointers, or "secrets" that might help us? We will appreciate any help you might give us.
Thank you,
K. Arthur & Nana

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-09-12

2007-09-12T17:57:26Z

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Nine times out of 10 that's a refresh rate issue. Not sure what your TV
supports, but when this happens with CRT monitors increasing the refresh rate
helps. This article discusses:
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Leo

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Comment from Krisztián, M.D. Pozsegovits on 2007-09-12

2007-09-12T17:30:21Z

Hi, I could attach my brand new 32" LCD TV to my PC via an DVI-HDMI cable. The second desktop is great but the application windows are slightly but annoyingly enough vibrating. How could I eliminate this?

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Comment from DA on 2007-07-12

2007-07-12T17:46:15Z

I'm trying to connect my Dell/HP laptops through S-Video-VGA cable to my TV. But I can't see any video as the laptop doesn't seem to identify the TV.
I tried the same thing on s Sony TV & it worked. Right after that (with Extended Display setting already applied) I connected the laptop to my (non-Sony) TV & it worked. I restarted my Laptop & tried again & it was gone. Somehow my laptop doesn't seem to identify my TV & doesn't let me extend the screen to TV. But if that setting has been checked in through the Sony TV, it works. Can you help me solve this puzzle? Is there anything I can do to make my (non-Sony) TV work with the Laptop.

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Comment from JG on 2007-07-08

2007-07-09T05:34:38Z

If a TV has a S-VHS input, then it is possible that the TV will be able to support a resolution up to 800x600. It may even be possible to use 1024x768, but the refresh rate might be so bad, that it would be hard on the eyes. It all depends on the TV. I have an old Sony Wega that works fine in 800x600 mode. It's hard to look at after a while, but I use it mainly for watching movies & recorded TV.

For a desktop solution, I highly reccomend an "All in Wonder" video card. You can use a TV as a second display, plus it has a tuner & video inputs, so you can hook up a camcorder or VCR. Newer versions have digital video capabilities. A TV will never be a readable substitute for a computer monitor, but at 640x480, or 800x600, it's not too bad from a distance.

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Comment from corey on 2007-05-19

2007-05-20T01:46:54Z

Hey all i hope someone can help me i am running windows xp pro on my ibm t 43 laptop and trying to use my tv as a secondary moniter i have gone into display and set it up restarted my lappy and when it started up the windows start up screen showed and then nothing after stert up when i click on identify a 2 appears on my screen showing it is connected and that is the only time anything is displayed. nothing when i start a game or a movie in any player. Hope somone can help me please i have searched for an hour and found nothing to help me :-(

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Comment from Deborah Jordan on 2007-04-06

2007-04-06T20:56:21Z

Hey, I have an S-video cable hooked from my toshiba satelite laptop to my sylvania t.v. that has an s-video hook up in the back, will it display on any channell or does the t.v. have to be on aux? i can'f find my remoto to get it to that channel. nothing is showing anyway. help?

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Comment from Jerry on 2007-03-27

2007-03-27T14:32:30Z

Hi, I am having trouble connecting my Toshiba Laptop Satellite U205-S5057 to my TV. I am running on windows vista and I have updated my display drivers to the latest version. I have no s-video port but I have a vga port. I purchased a cable(not a converter box or unit) which converts the vga to s-video. I tried connecting the laptop to the tv using this cable and all I get on the tv are horizontal lines. I have pressed the function key with f5 to switch between monitors and I have also tried messing around with the display settings and still not working. Can someone please help me with this matter. Thanks

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