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    S-Video Out shows everything but video

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by joeybec007, Dec 12, 2005.

  1. joeybec007

    joeybec007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Quick question for you guys. So yesterday I thought it would be cool to hook up myy W3V up to the TV via my s-video out to watch a video file using this VLC Media Player. Everything was working great until I tried to play the movie. On the TV I could see my desktop and the media player but where the movie was playing on the W3V's screen, there was just black on the TV. I was just wondering why i would see video on my W3V's screen but not on the TV, any ideas?

    Thanks
     
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  2. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    check the cable.......
     
    PROPortable, Dec 12, 2005
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  3. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    You have to make the TV the "primary" output screen. Videos will only play on the screen that's considered as the "primary monitor" I believe.
     
    AuroraS, Dec 12, 2005
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    You are right it. The tv has to be set to primary monitor to see videos on tv or dual monitor setup.
     
    SRD, Dec 12, 2005
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  5. Shampoo

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    I believe AuroraS and SRD are correct. I remember I had the same problem with my desktop running an Nvidia 6800. Has something to do with overlay I think.
     
    Shampoo, Dec 13, 2005
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  6. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    I love it when I'm right :D
     
    AuroraS, Dec 13, 2005
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    OMG!! i had the same problem a few year ago back in school..... i tried to fix it for house and couldnt get it working, nothing quite like a power point(with video) on a projector with a lovely black square in the middle of the screen.

    cheers guys, thats some very helpfull info!!


    insane
     
    Insane, Dec 13, 2005
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  8. bugmenot

    bugmenot Notebook Evangelist

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    You don't have to set the TV as the primary monitor. Go into ATI driver options on the overlay page and click teather mode (with a TV connected) to set it up. That, or install a driver using Catalyst Control Center which has a more user friendly wizard to set up such things.

    My personal preference is to automatically play movie content full screen on the TV and minimize the player on the notebook (clone + teathre).
     
    bugmenot, Dec 13, 2005
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  9. Shampoo

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    Ah ha~! I love it when I'm right...eh AuroraS? :D

    hehehe

    Anyhoo' yeah good to know, thanks for the input bugmenot~!

    I'm not too familiar with these kind of settings as I don't connect to tv's much.

    Insane...ouch that must've sucked big time haha.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Dec 13, 2005
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