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    Does your TV-out work on the e1505?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Bjorned, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. Bjorned

    Bjorned Notebook Guru

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    As topic says, does TV-out work on your e1505, if so, what drivers are you using?
     
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    Depending on ur graphic card, I have a x1400 and I am using catalyst mobility 6.6 and it works great but u will need a 7-pin tv-out cable.
     
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    Are you talking about S-Video?
     
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    I am using a 7-pin cable (using the same cable as I use on my other computer, where it works wonders, also a ATI card there).
     
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    try changing the display settings by pressing Fn+F8 or through the Catalyst Control Planel if it still did not work, reinstall the drivers.

    Also try changing the TV format from the catalyst control panel, ur TV may not be a multi system
     
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    Why would it not work?

    The latest Catalyst Mobility 6.6 drivers support the ATI X1000 series video cards. Direct link to download:
    http://www.ati.com/online/mobilecatalyst/
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 29, 2006
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    Thanks for the link
     
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    It dosn't work for me.


    I have tried the orginal Catalyst, Omega and now the Catalyst 6.6.


    When I connect the 7-pin cable (the same that I use for another computer (also ATI card, where it works great), with out enable anything with TV-out, the TV starts to shimmer, but there are no picture.

    When I try to activate the "second desk" under Video options, it's just flipps back to unchecked after I pressed "apply". And there happens nothing on the TV, just the same shimmering screen.

    In catalyst, under TV it tells me nothing is connected, when I chose force-connect and activate the second screen, it will be active in Windows, but there will be nothing diffrent on the TV-screen.
     
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    I tried plugging my 1505 up to a TV once, it worked but made the resolution much lower, presumably so the TV could handle it
     
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    Where do you get good 7-pin cables? All my tvs don't have s-video. I tried buying one off ebay but it was a 4-pin to RCA and didn't work. Suggestions?
     
    NissanSupraGTR, Jun 29, 2006
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