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    Laptop w/ 8600m GT to TV? (using s-vid)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by StabbyJoe89, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. StabbyJoe89

    StabbyJoe89 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys i have over 60 movies downloaded to my HD. now the visual quality on my notebook is awesome... but watching them all on a 15.4in screen could get boring. so i decided to hook up my new Dell 1520 (with Vista and a 8600M GT) to my tv. i've never done this before but i assumed it'd be easy.... i was wrong. so i took my s-video cable, plugged it into the back of the laptop, and into the yellow composite jack on my 27" tv. i switched to the usual A/V channel on my tv and i got all these vertical lines. i tried going into the nvidia control panel, but it didnt detect any other display for me to select. also ive heard that Nview's clone feature can be used... however from what i can tell vista doesn't support nview yet. so do u guys have any idea how i can get this to work? thanks!
     
    StabbyJoe89, Jul 31, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, for one make sure you are using a resolution of about 800x600. I do not believe S-Video supports more than that.
     
    Greg, Jul 31, 2007
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    It's less about the video card, but more about the ports.

    As Greg mentioned, S-Video doesn't support anything over 800x600 resolution.
     
    coriolis, Jul 31, 2007
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  4. StabbyJoe89

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    well i tried the 800x600. same effect.
     
    StabbyJoe89, Jul 31, 2007
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    This is the reason why im getting the Asus G1S instead of the 1520
     
    joeyscl, Jul 31, 2007
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    I'm a bit confused by this. S-video and composite are two different things, which I think are both different from the plug on your laptop. Are you using an adapter to convert your laptop plug to composite? Or did you jam an S-video cable into the laptop port on one end and jam the other end into a composite port? :p

    Edit: Maybe he is using a component adapter and is plugging a color component into composite. What exactly are you doing?
     
    squeakygeek, Jul 31, 2007
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  7. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    I've used 1024x768 over s-video. The Asus has a 7-pin S-video port, allowing composite connections. I've got an adaptor for it, he seems to have the whole cable. Try a real S-video cable.
     
    fabarati, Jul 31, 2007
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    Just a tip, if you ever get around the issue with the lines across the screen. If you go to play video and it doesn't show up on you're TV, try changing the video acceleration options (in Windows Meida Player).
     
    ninjafish, Jul 31, 2007
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    Yeah, I use 1024x768 via S-video all the time.
     
    Vagabondllama, Aug 1, 2007
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