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    Sager NP8662: TV Out to a non-HD TV

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by roymathieu, Sep 10, 2009.

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    roymathieu Notebook Consultant

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    I'm trying to connect my laptop to a non-HD TV (Toshiba 27AF45).

    I have a Sager NP8662 with the GeForce GTX260m. It only has DVI out or HDMI out, so I purchased a DVI to VGA adaptor and a VGA to S-Video adaptor.

    I cant figure how to make it work. I tried to play around with a bunch of options in the Nvidia control panel but none will give me a stable image. I think my TV will only accept 640x480i signal so I tried to force a custom mode in the Nvidia software but no success.

    Anyone could share his experience solving this problem? Thanks! - Mat
     
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    roymathieu Notebook Consultant

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    No one seems interested by this problem but I'll post my solution for the record.

    I first tried this adaptor but it didnt work because the latest NVidia GPUs do not support TV out through VGA port:
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10401&cs_id=1040113&p_id=2509&seq=1&format=2

    I finally purchased a DVI to VGA adaptor and a video converter box from monoprice.com and was able to hookup my laptop to my TV using a standard RCA cable.

    http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10114&cs_id=1011407&p_id=4724&seq=1&format=2
     
    roymathieu, Oct 26, 2009
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