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S-video connector on my laptop

GM Tech on Mon February 12, 2007 2:20 PM User is offline

So my new sister-in-law is home with my brother- from Fiji- they bring a DVD made in Zone 5 or 6 over there- It does not play on Dad's DVD player- but it does on all our computer systems- including her laptop- But the whole family would like to watch it on the big screen TV- so I know there is an "S" video out connector on her Dell Inspiron 600m laptop- but when I wire it to the TV- no picture- so how do I make this S-video provide the output to the TV?- My Dell laptop has the same connector and my user guide says to just plug it in- no other comments like enabling the output in XP or anything- I am ready to research this- but thought I'd ask here first- Thanks ahead of time...

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TRB on Mon February 12, 2007 2:55 PM User is offlineView users profile

See if this helps, http://www.gen-x-pc.com/note_Laptopports.htm

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GM Tech on Mon February 12, 2007 3:05 PM User is offline

Thanks Tim- But I have only one connector- not labeled as S-video in or out--- I assumed it was out- but I took the S-video feed cable that Dad's Satellite was using just fine and attached it to the S-video on my laptop- and nothing happens- I assume there is a command in Windows that must "enable" the output- yet I can't find it.... I'll keep trying-- Thanks again

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The number one A/C diagnostic tool there is- is to know how much refrigerant is in the system- this can only be done by recovering and weighing the refrigerant!!
Just a thought.... 65% of A/C failures in my 3200 car diagnostic database (GM vehicles) are due to loss of refrigerant due to a leak......

TRB on Mon February 12, 2007 3:20 PM User is offlineView users profile

Silly suggestion, but on my system at home I have 3 video modes ( TV, video 1 & video 2) on my TV. I have to select a different mode when I play a DVD. Might check if you to do that also when playing a DVD.

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NickD on Mon February 12, 2007 3:22 PM User is offline

S-Video simply takes off the luminance and color signals before they are combined to form the composite, marketing guys claim its great, but takes a very powerful magnifying glass to tell the difference. Most films today are computer generated with reduced resolution to save on programming time that further defeats any advantages of S-Video.

Some basics, are you sure your S-Video is an output and not an input, I know, a stupid question to ask, and are you sure your TV is switched into the S-Video input? Yeah another stupid question. If that is okay, just may have to dig into XP for a driver or call Dell for help, good luck in calling Dell for anything.

I have an old Apex AD-3201 that let's me play anything and even let's me shut down MicroVision that really screws up my screen projector, Sony is just about the worse DVD player you can buy that doesn't let you do anything. But can't blame them for that since they now own 90% of Hollywood and want you to buy that DVD not that they have anything worth copying to start with. Thank God, my DVD has a fast forward.

I use a monitor output on my old computers that converts the monitor to a NTSC signal, kids liked that for playing games, but then I had to watch my stuff on a 10" screen as was kicked out of the TV room.

MikeH on Wed February 14, 2007 11:29 AM User is offline

This is directly from your Owner's manual

Connecting a Television to the Computer
NOTE: Video and audio cables for connecting your computer to a television are not included with your
computer. Cables may be purchased at most consumer electronics stores.
Your computer has an S-video TV-out connector that enables you to connect the computer to a
television. Using a commercially available S-video cable or composite video cable, you can
connect the computer to a television in one of two ways:
• S-video (for a television with S-video input)
• Composite video (for a television with only a composite video input; also uses the
Dell-supplied composite TV-out adapter cable)
NOTE: Diagrams for each connection combination appear at the beginning of each subsection to help
you determine which method you should use.


Dell Link

MikeH on Wed February 14, 2007 11:31 AM User is offline

Oops, I forgot this

Enabling the Display Settings for a Television
ATI Video Controller
NOTE: Ensure that you properly connect the television before you enable the display settings.
1 To open the Control Panel window, click the Start button and then click the
Control Panel icon.
2 Double-click the Display icon, click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
3 Click the Displays tab.
4 Click the upper-left corner of the TV button to enable the television.
5 To play a DVD on the television, click the small "primary" button (resembles a bull’s-eye) at
the lower left under the TV picture.
NOTE: Various programs access the hardware in different ways. You may or may not need to click the
primary button for operations other than playing DVDs.
6 Click Apply.
7 Click Yes to keep the new settings.
8 Click OK.
DVD video is visible only on the display that is set to primary. While the DVD is playing, the
DVD player window on your computer display is blank or (if the DVD player window is set to
full-screen mode) the entire computer display screen is blank.

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