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Name: cljones81
Date: October 18, 2006 at 08:38:24 Pacific
Subject: s-video problem
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 1.7Ghz/512 Mb
Model/Manufacturer: Advent

Comment:

Hi:
I recently purchased a laptop with an s-video connection and just for a bit of fun, I decided to see if I could view some mpegs of my family holiday on my tv without burning them to dvd.
I have successfully cloned the desktop to my tv and everything appears perfectly apart from when a play the mpeg in my players e.g. media player and powerdvd all that appears on my tv is a small black square while it plays perfectly on my laptop. Why is this when everything else is displayed perfectly, is there a solution to my apparent stupidity?
Thanks
Christian

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Response Number 1

Name: oldfogey
Date: October 18, 2006 at 14:59:33 Pacific
Subject: s-video problem

Reply: (edit)

Haven't got Power DVD running on this machine, but WinDVD has various settings about resolution for a TV display - see if you have anything like this, and try changing some settings.

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Response Number 2

Name: Sci-Guy
Date: October 19, 2006 at 21:01:03 Pacific
Subject: s-video problem

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You need to disable overlays in your display properties.

Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.

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Response Number 3

Name: blackbill
Date: October 22, 2006 at 19:10:48 Pacific
Subject: s-video problem

Reply: (edit)

Most palyers will not play movies on a tv when the tv is set as SECONDARY DISPLAY. You must set the tv as the PRIMARY DISPLAY.

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Response Number 4

Name: Drag
Date: December 10, 2006 at 10:09:08 Pacific
Subject: s-video problem

Reply: (edit)

I sorted my problem out. I have S-video cable connected on TV and after disabling the Overlay settings at VGA adapter for he secondary display I got the picture on TV.
The only one thing is that I can't setup the contrast and zoom on TV but it is not that important.
Thanks very much Sci-Guy.

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