persianpower Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 hey I'm wondering how I could possibly view avi/mpeg films and videos on my TV. I'm interested in hooking up my Laptop directly to a TV via the round port in the back. It has a picture of a TV under it.So far, I have two cables. I've tried to connect both but failed. Can anyone possibly show me a picture link of the correct type of chord. Also, I'd appreciate any advice from someone who has successfully managed to watch laptop movies on the TV>Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Depends on the video card. With my old IBM R47, you had to press fn (function) F7 to activate dual video mode.You may need to go into your display controls, in control panel, and activate the secondary display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persianpower Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 The tutorial:http://www.techlore.com/article/10061/?page=2Well I have an analog TV, so the tutorial advises ONLY using the S-video method to connect my TV to the Laptop.That's ok BUT, right clicking on my desktop to bring up the advanced setting monitor/video controls reveals that I actually don't have a section on S-video modification. I have Xp home and know a little bit about computers. I still can't find the access controls.The tutorial says you must activiate S-video on your computer and then connect the S-video output of your lap to the S-video input of the TV. I've done this but NOTHING appears on either screen. I think I have a software issue here.I have a cicero 1401 laptop. I have a round (4-pin) output on the back of my lap (with a picture of a TV underneath it). Considering the TV is NOT digital - S-video connection seems to be my only choice. I'm just hoping my laptop is able to connect via S-video. I need to know how to confirm this.I've checked Device Manager and found that I have a SiS accelerated graphics port (don't know what this means or if it helps).My adapter type is SiS 650. It says Adapter String is SiS Comptabile VGA. No mention of S-video. Monitor is at 60Hz refresh rate.SiS stands for Sillicon INtegrated Systems. http://www.sis.com.tw 32MB is the memory for my Graphics card. Drivers are 2.11 and up to date.Woah - Look what i found: I'm going to try this - It's my best bet so far:How can I get the SiS TV-OUT function enabled? A: SiS TV-out function supports both NTSC and PAL system. You have to select the one which matches your TV system. In general, it is controlled by a jumper on the motherboard or the graphics card. We suggest you to check your user manual out for the setting. The following is the instruction to connect to TV:1). Connect with TV by either a S connector or an AV connector.2). Boot the Win95/98/ME system up then you will find the tap SiS TV-OUT under Display Properties. Choose the display mode to VGA+TV or TV Only then you can get the TV-OUT.3). If using Windwos 2000, there isn't a tap under Display Properties, Please set your display mode on 640*480 60Hz for NTSC, or 640*480/800*600 50Hz for PAL to get TV-OUT. Don't set your display mode to other mode for TV-OUT, most TV set can't support other display modes except above mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 For an alternative, I myself picked up a DivX/XviD/mp4 DVD player for £40. Just another route you may want to look at... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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