Re: S VIDEO VIEWING THROUGH MY TV

Your welcome Darren...

If your monitor connects to the VGA plug like a normal monitor then you CAN'T display to both the monitor and TV

The specs state:

Integrated TV encoder with an on-chip DAC (simultaneous output for TV and CRT is not supported)

So if that's the case then you can't display to both at the same time. There must be an option to switch between VGA and TV out to allow on the fly changes. If I get chance I will look into it.

James


"darren" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EEC23525-0753-4EC4-BCA1-95331F390767@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| james your an absolute star i did what you said unpugged my monitor and yes i
| did get thee image onto my tv but when i reconnect my monitor it goes off i
| have looked everywhere on my pc to try and clone but nothing as yet. it looks
| like i can only have either my monitor on or my tv on and not both.... also
| cant find anything in the manual stating a hot key? my mobo is an intel
| pentium d 805 2.66ghz 533mhz 1mb.... thanks
|
| "Someuser" wrote:
|
| > I looked up the ati xpress 200 and it appears to me (i could be wrong at this time of night) that this is an on-board gpu. There may be a hotkey combination to switch display modes have you looked in the manual?
| >
| > in any event the specs say:
| >
| > Dual independent displays: CRT/LCD, TV/LCD
| > Integrated TV encoder with an on-chip DAC (simultaneous output for TV and CRT is not supported)
| >
| > so you know tv output can be done.
| >
| > can you specify the mobo you have.
| >
| > cheers,
| > James
| >
| > "Someuser" <someuser@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message news:xAInh.439002$X52.248560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | if it was me i would try breaking the problem down into parts. first off forget the tuner because until you can display to your TV, wasting time on the tuner is pointless.
| > |
| > | gettinbg an image on the tv should be the first priority. dual monitor use should come later once you have determined the the equipement functions properly.
| > |
| > | next connect the TV to the s-video out on the graphics card. it will be located on the same slot as the vga connector. reboot.
| > |
| > | do you get an image on both screens or just one.
| > |
| > | power down. disconnect the monitor so that only the s-video is connected. boot up. do you have an image on the tv? if not connect the monitor. i would be surprised if this didnt work since every single ati card i have had has always outputed to s-video if no monitor is connected.
| > |
| > | is your tv setup to display the signal from the s-video in or another connection?
| > |
| > | are all the drivers up to date?
| > |
| > | somewhere in ati catalyst there is an ioption to force tv detection or something of that nature.
| > |
| > | good luck,
| > | james
| > |
| > | "darren" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AE964E23-C556-4542-9EF8-D7B3AC9CF64C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || well i ve done some research i only have on adapter do i need two.. in
| > || display settings number 1 and 2 are using the same adapter an, ati radeon
| > || express 200. so do i need another adapter if so any advice on ones to go for
| > || thanks
| > ||
| > || "darren" wrote:
| > ||
| > || > dam i think i have aged twenty years since buy my new pc with mce.. i know
| > || > its potential and im trying to connect my tuner card to my home tv so i can
| > || > accsess the medis centre from there and use my monitor to surf the web.
| > || > everything is set up as previous post suggest, apart from the dam tv it wont
| > || > reconize my pc or vice verser, is there any help out there please please its
| > || > killing me ........ thanks
| > || >
| > || > "darren" wrote:
| > || >
| > || > > thank you cbb. no disrespect to jw but yes i found it a bit confusing. its
| > || > > probably me being ill educated on this subjet. any way yes cbb thats more
| > || > > like my language the way you explained it. i kind of understand how to set it
| > || > > up my system is set up like this .. i have an rf cable from my cable tv box
| > || > > to my pc. that gives me the signal i need to watch and record live tv on my
| > || > > pc..... now i also have an s video cable from my graphics card on my pc to
| > || > > the s video jack on my home tv. the home tv is set to recieve s video. but
| > || > > when i go start,control panel,appearence and themes,display,settings....
| > || > > number 1 is my monitor but number 2 is greyed out. now my instruction manual
| > || > > says i need to press the advance button after, and it will bring up a
| > || > > multiple monitors dialog box? i dont have that screen? also not sure what you
| > || > > mean by clone. could you shed any light on this please, thanks.......
| > || > >
| > || > > "CBB" wrote:
| > || > >
| > || > > > Darren,
| > || > > > I'm afraid the way JW replied was pretty confusing.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > Here's the deal, or at least the way I have my system set up.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > You need to do two things to view content from the Media Center and your
| > || > > > computer on a TV.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > You need to configure the display for two displays, which it sounds like you
| > || > > > know how to do.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > You need to set it to "CLONE" for the type of dual monitor. This will have
| > || > > > the TV display the exact thing that's on your computer monitor.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > Secondly, you have to have an S-Video cable connected from the S-Video jack
| > || > > > on your TV to the S-Video jack on the back of your graphics card on your
| > || > > > computer.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > Those are the basics, but once you get it set up right, you'll be able to
| > || > > > open Media Center using your remote and control it from there to play
| > || > > > recorded TV, movies, etc. and have it displayed on your TV.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > Of course, as you know, you have to be sure to have the input source set to
| > || > > > S-Video on your TV.
| > || > > >
| > || > > > "darren" wrote:
| > || > > >
| > || > > > > thanks very much jw.. i understand completely now the penny has dropped. so
| > || > > > > jw is it possible to play a dvd in my pc dvd drive and watch it on my home
| > || > > > > tv. im really sorry if im fustrating you but im new to all this and im
| > || > > > > finding it hard to get the grasp of it.. thanks again
| > || > > > >
| > || > > > >
| > || > > > > "JW" wrote:
| > || > > > >
| > || > > > > > NO you misundertood me you can INPUT video to your PC with either the
| > || > > > > > antenna connection on your Tuner/capture card OR via theS-Video connection
| > || > > > > > and its separate audio connection. You CANNOT send S-Video output from your
| > || > > > > > tuner/capture card you must do that with your standard graphics output card
| > || > > > > > which also connects to your PC monitor
| > || > > > > > "darren" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > || > > > > > news:D35A0643-DFC4-4AC7-BB42-407EDEB59B7A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || > > > > > > thanks jw that explains it much better that the manuals. maybe its me
| > || > > > > > > being
| > || > > > > > > green and ill educated lol. joking aside yes my card has both rf
| > || > > > > > > connection
| > || > > > > > > and s video connection my understanding of this is the rf connection is to
| > || > > > > > > receive the tv signal from my cale box? and the s video connection is to
| > || > > > > > > stream videos from my pc to my home tv/ correct me if im wrong?. so my
| > || > > > > > > question is can i send images ie dvd from my media centre to my tv. its
| > || > > > > > > all
| > || > > > > > > set up right i think but nothing is showing on my home tv. thanks jw for
| > || > > > > > > taking the time to reply......
| > || > > > > > >
| > || > > > > > > "JW" wrote:
| > || > > > > > >
| > || > > > > > >> The S-video connection and its associated audio connedtio on your TV
| > || > > > > > >> Tuner/Video capture card are for inputing into your PC from a STB instead
| > || > > > > > >> of
| > || > > > > > >> using poorer quality RF input to the antenna connection. If you want to
| > || > > > > > >> export S-Video from your PC your graphics card would need to have an
| > || > > > > > >> S-video
| > || > > > > > >> output connetion.
| > || > > > > > >> "darren" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > || > > > > > >> news:51B118E7-DFEE-450E-97B1-0D3111BFBFC6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > || > > > > > >> >i am new to mce, i have set it up according to all the instructions but
| > || > > > > > >> >im
| > || > > > > > >> > not sure what is supposed to happen through my s video cable. i can
| > || > > > > > >> > receive
| > || > > > > > >> > live streaming to my pc, but i presume the s video cable should stream
| > || > > > > > >> > my
| > || > > > > > >> > pc
| > || > > > > > >> > to my tv.? but nothing is happening i have checked my tv is set to s
| > || > > > > > >> > video
| > || > > > > > >> > input all i fine there. i read on this newsgroup that i can enable my
| > || > > > > > >> > tv
| > || > > > > > >> > through my display, settings. but there is nothing in there apart from
| > || > > > > > >> > my
| > || > > > > > >> > lcd
| > || > > > > > >> > monitor number1. number 2 is greyed out. when i try to switch it it
| > || > > > > > >> > also
| > || > > > > > >> > acts
| > || > > > > > >> > as my lcd monitor. thank you for taking the time to read this and i
| > || > > > > > >> > would
| > || > > > > > >> > be
| > || > > > > > >> > very greatful if you can give me any help...thanks
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