Re: S-Video out

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I am not sure that you can have 3 monitors concurrently supported especially if using Vista since there are only options for a primary and a secondary display. Have you tried disconnecting one of your other displays to see if then your S-video display will show up on the display set up screen.
"The Colonel" <TheColonel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:72D8171F-1028-45C6-A1C8-7B6949185118@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Any idea of how to go about doing that? (Forcing the setting, I mean.) I've
looked at the properties of the video card and I can't find a setting for it.
I know I should know this sort of stuff but it just never came up before I
got a decent computer. If I lose one of the video outs do you think (opinion
please) it would be permanent or just when I'm using the s-video out? I
really would rather not lose my dual screen capability now that I finally
have it.

"Jaime" wrote:

Have you looked in the setting for the card? You may need to activate (or
force) the s-video connection, on some cards you need to have the TV plugged
in and on for the card to detect the s-video.

My guess is that when you do that, you will lose one of the other video
outs.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida



"The Colonel" <TheColonel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CBBF4A0B-C2D9-4D13-A1DE-3B1EF1FB08AE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am running an Acer quad-core with dual monitors. I have my desktop
>extended
> onto the second monitor. I also have an s-video plug on the back of my > PC
> but
> when I connect my PC to my TV I get nothing. I have checked that my TV > is
> set
> correctly but shouldn't there be some kind of P-n-P pop-up that > recognises
> there is something else plugged in? Everything else get recognised but > not
> the s-video. My video card is a ATI Radeon 1650se and there are two > video
> outs in addition to the s-video port which I am currently using for my
> dual
> monitors. Is there any way I can have all three or am I hooped?



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