TV-OUT

[Fozzee]

Can someone tell me how to use the s-video out function on the Maverick laptops. I have all the cables. I used to use tvtool on an old pc I had. Do i need a program like that??

[Fozzee]

Common Coops help me out its all ready to go and i wanna watch a film haha ;-)

[gwendes]

It should be as simple as connecting the s-video cable and restarting the notebook.

[Fozzee]

It's ok found the settings thanks anyway :-)

[Coops]

Sorry i was away, however if you have it working problem resolved =)

[Fozzee]

Still no news on the firmware for Matshita issue tho LOL

[Coops]

nope i am still working on them

[Skutter]

Sorry to be dumb but its unclear from above what exactly needs to happen to get this to work.

I have tried this on two seperate TVs and cables, rebooting makes no effort to show a picture via SVHS. The "Fn" and "CRT" option also does nothing ... any help gratefully received.

Cheers

[gwendes]

Do you have all the VGA drivers and software utility installed?

[Skutter]

Possibly not.

The laptop is as delivered "out of the box". I have no CDs relating to display drivers or utilities.

Can you supply more detail ... and a url for download ... I have a Maverick 3000, delivered December '05.


Thanks

[gwendes]

Was this computer preinstalled with Windows? If so you probably have the software you need already installed and just need to ensure that it is all setup to output to a screen. The display settings are all managed through the 'Display Properties'>'Settings'>'Advanced' options.

[Skutter]

Hi Gwendes

Yes this was the full bundle with XP (Home) pre-installed. Which steps are required once into the "Advanced" options

Thanx

[Skutter]

OK ... I have found a CD labelled "NOTEBOOK" and have installed the "VGA Drivers" option which now gives a proprietry utility (the SIS Utility Tray), allowing recognition of the SVHS port.

So far so good ... however :) ... I can only get a black and white picture through the SVHS port, PAL/NTSC makes no difference, neither does 640x480 or 800x600.

Any ideas again gratefully received.

Cheers

[Danno]

how are you connecting to the tv? is it an s-video input or are you using an s-video to scart converter?

i was just speaking to one of my colleagues and he said he has seen a problem like this and it was caused by a faulty s-video to scart converter.

[Fozzee]

You sure your tv is s-video capable?? Do you have AV2s appear as one of the options when u press the tv remotes av button?

[everland]

s-video to scart very rarely works (unless you have splashed out on some specialist converter and paid loads of cash for it)

in 99% of the cases you can only get black and white so it sounds like this is your problem

your best bet is to go s-video straight from your computer to the tv
if you dont have an s-video plug on your tv the easiest way is usually to connect the s-video to your dvd and then go scart from dvd to tv

hope that helps

[djgandy]

s-video to scart very rarely works (unless you have splashed out on some specialist converter and paid loads of cash for it)

in 99% of the cases you can only get black and white so it sounds like this is your problem

your best bet is to go s-video straight from your computer to the tv
if you dont have an s-video plug on your tv the easiest way is usually to connect the s-video to your dvd and then go scart from dvd to tv

hope that helps

I used s-vid to scart at the weekend, worked fine.
S-Vid to RCA only came out in black and white though.

Then i found a s-video to s-video lead in the back of my TV :roll: