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    Video Out

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hehe299792458, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I recently bought a VGA to Component cable and plan to use it to connect my desktop to my tv. However, after connecting them, I don't get a single on my tv. I tried changing the resolution in display properties and adjusting a host of other setting setting to no avail. D you guys have any suggestions? Thanks, :)
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 9, 2007
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    Unless your video card directly supports that form of cable, it will not work. Did just a bunch of fast moving lines show up on your TV?
     
    dietcokefiend, Jun 9, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    No, nothing. It was just blank.
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 9, 2007
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    Maybe your not "outputting" correctly. Try simply using your External Output quickey. Fn + ....

    there may also be a problem inside the cable.
     
    Lil Mayz, Jun 9, 2007
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    A problem with the cable was my first reaction too, but isn't that rather unlikely? I tried the fn+f5 combination (which is suppose to output the signal) already, but nothing happened.

    Is there something specifically I should be looking for? The notebook uses a nVidia Go5600 (64Mb) video card
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 9, 2007
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    turn ur tv to the right channel? :p umm, something maybe in your video driver settings? Output to tv maybe?
     
    madroxinide, Jun 9, 2007
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    I'm not sure on what the make/model of your TV is, but most likely the problem is your TV probably has difficulty accepting PC resolutions. If that's the case, you would need a transcoder.

    http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/KD-VA5.htm
     
    tokerblue, Jun 9, 2007
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    I bought a similar cable (VGA to composite) with hopes I could use that to watch videos on my TV. However, I tried everything and still couldn't get anything, so I'm pretty sure my video card, nVidia GeForce Go 7400, doesn't support TV out through VGA. What I ended up getting was this:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100144

    It takes a little while to figure out how to use, but the picture quality was acceptable for watching movies.
     
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I did a bit more googling and found a piece of software called Powerstrip and hope that it's going to do the trick. Why do I need a transcoder anyways? I thought VGA itself is analog and is fully compatible with component. I tried finding a vid card with built-in component, but I couldn't find one in Canada. Also, the only transcoder with component out I found was for $300 on Tigerdirect.
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 10, 2007
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