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    S-video on HEL80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Wannderer, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. Wannderer

    Wannderer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    It was the first time I wanted to connect my laptop to the tv.
    I saw the HEL80 had the svideo 7 pin so i went to the nearest store and bought a svideo to svideo to plug my laptop to the tv ( tv svideo is 4 pin ). It seemed the easiest way.

    The guy at the store told me that a svideo 4 pin cable would do the job because 3 of the pins are useless. ( from other reading online it seems not but ... )

    I tried connecting it to the tv, no way to get a signal. Tried everything i could saw to make nview detect the display ... FN-F3 does not do anything ... computer does not seems to detect any tv so he dont want to use the svideo cable

    I am doing something wrong ...
    Or do i bought the wrong cable ...

    The cable is working on my old toshiba laptop ( svideo 4 pin )

    Thanks in advance
     
    Wannderer, Apr 4, 2008
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  2. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    The salesman steered you wrong. The notebook NEEDS a 7-pin connector on its end, otherwise it won't work. I'm not quite sure why, but I know it's true from experience.
     
    Eleison, Apr 4, 2008
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  3. Wannderer

    Wannderer Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok ...

    back to the shop tomorrow then :p

    I have those svideo 7pin from my 8800gt i bought for my desktop
    any of them could help plug into tv ( never saw those color on cables )
    [​IMG]
     
    Wannderer, Apr 4, 2008
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  4. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Going from left to right:

    First cable: Yes, although you will only get RCA quality video, which is even worse than S-Video.

    Second cable: MAYBE, but unlikely. This is actually a special HD-output cable that allows you to hook up to a component signal on an HDTV. I don't think the HEL80's output actually supports this kind of output.

    Third cable: Definitely not.

    Adapters: Also not. One appears to be a DVI-VGA adapter, and one appears to be a DVI-HDMI adapter.
     
    Eleison, Apr 4, 2008
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  5. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Since the 8600 support Hdmi I think it would support s-vid to component. The third cable is a molex to pci-e power connector, not used at all for outputting video.
     
    Ayle, Apr 5, 2008
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  6. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Ayle: the HEL80 uses the GO 7600. Those cables are for his desktop 8800 GT.
     
    Eleison, Apr 5, 2008
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    Just be careful putting a normal 4 pins s-video into the laptop 7-pins connector, it could damage the port AND the card.
     
    Wirelessman, Apr 5, 2008
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    Yeah my mistake. And I know that the cable are from his desktop card.
     
    Ayle, Apr 5, 2008
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    But they look similar in the picture though.
     
    Wirelessman, Apr 5, 2008
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