- tv from laptop.
- Posted by Michael Harding on January 22nd, 2008
Display of a slideshow on TV, from laptop, only shows in B&W. Can anyone
please advise how to get the display in colour? (The connection is via
cable from the S-Video socket on Packard Bell laptop to a scart connector on
TV).
- Posted by gary_hendricks_mail@yahoo.com on January 22nd, 2008
Hi Michael,
1) I remember I had this issue before when trying to play a DVD from
my laptop on the TV. Sometimes you have to press a function key on the
laptop to switch to 'TV mode'. Is there such a setting on the laptop?
On the Thinkpad I think it is Fn F7.
2) The other thing to try is to it go into your TV settings. Is there,
within your TV, some kind of setting that allows you to control or
configure the display for S-Video? You may want to try that.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Gary Hendricks
http://www.best-laptop-guide.com
- Posted by Jerohm on January 22nd, 2008
"Michael Harding" <harding@sbok.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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You MOST LIKELY have a bad S-Video connection ... cable or connectors. I
have HAD the same problem.
- Posted by gary_hendricks_mail@yahoo.com on January 22nd, 2008
Hi Jerohm,
I don't think it is a bad S-video connection. I remember I checked my
cables and connectors many times and could not figure it out. I'd put
my bet on a Function key or TV setting.
Best Regards,
Gary Hendricks
http://www.best-laptop-guide.com
- Posted by Jerohm on January 22nd, 2008
<gary_hendricks_mail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I'll take that bet ;0) !
Really, you MAY be right, but I have TWO cheap S-Video cable that work just
great!
... but only in B&W!
- Posted by BillW50 on January 22nd, 2008
In news:CTolj.95$0w.25@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net,
Jerohm typed on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:31:30 GMT:
I have seen both. A bad cable and also the S-Video not toggled on cause
the same symptoms.
--
Bill
email: change kom to com
- Posted by Michael Harding on January 22nd, 2008
Five replies at last count! Might be my lucky day. Thanks all of you -
I'll be trying your ideas tomorrow.
"Michael Harding" <harding@sbok.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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- Posted by M.I.5¾ on January 24th, 2008
"Michael Harding" <harding@sbok.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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The chances are that the SCART input is either incapable of accepting an
S-video signal or has not been configured to accept one if it can. In
general they are never configured by default in this mode. I trawl through
the book of instructions may shed some light.
