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Can't I use my TV out while using XP Home Edition?
Hey,
I read somewhere that I can't use my graphiccard and it's tvout port while using XP Home edition. WIth the proedition it's alright they say.
I spoke to the DELL support, they told me that it wasn't true. But the way they told me doesn't work. Do anybody know how to deal with this problem.
I have a Dell Dimension 4600 with: 64MB nVidia GeForce4 MX TV-Out.
See ya,
Sevenup
I read somewhere that I can't use my graphiccard and it's tvout port while using XP Home edition. WIth the proedition it's alright they say.
I spoke to the DELL support, they told me that it wasn't true. But the way they told me doesn't work. Do anybody know how to deal with this problem.
I have a Dell Dimension 4600 with: 64MB nVidia GeForce4 MX TV-Out.
See ya,
Sevenup
treyzaphod
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December 9th, 2003 03:00
TV out support is based on your video card's driver, not Windows. Do you have an ATI or NVIDIA graphics card?
Sevenup
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December 9th, 2003 05:00
I tried downloading the new drivers from Nvidia. Seems like it didn't work out very well. But I am not sure that the new driver could help my problem.
At least now I know what to focus on. And that is not Win XP.
I am starting to dislike XP, it gives me nothing but trouble. Am I alone? Perhaps I have to get used to it...
Rache623
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December 10th, 2003 02:00
To test the TV-out feature of your graphics card, turn off your computer. Then connect the S-VIDEO cable from your graphics card to your TV. If your TV does not support S-VIDEO, then you may need to purchase an “S-VIDEO to Composite” adapter. Once you have all the connections you need, connect your graphics card to your TV. Make sure there are no other devices in between, such as a VCR or switchbox. Then, unplug the PC monitor from your graphics card leaving only the TV connected to your PC. Make sure your TV is set to AUX or Line-In. Otherwise, your graphics card will not detect the presence of a TV. Turn on your PC. The system should automatically detect your TV and send the video signal to your TV. If it does display the video signal onto your TV but stops once you boot into Windows, it may simply be a driver issue. You should download the latest drivers for your graphics card from: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=drivers.
If you do not get a video signal on your TV when you turn on your PC, then this means that either your TV is not sending a video signal back to your graphics card to let it know that a TV is present, or that the TV encoder that handles TV output is not functioning. If you have a different TV to test with, please perform the same test to see if the TV-out is working. Check that none of the pins inside the video cable are bent or missing. If you cannot get TV output from any TV, then your TV encoder is probably defective. Contact your graphics card manufacturer or retailer where you purchased your graphics card from for possible graphics card replacement if your card is still under warranty.
-i got this from Nvidia's website. thought it might help.
Sevenup
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December 10th, 2003 07:00