TV Connection

I had the same problem. First and for most make sure you have the latest drivers. Also most Dell's requires a dongle. In my case I needed the 7 pin dongle to connect to the TV out, and it splits in two (rca,svideo). That did the trick for me. Also it helps to connect it upon boot up.

Thanks. What is a dongle? Also, what is the proper sequence of connect and reboot? David

Well a Dongle Is a miss used word. It actually means a device that connects to the back of the computer to unlock an application (copy protection). In other cases, such as the one I used above it’s a device that hangs off the back of a computer to connect a device (adapter). I'm referring to a connector that plugs in to your TV out and allows rca/svideo out. It came with your Dell. If you bought it second hand then you must search for one online.

Don’t know if I can ref. eBay but here is one of the..

http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-TV-Audio-S-Video-TV-Out-Cable-044CTV-New_W0QQitemZ6884972895QQcategoryZ51151QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


there is no trick order here, its just best to have the dongel(adapter) connected to your cable and the cable to your tv, before turning on the laptop. You dont realy have to do this, it just helps the driver auto detect it.

Message Edited by ulaoulao on 05-30-200609:48 PM

I know I am sounding pretty dense here, but I found the dongle. I see where it connects to my laptop. But to what do I connect the three outputs on the other end? Thanks again.

That’s ok we all learn some time. I don’t have it with me but from memory...

You have an rca jack I think its yellow, and an svideo.The other is an SPDIF Digital Audio to connect to audio receivers (black). The svideo is completely different it has 4 pins. You will need an svideo cable to connect it to the back of your TV/device svideo's port. For the RCA, same deal you will see an RCA connection to connect it to the tv. If you don’t see either of these you will need an rca to coax converter (radio shack).

Message Edited by ulaoulao on 05-31-200607:59 AM