S Cable - Connecting laptop to tv monitor

[DanU]

Did you try the suggestions in this thread? Is the video format set correctly to PAL or NTSC? Is the signal output set correctly to S-video?

[5PYK3R]

All u have 2 do is push down fn and f5 not f4 then these little blocks will come up keep fn pressed and then push f5 again and the 2nd block will be highlited and this block means that u can c the picture in both the tv and comp. moniter and if u push f5 (still keeping fn pressed) again then it will switch as to where u can only c the picture on ur tv screen

i can't figure this out hto i only get soung fro the comp. not the tv

[benoitrich]

have you found out the solution.... ??? i have the same problem,,, if you know how to fix,,, please email me...benoitrich@hotmail.com,,,, and even if you haven't ,, email me,,, i will let you know when i find out info...... rick

[cocoloco]

All you need do is hook up ur laptop and your TV using S-VIDEO cable. THen press F5, and choose the second block.
The picture quality is pretty bad. My laptop has VGA port, and my TV has DVI. I am wondering if I use VGA to DVI cable, will the video quality be better?

[DanU]

That depends on the TV. Your TV may only support digital DVI input. VGA is a purely analog signal. Check with your TV manual/specs to see if it will accept an analog VGA/DVI input.

[helpmewithsvideo]

Hello,

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and it has an Svideo out that has 7 pins. My TV is a Toshiba and it has Svdieo in that has 4 pins. Can I use a regular 4 pin Svideo cable in the 7 pin out or is there some special adapter I need? I have tried hooking it up and I get no signal. Have tried playing around wih settings in the Display but nothing seems to be working.

[WALDO715]

I connected everything fine between my laptop and TV monitor -- its worked for the past two years. All of a sudden the picture has no colour. I can't figure out why unless I need a new S-cable but shouldn't the cable last more then three years???

Confused!

[imagesdp]

Need some help. Trying to hook my Toshiba Laptop to my Olivea 32 flatscreen. Works easy on my Imacs but not on my laptop. Both are new and less than 8 months old. VGA input is what I used before. I am considering using s-video cable. I kind of lost right not. Can anyone assist?

[solver]

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[sanjeewa19]

I have the following configuration

Laptop Toshiba Satellite A200 (Win XP)
- S-Video(4 Pin) Output YES
- VGA Output YES

TV Samsung 21" Normal TV
-S-Video Input NO
-RCA Component Input (3 Red Green Blue Holes) YES

I have got a Cable VGA to Component. (One side VGA Male port other side 3 Male jacks Red Green Blue). I connected VGA side to my laptop and Component side to Component in jacks on my TV. I have done Fn + F5. My Laptop screens goes off but nothing displays on TV.

I am wondering whether VGA to Component will work without any adapter? What would be the solution for me on above configuration.

Thanks everyone in advance.