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edwinisdumb15
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September 21st, 2004 22:00
laptop to TV???
i dont know if its the connection or the tv. but it will just not work for some reason. its a Dell Inspiron 1100. im pretty sure it came with a video plug in. i think. well it said on the manual on how to hook it up and i have the cable and the connection on the back. the connection is a 4 pin tho and the plug for the tv are those s-videos i think???? like u know the ones for like vcrs the yellow white and red ones. but yeah i tried to press FN and F8 my crt/lcd and it doesnt work. can anyone help???
Message Edited by edwinisdumb15 on 09-23-2004 07:47 AM
edwinisdumb15
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Posted September 22nd, 2004 16:00
hey thanks. yeah i just got a radioshack modulator. and then when i hooked it up to the laptop and used a regular 75-ohm cable for the putsput to the tv? it didnt work. the modulator was supposed to turn on when it receives AV connection? but it never did. my laptop has the output for the connection but it still doesnt work. i tried to use FN and crt/lcd but nothing, does this mean i dont have the program? it is a 1100edwinisdumb15
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Posted September 23rd, 2004 11:00
yeah i just got the rca cable and it still didnt work. if i get a tv with s-video would it work. or is the inspiron 1100 just as the s-video out, but u have to get a program or something to make it work??
or was i supppose to press or do i just hook it up and it automatically shows up on my tv screen?
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spiked_martini
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Posted September 23rd, 2004 14:00
There isn't a program, but you may have to change some settings to get it to work correctly.
When you have everything hooked up, and the tv turned on and tuned to the input, re-boot your computer. If the tv doesn't show your computer's display, try going into your display properties and choosing the tv as a display device. Unfortunately, I can't give you the exact steps since my video card is different from yours, but you should be able to find the steps in your owner's manual, or just go to Display Properties - Settings tab - Advanced button, and look around.
Note that some users have had problems using adapters to hook up to a tv... if you want to test your laptop, try finding a tv with an s-video connection (all newer tvs should have one, since DVD players can use them), and try hooking up with just an s-video cable.
Best of luck!
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Posted September 22nd, 2004 13:00
Sounds like you need an S-video to RCA adapter. Your laptop should have and S-video output which can be used the hook it up to a television. If your television doesnt have an S-video input then you'll need an adapter (they have them at radioshack, or there may even be one included with the cables that came with your Inspiron) The yellow input on your TV is called a Composite Video (AKA: RCA) input. That is where you need to plug in the cable.