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DV1000 s video problem

post #1 of 9
5/24/05 at 5:43pm
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I was trying to output video through the s video port into my TV to watch some videos I have on my hard drive, but I cannot get the s video port to work correctly with my TV. I know it is possible, because my desktop PC will connect, but this laptop will not. I've tried talking to HP support, but they didn't tell me anything I hadn't already tried. I've got the Intel Extreme graphics chipset. Any help would be great, thanks.
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post #2 of 9
5/24/05 at 10:51pm
Hi BulletBait

You have not really given us any useful info to work with.

You have not said what you have tried, how you did the hookup, or what it is that is not working.

Be more specific, I would rather have you type than for me/others to type out guessing a slew of things you may have tried or what is your hookup arrangement or what it is that is not working. Only to have you type "I tried that"
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post #3 of 9
5/25/05 at 12:54am
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Well, I figured that anyone who could answer my question would own or have used the laptop in question, and would know the basic setup of the connection. I have an S-video adapter plugged into the S-video port, a standard RCA video cable running from the adaptor to the input of my television. I've tried the fn+f4 combo of switching displays, but this only seems to work when using the VGA monitor out. I get no video to display on the TV. I have tried "extending" the desktop to the secondary monitor through the desktop properties tab, but again, I think this only applies to the VGA out port. I had this same problem on my father's Dell D600, and was never able to fix it. I was hoping there was some easy setting I was missing, but I have not seen evidence of any such setting.
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post #4 of 9
5/25/05 at 6:11pm
you go into display properties, but instead of enabling the second monitor there, click on the first monitor and choose advanced properties. Then, a new properties window thing should open. Click on the tab labled "displays" and from there, you should be able to turn specific displays on/off.

EDIT: sorry, just realized you said you had intel extreme graphics. The steps i just told you above work for ATI cards that have the ATI CP installed. I'm thinking intel will be slightly different, but it should have similar approach (i hope)
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post #5 of 9
12/16/05 at 2:00pm
hey i have the same problem and have intel extreme graphics 2 also, i was wondering if this problem was ever solved? let me know if it was please.
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post #6 of 9
12/16/05 at 2:59pm
Did you try the QuickPlay? Since the QuickPlay does not use the Windows driver, it may help to diagnose hardware problem. I am using a DV4000 and I can TV-out in QuickPlay by Fn-F4. If it works in QuickPlay but not in Windows, it should be a driver problem. If neither OS work, then it is likely a hardware problem.
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post #7 of 9
12/17/05 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by billcsho
Did you try the QuickPlay? Since the QuickPlay does not use the Windows driver, it may help to diagnose hardware problem. I am using a DV4000 and I can TV-out in QuickPlay by Fn-F4. If it works in QuickPlay but not in Windows, it should be a driver problem. If neither OS work, then it is likely a hardware problem.
OK, now we know it works for you with QuickPlay, have you tried in Windows??? Could you give it a try please???

I have a dv4000 with ATi X700 and have already updated the GPU's drivers and I can't make it work. I really need it. I'm trying to conect my laptop with a TV using the S-Video output with a a cable like this: S-Video In/Standard RCA (Yellow) out. I've done it before with my desktop's ATi using the same cable (it came with the GPU). So I'm sure I have all the right settings, so WTF it doesn't work???

Edit:

I conected an external monitor using the VGA port and it works great in QuickPlay and in Windows. So, now I'm starting to wonder, Is the S-Video out the one that isn't working or is just the cable??? I'll have to find out, I'll let you know.
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post #8 of 9
12/20/05 at 1:22am
So you are trying to get composite video from S-video output. Since the line density for S-video and composite video are different, not all S-video port carries the composite signal. So the cable you got may work for your desktop but not for DV4000. I think I also have such cable from one of the All-in-wonder cards I got, but I don't think it would work. However, there are S-video to composite video adapter in the market. I am using S-video out in both Windows and QuickPlay without any problem. My DV4000 has x700.
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post #9 of 9
1/14/06 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Bulletbait
I get no video to display on the TV. I have tried "extending" the desktop to the secondary monitor through the desktop properties tab, but again, I think this only applies to the VGA out port. I had this same problem on my father's Dell D600, and was never able to fix it. I was hoping there was some easy setting I was missing, but I have not seen evidence of any such setting.
Sounds more like a problem with your connection setup... I have a VERY expensive large TV, and it behaves as follows:

S-Video input is disabled when
1: The Red/Yellow/White Audio/Video Cables are plugged into the front of the TV
2: The Red/Yellow/White Audio/Video Cables are plugged into the back of the TV

So the only time I can get S-Video input to work on my TV is when I disconnect the Playstation 2 (which connects to the front of the TV with Red/Yellow/White cables) AND ALSO THE DVD PLAYER which connects in the back of the TV, also with Red/Yellow/White cables... Then the TV will accept input from the S-Video.
But what is funny is that I can have the PS2 and regular DVD Player plugged in at the same time (front and back), and be switching between them playing a game and watching a DVD at same time.

But though the DVD player and the PS2 is off, I still have to unplug the cables from the TV for the TV to listen to the S-Video input.

READ YOUR TV MANUAL!!
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