Re: Plugging TV into Dimension 5150?

Switching the monitors didn't seem to make a difference but then I don't
think I'm grasping the extend the desktop and making the TV the primary
display. I must be doing something wrong but it's eluding me.
Thanks again for your time.
Dan

"Dan" <dn_ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You know your stuff Tom, it's a an ATI, in display settings it says Radeon
X300 SE 128 Hypermemory.
Yes there are the 2 monitors one grayed out! OK I've enabled the 2nd
monitor
what screen resolution do I set it at or does it matter. When you say
having
the TV on , you mean the actual TV or the now enabled 2nd monitor
.......right which is the TV ......got it.
thanks again.


"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, but it would really help if you could tell us your video card. Odds
are high that it is an ATI, so you should have ATI's control panel too.

When you go into display settings, does it show one monitor or two? If
two, click on the one that is 'grayer' and it will prompt you to enable
it.

Tom
"Dan" <dn_ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Looks like I'm in over my head.
I went out and picked up the cables at radio shack. S video cable and a
"2 way automatic audio/video switcher" .
No luck with getting an image, I'm not sure what "Then go into display
properties and extend your desktop for the TV. For video to play
best, the TV MUST be the primary display."
This may be the problem, I don't know how to extend the desktop for tv,I
go into control panel/display/settings?
Dan

"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Once it is a monitor, you can play anything you want on it. As I said,
it likely will work best as the primary, but experiment.

Tom
"Dan" <dn_ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well that sounds worth a try.
the reason I'm considering this is it would beat having to burn the
film, video etc. to a dvd. I'm thinking convenience and hopefully not
too much of a loss in quality. It would be a temporary situation when
I want too watch something on a larger screen as opposed to this
15"monitor.
Will it be difficult for me to play my avi files right from the
hardrive?
Thanks for all the info.
Dan


"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well, you can convert from the s-video out to composite (yellow
round) on your TV with something like this:

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/svideo-rca.html

For $9.95, it is probably worth a try. I've used Ram before and
they're stuff is first rate.

That said, a 10 year old TV without s-video isn't going to be a great
monitor. It will function for playing recorded TV and be OK. It
will even do a halfway decent job for playing DVDs. It will not have
a readable display for anything Windows related.

All you do is plug it all together and reboot the machine WITH THE TV
ON (yes, I was shouting -- that part is important). Then go into
display properties and extend your desktop for the TV. For video to
play best, the TV MUST be the primary display.

Tom
"Dan" <dn_ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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O.K I think I've got all the info.
The pc has a video (round) socket on the back.
The TV does not have the s-video.
and not HDTV.

The TV is a JVC av-27730 from '96.
It has a video input & audio L/mono R
Audio output L R.
I don't know if this makes any sense .
Dan


"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Dan" <dn_ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I was wondering if I can plug my TV into the Dimension 5150.
If so how would I go about doing that or can someone suggest a web
site for this info.
Thanks
D.


Which video card?
Does the video card have an s-video out (round connector)
Does the TV have an s-video in?
Is it an HDTV?
If so, does it have VGA, DVI and/or HDMI inputs

Happy to help, just need more info

















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