Laptop TV-out

[dansleethmovieman]

I'm use to running Tv-out on my desktop PC, but I recently decided to buy a laptop to watch films on the TV downstairs... Its an Advent laptop, 2 months old, Win XP etc and I can't get the Tv-out to work. Under device manager it says that the video card is a Sis 650. I'm using S-video from the laptop to the Tv s-video. There is a function on the keyboard that says it will activate the tv-out by holding 'Fn' and presing F4 - but that dont work... What settings should I use? Is there any software (like TVtool) for this chip? What info do you need to know?

Thank you !!

[dun4cheap]

You should be able to turn in on, under the display settings. It will be under advanced, just look at all the settings. I know with ATI mobility you can use duel display or tv out. The difference being duel display extends the desktop, like having 2 monitors, tv out gives mirror image of whats on the monitor. ATI also has theater mode in conjunction with all that.

Good Luck

[dansleethmovieman]

Ok thanks mate - I had a look round in the display panel yesterday, but didnt have much luck. Maybe It'll be different today?! lol

[dansleethmovieman]

Didn't work. I have swapped the s video option, now ig goes:

Laptop>Svideo>Composite>scart>TV

The screen now has some sort of signal - black bouncing up and down. I take it the resolution should be at 640x*** but thats not helping, I set the default monitor as the TV, but same signal...

Bloody computers!
Bloody Users!

[dansleethmovieman]

Ok it was the scart connector... Now tyhe screen is black and white, so I'll use the posts on that to fix it - thanks people!