Hi
I connected my Dell Latitude 110L to a philips widescreen HDTV using S-video cable. My laptop doesn't have an S-video output but instead it has a VGA outpu, so i used a VGA to S-video convertor and connected using S-video. I managed to get the screen to work but the display on the tv is in grayscale and for some reason the desktop appears three times.
I tried all resolutions possible. 800*600 gives me 4 desktops on the tv and 1240*760 gives me 3 desktops. but if i go beyond that i can't see anything on the tv.
Display adapter: Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family
I tried updating the drivers but nothing changed.
I also tried all possible outputting ways (LCD and TV, TV only etc ...)
anyone has any idea about what's wrong ??
Which VGA to S-Video converter did you use?
Also, have you tried using a different S-video cable. A black and white image is a common symptom of bad S-Video cables.
i'm using this one
http://www.virtualinformation.com/eba...
i haven't tried another s-video cable yet.
i'll try using it with another laptop that has s-video to confirm if the problem is from the cable.
I tried the s-video cable with another laptop that has s-video out and it worked perfectly. I then tried the same connection i used using the vga out on the other laptop and got the same result as on my laptop. Could this be a defective conversion cable or is this cable just a rip, as a friend on mine told me, and it doesn't work ever ?? He says that you can't convert VGA that has 15 pins to s-video that has 5 pins. Is that correct ??