Problem with watching DVD from Laptop on TV

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Santonum
Problem with watching DVD from Laptop on TV

Hi, I have a 4 year old Toshiba laptop with s-video output. I connected the laptop with a Toshiba TV 28YT56 (28") via the s-video input plug. I also connected the audio.

<> After
switching display to TV, I can see my desktop on the TV, so this works
fine. The problem occurs when trying to watch a DVD. The DVD player
opens, I load a DVD, and it plays fine on the laptop. But the display
on the TV is black! The sound works fine, by the way.

<> So
what is the problem here? It seems that DVDs and AVIs both have the
problem. I tested several DVD players (WinDVD4, PowerDVD 6) and the
DivX player. The display on the TV is always black.

<> Do I need other software? Or other cables? Any ideas?

I use Win XP Pro SP2 and have a NVidia GeForce4 420 Go video
card. I updated the driver to the latest version (from 2003, could not
find a newer one).

 Thanks!

Matt Whitlock
Hi Santonum,

Hi Santonum,

You'll find an explanation and solution to this problem in this forum thread: http://www.techlore.com/forum/thread/...  

Good luck! 

 

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