How do I : - Display DVD on TV screen ??

[Cummins]

Can someone please explain how I can diplay my DVD movies through to my TV screen.
I have the TV out jack & the RCA lead to connect from the computer to the TV.
What I desperatly need are instructions on changes required to my computer or TV (i.e. Graphics card settings?)
I hope there is someone out there with the relevant knowledge to help me... PLEASE

Here is my system profile
PIII 133Mhz motherboard Gigabyte GA-6VXC7-4X Via Apollo pro family AGP set
PIII 1000Mhz / 133Mhz FSB
256MB PC133 SDRam
Pixelview Riva TNT2 M64(TV Out)
16X Pioneer DVD
Audio excel CMI 8738/8738SX 3D sound
30 GB HDD
O/S Windows ME
300 Watt power supply

[Luis G]

Right click on desktop, properties, and then go to your display adapter preferences, you should be able to enable tv-out.

Still, i recommend you to download/try/buy TVtool, is a little program that will remove macrovision and includes some other nice features like that.

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If you were in a world full of crazy people, who would be the crazy person?

[SexyMF]

WinDVD and DVDGenie

[Arris]

Why not use this TV problem as an excuse to buy yourself a huge monitor

[Cummins]

Originally posted by Luis G:
Right click on desktop, properties, and then go to your display adapter preferences, you should be able to enable tv-out.

Still, i recommend you to download/try/buy TVtool, is a little program that will remove macrovision and includes some other nice features like that.
Thanks for the reply but after following your advice I found that although the TV tab is there it is not enabled

[Luis G]

If you can't enable it, i would try changing drivers.

I have a TNT2U with tv-out, and when i installed a newer version of drivers i couldn't get tv-out to work, i contacted creative's tech support and they told me that those drivers had no tv-out support.

If your video card has the brooktree tv-out then any detonator from nvidia will be able to "turn on the tv-out", but if it doesn't you will need to contact Pixelview for the appropiate driver.

PD. Have you already downloaded the shareware version of Tvtool?, it works for 30 secs or 1 minute, don't remember exactly, but still you can see if it works for you.

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If you were in a world full of crazy people, who would be the crazy person?

[wrathchild_67]

The TvTool demo works for 10 minutes. I suggest you take out your AGP card and inspect the underside (very close to the tv and monitor outs) and look for a chip labelled Connexant (aka Brooktree), Chrontel, or Phillips. There is a version of TvTool that will work with Chrontel chipsets and it's free.

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[Luis G]

I've seen many pixelview cards with Philips technology, i guess your card has the philips tv-out.

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If you were in a world full of crazy people, who would be the crazy person?

[Cummins]

Originally posted by Luis G:
I've seen many pixelview cards with Philips technology, i guess your card has the philips tv-out.

Thanx for your ongoing help Luis G it has enlightened me greatly on what I needed to do
to get this video card working the way it's supposed to,I have have taken onboard your advice....with appreciation Cheers Glenn.

[Luis G]

Le us know.

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If you were in a world full of crazy people, who would be the crazy person?

[SexyMF]

My PowerColor TNT2-M64 required me to have the TV plugged into the card on Power-On (load sensing)

[This message has been edited by SexyMF (edited 07-27-2001).]