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Problem connecting to television...

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/problem-connecting-to-television.19993/

mario_pant
mario_pant Original post #1
Dec 8, 2005 at 1:28 PM
hi it has been a long while i bought a GeForce FX 5200 XFX build 256 bit 128MB ram card....
it has a TV out with it....
my prob is that when i connect to the television.... while my PC is on.. nothing happens... the video in channel is just black and blank.....
when i restart my PC while connected tot hte television it shows the boot screen and everything till the "Windows XP" logo and then it goes blank again....
now when i restart and disconnect the monitor off the CPU then the TV works fine with the card....
now what is this problem!!??
i have seen many ppl running a TV and the monitor at the same time without any prob...
how do i achieve this....?
also, I have the latest force ware drivers ie. 81.87... and video BIOS version 4.34.20.67....... TV encoder type: Integrated (MV).......
M
mangemayur #2
Dec 9, 2005 at 10:31 AM
u have to enable dual monitor on from the Display propery

go to NVidea tab in the display property, u will find there how to do this
K
krishnathelord #3
Dec 10, 2005 at 12:50 AM
u have to enable dual monitior setup as well as give the setting whether it should be clone or extention of the windows
mario_pant
mario_pant #4
Dec 11, 2005 at 7:08 PM
cant seem to really get it..... plz explain more!!!
M
mangemayur #5
Dec 12, 2005 at 10:19 AM
ON Yr Desktop ->Right Click -> Properties -> Settings Over here u can see 2 Monitors, Click on 2nd Monitor and then Extend my Desktop on this monitror
its going to be some thing like *www.oceansystems.com/support/dual_monitors_nvidia980.htm
T
theraven #6
Dec 12, 2005 at 10:50 AM
ur tryin dual display and it isnt working right ?
single display is ?
try an older version of forceware drivers

my tv out gives me problem .. works perfectly with v 66.63 tho !
mario_pant
mario_pant #7
Dec 12, 2005 at 11:06 PM
teh darn thing doesnt recognize my TV!!!!
M
mangemayur #8
Dec 13, 2005 at 12:02 PM
in that case u have to go to advanced setting of drive, mine ASUS 6600GT also does not recongizes the TV, but after figuring out Which system it uses (PAL / NICHAM) and some color settings... i was able to do so.. will give u the complete detail by tomorrow (as i m in office, and cant reprodouce those steps :) )
mario_pant
mario_pant #9
Dec 14, 2005 at 3:16 PM
ok... i somehow got the TV to work... but the problem is that it only shows the desktop wallpaper and nothing else.......
mario_pant
mario_pant #10
Dec 14, 2005 at 4:14 PM
ok...... this is neat..... i managed to make the thing work..... but now i didn't get the movie to display on the TV... so had to switch the TV as primary display to view the movie but then while the TV is primary... the movie doesn't playback on my monitor....... the sound is there though......
T
theraven #11
Dec 14, 2005 at 8:53 PM
video will NOT playback on tv during DUAL VIEW
only during single view will it work !
mario_pant
mario_pant #12
Dec 14, 2005 at 9:03 PM
isnt there any hack/FiX or a way to get away with it??
M
mangemayur #13
Dec 16, 2005 at 3:53 PM
at least i dont have any idea, theraven do u have any ??