Author Topic: Video Card and TV (Read 740 times)

Raptor · « **on:** December 01, 2007, 09:49:26 PM »

I have an 256mb NVidia GeForce 5200 FX. It has an S-Cable output connection to connect to a tv. I am trying to get it to connect to my TV but having difficulties. Should I be looking in the Nvidia settings in a certain area?

WMLute · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2007, 10:40:05 PM »

should be in the 5200 properties under TOOLS (like where you change performance settings on the card)

IIRC there is a Force TV Detection.

SD67 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2007, 10:51:06 PM »

If you go to your advanced button in settings tab of display properties.
then go monitors tab, select the TV.

Raptor · « **Reply #3 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:35:39 AM »

not having any luck with this. Only thing I've found so far is "Force Television Connection on Startup" but no luck.

wabbit · « **Reply #4 on:** December 02, 2007, 12:05:04 PM »

Maybe there is a control panel aplet you need to load for that board that you didn't load. Nvidia has a 'Nvidia control panel' aplet that is installed with standard nvidia drivers. Did you install the company drivers, or standard Nvidia drivers?

Contact the Board's tech support. They should be able to walk you through connecting it to a Tv.

Wabbit

Raptor · « **Reply #5 on:** December 02, 2007, 11:46:42 PM »

I think it may be my S-Cable, it didn't detect my camera either so I'm gonna try to find another cable.

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:01:56 AM »

The connection in the back of your card is most likely NOT an S-video connector. Mine looks just like one, but I plug a medusa into it, it gives me YCA out AND a plug for S-Video. I have to plug my medusa into the card then the S-video into that.

You might need the adapter!

Raptor · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:15:12 AM »

Krusty do you know the proper name for the adapter? I'm not finding anything on "medusa adapter"

Wingnutt · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:15:45 AM »

the plug on the back is for an adapter to composite video. one came with my 7900GTO but I dont know if the adapter comes with all cards.

Raptor · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:53:48 AM »

Ah thanks! Would this be what I would need to connect an S-Cable to the vid card?
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206443888&listingid=12665500&dcaid=17902

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:13:32 AM »

Nope, that's not it.

Looks more like this:

Might want to look up the brand of your card (i.e. eVGA, XFX, etc...) and go to their webpage and see if they have an accessories list for that card, or perhaps they even sell it?

EDIT: Found an image of what I have

Getback · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:26:18 AM »

It's been a while but I got it to working once. I had to set my video resolution really low for the TV.

That's all I know.

Raptor · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:44:19 AM »

NVidia GeForce 5200 FX, no luck finding any accessories... still not sure what to be looking for Krusty. I know it's not the two on the right, apparently it's not the S-Cable... I don't know about the HDTV cable...

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2007, 11:18:03 AM »

It's the one listed as HDTV cable... I don't think mine supports HDTV, I think it's just a buzz-word they're using to make it seem cool.

I have to plug that in, and then there's an S-video on it that I would use, were I to use S-video. I didn't have an S-video connector on my TV so I used one of the YCAs and just plugged it into an RCA input jack (yeah, I know, cheap-arse way of doing it, but it worked!)

EDIT: If you want I can pull up the manual/paperwork that came with my video card and see if there's a technical name for that part, or whatever else it says about TV-out. That will have to wait til this evening, though.

Krusty · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2007, 11:33:32 PM »

Okay I've checked the box contents listing, and it calls that cable an "HDTV Cable" for what it's worth. Looking in the manual isn't so helpful, it has some troubleshooting questions, but only one that is about TV out.

Problem: My card carries the support for TV-Out but cannot get a display on the TV.

Cause: The TV is not properly detected by Windows due to signal loss and/or is not enabled within the Display Control Panel.

Solution: There must be a direct connection from the TV to the graphics card through an RCA or S-Video cable. There cannot be any intermediary devices such as a VCR, receiver or switch box within the connection. Power on the TV before booting Windows and enable the TV-Out feature under Device Selection of the Display Control Panel.

If that doesn't help, perhaps you should describe what you are doing so far, and what result you are getting.