How come when i attach my TV to the S-Video output of my Radeon 9600 pro if
I play a movie the screen is just black and there appears to be nothing
playin whereas there actually is, have i missed something?

Faz

Faz wrote:
> How come when i attach my TV to the S-Video output of my Radeon 9600 pro
> if I play a movie the screen is just black and there appears to be nothing
> playin whereas there actually is, have i missed something?

Is the desktop extended onto the second display? It should not be, and
clone mode (in overlay tab) should be set to theatre, in most cases.

Ben
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I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String...

Yep, with the newer cat drivers the TV out option has gained some sophistication. Not necessarily a no brainer,,,then there's
hydra............


"Ben Pope" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:blhmu1$c7kds$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Faz wrote:
> > How come when i attach my TV to the S-Video output of my Radeon 9600 pro
> > if I play a movie the screen is just black and there appears to be nothing
> > playin whereas there actually is, have i missed something?
>
> Is the desktop extended onto the second display? It should not be, and
> clone mode (in overlay tab) should be set to theatre, in most cases.
>
> Ben
> --
> I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a String...
>
>

Have you gone into the ATI software and enabled your TV set? It's not
automatic.

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DaveW



"Faz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f7c5187$0$6629$(E-Mail Removed)...
> How come when i attach my TV to the S-Video output of my Radeon 9600 pro
if
> I play a movie the screen is just black and there appears to be nothing
> playin whereas there actually is, have i missed something?
>
> Faz
>
>