How to hook up a TV as a monitor

[paullie]

I'm using XP Media Center Edition, and want to wire up and configure so that
video can be sent to a VCR or TV video input. The laptop(Gateway NX570X) only
has an S-Video bus for TV monitoring, so this is what I've tried so far:

* Audio transmits perfectly using RCA audio in at the VCR.

* I used an adapter to convert the s-video jack to RCA, and connected to the
video IN of a VCR via RCA wire. The VCR to TV connection is working properly
with a digital camera on LINE 1 input (has video output from a digital
camera). Just can't get the laptop to cooperate.

* I've tried everything suggested in the manual (and tech support), starting
and ending at the Control Panel>Display>Settings. It shows that the video
card has the option for 2 monitors, but nothing I can do gets the video into
the VCR.

The VCR actually has an s-video bus jack, but I don't think it can receive,
just send. AAR, any help would be most appreciated.

Best, Paul

 

[Andrew E.]

That would/should work however as with my sony tv,i must switch the tv to
video mode.

 

[M.I.5¾]

I'm using XP Media Center Edition, and want to wire up and configure so
that
video can be sent to a VCR or TV video input. The laptop(Gateway NX570X)
only
has an S-Video bus for TV monitoring, so this is what I've tried so far:

* Audio transmits perfectly using RCA audio in at the VCR.

* I used an adapter to convert the s-video jack to RCA, and connected to
the
video IN of a VCR via RCA wire. The VCR to TV connection is working
properly
with a digital camera on LINE 1 input (has video output from a digital
camera). Just can't get the laptop to cooperate.

* I've tried everything suggested in the manual (and tech support),
starting
and ending at the Control Panel>Display>Settings. It shows that the video
card has the option for 2 monitors, but nothing I can do gets the video
into
the VCR.

The VCR actually has an s-video bus jack, but I don't think it can
receive,
just send. AAR, any help would be most appreciated.

These S-Video to composit leads vary in how they are wired. The simplest
just connect the chroma channel to the Luma channel and many graphic cards
object to this. The better ones have an isolation capacitor in one line.
Some graphic cards actually have the ability to output composite video and
require a special lead for this to work. They can easily be identified
because the S-video socket has 7 contacts as opposed to the usual 4. These
are becoming more and more common on PCs.