I have connected to a TV with a S-Video cable through the s-video out jack on my laptop. I have tried the usual key combinations to switch between views, as well as adjusting settings. For some reason no matter what I do, i cannot display onto the tv either as an extended monitor or as a clone.
Some graphics cards have trouble with certain tv's refresh rate normally 50HZ ones and s- video more so than any other, if you have a vga or dvi connector on your tv i would use that preferably to s-video. I assume you have looked in the graphics card properties and not just on the desktop settings to identify your other screen, as there is not a lot more that can be done.
Posted on May 21, 2007
Your Lenovo laptop can be hooked up your TV if you have a model that is
capable of TV output. Newer models with HDMI ports can easily connect to newer
TVs that have HDMI input jacks. For older laptops or TVs, you will need other
adapters or cables. The most common of these is an S-video jack, which has a
small round connector with several pins arranged in a circle. For S-video
connections, you will need to hook up the audio from your laptop to your TV
separately.
Things You'll Need
HDMI cable
USB-to-HDMI
adapter
OR
S-video cable
Audio cables
HDMI Connection
Turn on your
Lenovo laptop and HDMI-enabled TV.
Connect one end
of your HDMI cable to the HDMI port on your laptop. Lenovo's IdeaPad series has
these ports. If you have a ThinkPad or other Lenovo model, connect a
USB-to-HDMI adapter to your HDMI cable, then plug the USB end of the adapter
into any USB port.
Press the
"FN" and "F7" keys on your keyboard. This will switch the laptop's
display to the TV. You can then use your TV screen as a monitor or use the
laptop's DVD drive to watch movies on your TV.
S-Video Connection
Turn off your
laptop and TV. Connect your S-video cable to the laptop on one end and the TV
on the other.
Plug audio
cables into your audio out jacks on the laptop. If you do not have stereo audio
output, you can use the headphone/speaker jack. Add a splitter adapter to split
the sound into stereo instead of mono (single speaker). Plug the other ends of
the audio cables into your TV.
Turn on the
laptop and let it boot up. Then turn on the TV. Right-click on your desktop
screen, then select "Properties."
Click the
"Settings" tab, the "Advanced" button, then "ATI
displays" or "Display device" or the similarly worded option,
depending on your system. It is not the "On screen displays" option
in any version.
Click on the
option that suits your system, such as "TV" or "LCD." Click
"Apply," then "Yes" to confirm, if necessary. Click
"OK" to exit. Your display should be visible on the TV screen. If
not, try pressing "FN" and "F7" to toggle the display to
the external screen.
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yes, i have looked into the properties and ever reinstalled drivers for the graphics card. I have also tried multiple tv's as well and tried a s-video to rca video conversion cable as well. None of these have changed anything or effected it. Im at the point now where i believe the graphics card maybe faulty due to this and numerous failing attempts to fix the problem of the sound and video not lineing up when videos are played on the laptop.
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