hookin my computer to my tv

[mesman00]

hey...im trying to hook up my computer to my tv. first of all, i have a geforce 4 ti 4200. ok, i have my tv out cable connected to my computer, and it goes into my tv in my vcr. when i turn on my vcr and hit the input button, all it shows is a blue screen. why? is there something special i have to do so it displays on my tv. a certain program i have to download. thanks alot

[Eagle]

Yeah, see Nvidia failed to include TV-Out in their drivers, you need an external software to run it. Use TV-Tool, if that doesnt work try TVCC.

http://tvtool.info/index_e.htm

[Josep]

Originally posted by mesman00
hey...im trying to hook up my computer to my tv. first of all, i have a geforce 4 ti 4200. ok, i have my tv out cable connected to my computer, and it goes into my tv in my vcr. when i turn on my vcr and hit the input button, all it shows is a blue screen. why? is there something special i have to do so it displays on my tv. a certain program i have to download. thanks alot

wait, why use your vcr? just plug the mofo straight into the tv

[KingTom]

i have TV-out on my Gefarce 2 MX 400 but i haven't used it yet

[iq_132]

1. Are you using an S-video cable? If so, check and see if you can connect it directly to your television (this is the best way).
2. If you are using a composite cable (Yellow plug), see if you can connect it directly to your television (best way).
3. Get new drivers for your video card:
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=windows2000
4. Right-click on the desktop, go to "properties," then to the "Settings" tab, the "Advanced" button near the bottom, then to the "nView' tab across the top, click the radio button (looks like a 3d-ish circle, has a dot in it when you click on it), click the "Apply" button across the bottom.
5. Make sure your cable is connected well to the back of your computer and well to the tv or vcr.
6. Make sure your cables are good and not damaged.
7. Stay calm, it makes stuff go along easier

[AlphaWolf]

Originally posted by Eagle
Yeah, see Nvidia failed to include TV-Out in their drivers, you need an external software to run it. Use TV-Tool, if that doesnt work try TVCC.

http://tvtool.info/index_e.htm

Actualy their drivers do have tvout, but tvtool is easier to use and it allows more tweaking.

[mesman00]

i have to do it through my vcr cuz its the only connection i have right now, unfortunately, this makes the quality pretty shitty

[iq_132]

Did I help at all or does it still not work?
Also you have to remember that a NTSC television (USA) only has a resolution of like 512 by 384 or something, so you aren't going to get that good of a picture anyway.

Try playing a DVD on your tv, going through your vcr, you'll see the picture get brighter and darker, that is the built in macrovision protection.

I'd suggest an RF modulator... like 25 bucks at wal-mart, it's so easy to use

[Siggie]

I used to use tvtool with my tnt2 ultra with conexant chipset to stretch the image to get rid of those annoying borders. When I bought my Creative Geforce 4 Ti4200 I downloaded the latest tvtool and gave it a try. It doesn't work. Why? Cuz my videocard has a philips tvencoder chip on it. When using tvtool I get a carbled picture. So I went on to use the standard nvidia tv output. And I have to say that I can live without tvtool. The philips encoder on my card is capable of an output of 1024x768. Borders are minimal. So I'm a happy man

just my $0.02

[AlphaWolf]

bah, screw all of that, I am getting another HDTV that has VGA input...ATSC spec=1920x1080@60hz.