Acer laptop to TV- GUI on TV, but no movie image

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  • nathanmarsh
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2002
    • 8

    Acer laptop to TV- GUI on TV, but no movie image

    Hi

    I've got a Acer laptop with S-Video out. I've connected it to my TV, and the Windows Desktop is on the TV screen.

    But when I playback a movie, I can see the Media Player/PowerDVD application on the TV screen, but there is no movie playing on the TV (on the laptop screen the film is playing)

    What's going on?- copy protection of some sort?

    Anyone know of a utility to sort this problem out?

    btw, the laptop video card is a SIS 650, running XP SP1, 650 drivers version 2.07K.


    Thanks
    Nathan
  • Batman
    Lord of Digital Video
    Lord of Digital Video
    • Jan 2002
    • 2317

    #2
    Possibly a copy protection issue. There is a "workaround" (which I don't know) on this forum I think you should use the search function.

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    • setarip
      Retired
      • Dec 2001
      • 24955

      #3
      You might want to do a Google search for the software product "TVTool"...

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      • nathanmarsh
        Junior Member
        Junior Member
        • Nov 2002
        • 8

        #4
        I've figured out a work-around. On the mirrored mode, that's when media player has blank video.

        Set to multi-monitor mode, I dragged media player to the right so it appeared on the TV, then played. Movie plays on the TV.

        Is there a TV Tool app for SIS- heard it's just for Nvidia.

        Thanks
        Nathan

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        • setarip
          Retired
          • Dec 2001
          • 24955

          #5
          Congratulations on resolving your dilemma ;>}


          "Is there a TV Tool app for SIS- heard it's just for Nvidia?"

          I'd suggest that you check for specifics at the TVTool website...

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          • nathanmarsh
            Junior Member
            Junior Member
            • Nov 2002
            • 8

            #6
            I've had a look on TV Tool's site, but confirmed that only works with Geforce cards (my desktop PC has a Geforce 2 MX and it runs)- on the laptop it comes up with only nvidia chipsets are supported.

            Anyone know of a similar app, just a generic hack for protection?

            Thx
            Nathan

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