In my analog TV, I can see my laptop's background, but I can not seethe movie.

Hi my friends,

I use S-Video cable to connect my laptop to my analog TV. In my TV, I
see my laptop's background, but I do not see icons, folders, and etc.
When I play a movie in my laptop, the TV's screen still shows the same
background. If someone knows the solution, please help me.

PC

 

It's called extending your desktop, these may put you on the right track

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/hwandprograms/monitors.mspx
http://www.svideo.com/compaq1700.html

Paul

 

Thanks for advise. Unfortunately, I still have the same problem.
In my display property, I can not check my second display's "use this
device as the primary monitor". Rarely, I am able to check the second
display's "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor".
Note: In my first display property, I can not uncheck my first
display's "use this device as the primary monitor" and "Extend my
Windows desktop onto this monitor".
Can someone help me please.

 

Thanks for advise. Unfortunately, I still have the same problem.
In my display property, I can not check my second display's "use this
device as the primary monitor". Rarely, I am able to check the second
display's "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor".
Note: In my first display property, I can not uncheck my first
display's "use this device as the primary monitor" and "Extend my
Windows desktop onto this monitor".
Can someone help me please.

No you don't want to make your TV your primary monitor and run your movie
there.
You need to enable extended desktop then drag whatever app you want from the
primary to the secondary display.

eg
Primary display on with normal desktop and icons, extended display on and
showing your desktop on your TV.
Open (say) Media Player with a movie loaded, point to the title bar of
Media Players window, left click, hold and drag to the right side of your
primary display.
As Media Player disappears out the right side of your primary display it
will start to show up on the Left side of your secondary display.
Now click the maximise button of Media Players window and it will fill the
whole of the 'secondary' display, click play and watch your movie while you
carry on with other tasks in on the primary monitor.

Gotcha's
Depending on how many options you've clicked in the display settings the
entry / exit side may be left or right, top or bottom of your primary
display.
Drag your app back to the primary display before closing, otherwise if the
secondary display is off and you open the app again you won't be able to
find it because it's on the secondary display. (this is if you leave
extended desktop on but turn the TV off)

There are utilities that will extend your toolbar etc onto the secondary
display, just google for them.

Lastly TV's are not very good at displaying the fine text etc that a normal
PC monitor can that is why you should only consider using it for video and
photo display.
Though if you happen to have a newer HD LCD TV with a PC VGA or DVI input
socket......

Best
Paul.

 

See http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting for more information.

Barry
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Would need to know what OS you are using.
If Windows turn video acceleration off.

Barry
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windows desktop but no icons or apps

Thanks so much to Paul who posted the comments on dragging the apps to the next screen! It worked perfectly and I cannot tell you how many sites I had been to where they said it was cables or other other hardware/software issues. It seems so simple now - thanks for a great nite of watching Weeds on Netflix on the big screen Paul - you made my day!

Tracey