I need help with S-VHS out on my Ti200.

[MournSanity]

I can't seem to get it to work still. I plugged the cable in, turned on the TV, then turned on my computer. I know something must be happening because the TV flashes a little when I turn on my comp. Then nothing. When I get to the device selection tab for my ti200, the TV option is greyed out.

Please, I really need to set this on on my TV. If you need any info about my rig just ask. Thanks.

 

[Workin']

What drivers are you using? Some versions do not support TV-out. Unfortunately I can't tell you which ones do and which ones don't.

 

[AnAndAustin]

A prob with many GF3 cards is that firstly the TVout facility on the card will only work with the manu drivers (PNY) rather than the standard nVidia drivers. Secondly, GF3 cards only posess 1 RAMDAC and as such usually cannot simultaneously display both TV and monitor, they certainly can't use different refresh rates which is certainly required. So to put it simply, you will have to use the gfx card drivers from PNY's website, expect them to be older, but actual diffs are usually small. Also try downloading the free trial version of TV-Tool as this may also help, it is limited to 15min stints but is very fool-proof to get going and as such would at least rule out defective hw.

 

[MournSanity]

Thanks Austin. GF3's only have 1 RAMDAC? No wonder it didn't work. I always turned both my monitor and TV on. If that's the case I might as well forget it and get a cheapie PCI card and second monitor then. TV wouldn't have been that nice anyway(Except for DVD).

 

[LethalWolfe]

pet peeve here, it's S-video (not S-VHS).


Lethal