How can I connect my laptop to a TV via S-Video port? Do I need to do any additional settings or install any driver?
First of all, thrilled to see a website dedicated to laptop repair!!! I have got a small problem here. My laptop Toshiba Satellite A50 has an S-Video output. I have connected it directly through the cable to the S-Video input of my TV. But I tried my level best; it’s not displaying any picture of my laptop. Please tell me what can be the possible problem? Do I need to do any additional settings or install any driver? I hope this is not a too trivial question.
You do not have to install any driver to use S-video port. Connect the S-Video cable to the back of your TV and turn it on. Using TV remote control switch it from TV mode to Video mode (TV/Video button, Input button, etc…). Turn on the laptop and wait until it boots to the desktop. Connect the S-Video cable to the port on your laptop. Now you have to use Fn+F5 keys to enable TV video output. Press Fn key and while it’s pressed press on F5 key until the TV output is selected. When you done with TV, set the video output back to LCD using the same Fn+F5 keys.
On some laptops you have to enable TV output in BIOS and connect S-Video cable to the laptop before you turn it on.
July 8th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
hi i connect my s-video to my laptop to tv i see everything on my tv but on my laptop i just goes into a black screen this has never happen until now how can i fix this
July 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
i have a acer aspire one mini laptop and have a svideo tv how can i connect my laptop to the old tv with svideo port
May 31st, 2010 at 9:44 am
I want to connect My Laptop’s VGA port to My TV’s S-Video port. I tried to find VGA To S-Video cable but all the S-video cables had Female port whereas i need Male VGA and MAlE S-Video because both my TV and laptop has Female ports.
Can somebody please suggest how can i do this?
May 15th, 2010 at 9:43 am
thank you so much!!!!
this helped a lot
February 25th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Thanks for the help i was gettign frusterated but this page helped tons
February 16th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Here’s another way that’s very easy to do. This article shows images and you don’t even have to deal with your display settings…Check it out! http://computersight.com/hardware/how-to-hook-a-laptop-up-to-tv-with-three-simple-steps/
November 17th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
My laptop is acer aspire one with only VGA port. I have no trouble hooking it to my new HDTV with VGA port using the VGA cable.
Now, my question is how can I connect this acer laptop to older TV with only RCA port?
November 15th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
rinkesh,
1. Make sure the TV is set to accept the S-video signal. You might have to go through different modes: HDMI, Cable, S-video, etc…
2. Connect the laptop, turn in on. When the laptop booted to the desktop, hold down the Fn key and at the same time press on the F5 key until video appears on the external monitor.
November 15th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
i have toshiba a300 and i m trying to connect through s-video cabel but it is not connecting to tv please help me out how can i sort it out
September 27th, 2009 at 4:00 am
i connect my laptop from tv through s video cable and find laptop screen on tv but on tv it is very dull,no colors ,no sounds.How will i improve the tv screens color and sounds?
September 26th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I have connected tv to laptop and find display in tv.But display is very dull and no colors and sound.How can i get clear sound and colors of laptop on tv?
July 16th, 2009 at 2:36 am
I had a similar problem with my Toshiba Satellite P300 (which has a ATI Radeon HD 3470 graphics card) as it did not seem able to detect the TV.
The Fn F5 (switch displays) only ever showed the laptop’s LCD screen, there was nothing I could find under the control panel’s to change the 3470’s settings. In the end I downloaded ATI’s Catalyst Control Center and using the Advanced options I was able to force the card to detect the TV (under display options) connected via the 4-pin s-video cable. Then Fn F5 showed the different combinations.
HTH
July 14th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Hi,
I have a HP laptop and i’m trying to connect this to my old tv which just takes only 3-RCA(Red,Yellow,white)input cables.
And my laptop has a 15-pin VGA male.
I tried connecting with these 2 wires, but it doesn’t work.
1. http://www.suntekstore.com/images_catprod/10004164/image.jpg
2. http://www.accessories-shop.net/images/5FT_4_PIN_S-VIDEO_to_3_RCA_TV_male_Cable.jpg
Do i need any more cables to connect or am i missing anything in the settings?
Please help…
Thank u for any help….
July 4th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Hi,
Dont know if this is any help to anyone but thought id share my experiences. I have successfully connected my laptop to tv via s-vhs lead but not without the same problems you lot seem to be having.
Anyone pressing there function keys with no result try going into control panel and clicking on Intel Gma driver or equivalent. This appears to be the control panel for the s vhs output.
Anyone getting a picture in black and white try a different scart socket to the tv.
hope this helps at least someone.
June 27th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
more to #182: the notebook is switched to 800×600 resolution
June 27th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
on Sony Vaio VGN-CR220E F5 assigned to brightness. I tried F7 that has LCD only/SETUP options selecting SETUP but it did not worked either. S-video is connected to Video1 on TV and TV’s TV/Video is switched to Video1. what else should i do to display my stuff on TV?
June 8th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Hi everyone…
i have connected my dell inspiron 1520 laptop to JVC tv using
“S-video to 3RCA” cable…
but the colors are so much blurred….the resolution is good
everything is good except that the colors are bad ….any help please