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| 589212 | 2007-09-08 07:15:00 | I have got a VGA to TV adaptor pluged into the external monitor connection on my laptop. It works fine but when I play a DivX HD file nothing appears on the TV (ie. a black box or screen). I assume its because it is in High Def, can anyone confirm this for me? Is there any player out there that will do the job for me? Jeff. :waughh: |
Jeff (1070) | ||
| 589213 | 2007-09-08 07:33:00 | Do the HD files play OK on the laptop when not attached to the TV? You can try VLC Media Player http://www.videolan.org/ How have you got the TV display set up? Is it cloning the laptop screen or is it set to Extend the desktop on the TV? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 589214 | 2007-09-08 07:53:00 | I suggest VLC Media player, you may have to play around with the settings. OOPS to late :blush: I see CyaBro suggested it first.lol |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 589215 | 2007-09-08 07:53:00 | The files playback fine on the laptop and the screen is cloned. I will have a look at VLC. I have tried Media Player and DivX Player. Jeff. |
Jeff (1070) | ||
| 589216 | 2007-09-08 08:02:00 | The files playback fine on the laptop and the screen is cloned. I will have a look at VLC. I have tried Media Player and DivX Player. Jeff. Microsofts (www.microsoft.com) site expalins whats required, if you can wade through all the dribble :lol: On that site is also some sample movies of about 1-2 minutes, Just down loaded one and it played perfectly on WMP11. Great difinition. I'd suggest you try one of these on your Lappy, that way you will see if your file willplay OK on the TV. Samples here (www.microsoft.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 589217 | 2007-09-08 08:28:00 | Also I,m not to sure, but it may also depend on the power of the laptop, and if the TV will show HD. I did read not all TV's will show it. I have 1 laptop here that simply wont show on any TV. When you connect the laptop, do you get your desktop showing on the TV ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 589218 | 2007-09-09 01:06:00 | I've seen this problem before with people doing presos with laptop and projectors. For some reason the laptop software or video drivers refuse to output the video to the VGA port, only the PowerPoints and desk top. Never did find a resolution.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 589219 | 2007-09-09 01:51:00 | I've seen this problem before with people doing presos with laptop and projectors. For some reason the laptop software or video drivers refuse to output the video to the VGA port, only the PowerPoints and desk top. Never did find a resolution.. Sometimes depending on the Laptop, I have found you have to activate the VGA port on the laptop, the audio works fine. Other times forget it ! Depending on the laptop, it may be in the display settings in Control Panel, or it can also be a key combination on the keyboard that needs to be selected, each Lappy can be different. if all else fails try looking at the manual for these settings. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 589220 | 2007-09-09 02:07:00 | The other thing you have to do is set the TV as the Primary Monitor in the display settings. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 589221 | 2007-09-10 04:29:00 | Just to go over the problem again. When I playback a HD Divx file, they show on my laptop screen but on the cloned screen on my TV, I just get a black "screen" where you would see it. The rest of the desktop displays fine. My TV is not High Def. So I assume this is why the High Def part is not shown. I am looking for a way to watch these files on my TV instead of the laptops screen. I assume that I will need a player to "down grade" the image. This would be cheaper than buying a new TV. Jeff. |
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