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HEL80 TV Out
Has anyone been able to get the TV-Out (with the video/left audio/right audio adapter) working?
I have an HEL80 with a TV tuner. It came with the adapter and I have seen pictures like here: http://www.xoticpc.com/laptop/32956.jpg and here: http://www.powernotebooks.com/specs/...8-15cable1.jpg with the adapter in the back. I have tried it there and out of the TV tuner card, but the TV screen only blinks once when I use the Fn+F3 combo. I haven't been able to find anything in the nVidea control panel that might do the trick.
I called Chembook (since they put the system together), but after an hour and a half on the phone they didn't have any idea how to make it work either. The technician wasn't even aware that the HEL80 comes with the video adapter!
I would greatly appreciate any help since this was one of the reasons why I bought this system.
On a sidenote: Has anyone had any dealings with Chem-USA's technical support? I don't mean to bash them, but so far I have had two big problems with this system and after several hours on the phone they were not able to help at all. What have other's experiences been like?
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Try using 84.74 from laptopvideo2go as your driver. This is just based on the knowledge that alphagamma has on the issue as I can't attest to it working. Either way, it's a very stable driver and has served me well for general performance...
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My TV out works like a charm with any driver, just bind some key to "switch to next display device" in nview settings. I also use this one to switch from the laptop display to extrenal monitor.
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Dirt,
How do you find that particular page in the nView settings (which, as you know, is quite extensive)? Are you using the adapter? Which port are you using - the TV tuner card port, or the s-video port on the back right of the HEL80? Basically, how did you set it all up?
Thanks!
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First of all I don’t have any TV tuner at all.
So First of all I don’t have any TV tuner at all.
So
It's really TV Out only, so just use standard 4 pin s-video cables. There are numerous ways to connect to TV then. I connected through SVHS->RCA cable.
nView. First enable it. Then in classic driver panel: Desktop Management -> Hot Keys -> Display mode -> Switch to next display device, press ‘add’ to define your hot key. You can also use "Toggle to TV output", but basically they do the same.
There's already a hot key for that, Fn-F3.
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Orly, never even tried to find out what it means, thanks :)
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TC03,
I had tried the Fn+F3 combo and couldn't get it to work. I do appreciate your help though and welcome any more suggestions since I (and the fine folks at Chem-USA) am stumped.
Cheers!
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Fn-F3 combo only works when the TV-out already works. It's not a magical fix :).
In my experience, TV-out works very well on the HEL-80. Picture quality is great and very easy to set-up. Maybe you can clarify where your problems lie?
My set-up is the following:
1. S-Video cable. Like this one. Attached to the s-video port on the rear right. I don't have a TV tuner.
2. SCART adapter in my very cheap TV. Picture.
I've attached the configuration in the nVidia Control Panel (stock drivers, 83.90). It's in Dutch though, but I figure you should be able to recognize the corresponding items in your drivers.
Hope this helps. Works perfect for me and many others.