Watching Video from my PC on my TV Closed

Question

Hello,

I got a basic setup where I use an S-Video cable to watch videos from my PC to my TV. When I use windows media player the video plays on my monitor but not on my TV. But when I used VLC it played on both.

Then I reinstalled Windows, used the same graphics card driver as before but now when I use VLC the video does not come up on my TV. Thought it might be because I was using a newer version of VLC, but I uninstalled and used an older version and it still doesn't work. Updated graphics driver but it still won't work on my TV

Anyone know why this would happen? Anyone got any suggestions?

Cheers

qwerty.5665 · Accepted Answer

hi,
you have to set the screen resolution correctly.
go to control panel > display settings,
there you can activate the second screen, that is, your tv screen.

NukedFood · Answer

Hi,

thanks for your reply. I use Catalyst Control Centre and clone my desktop to my TV. The resolution is fine my desktop is cloned perfectly. The problem is when I play a video. On my TV the VLC program window won't display the video and is just black while on my PC monitor the video plays fine. 

I know my setup can work because I have been watching videos for ages on my TV with current settings. It just stopped working. Anyone know why?

Cheers

fouad · Answer

i wanna now why does my cpu shutdown when I watch movie,videos,games an more help

Tv on pc · Answer

You have to set your resolution to one that fits screen size then your problem should be solved

VandalV · Answer

It could just be that the video card you have is only capable of doing one channel for video output, it is possible that there was a driver update somewhere along the line that allowed multiple channel output, and it is also possible that update caused problems, so the newest drivers had to remove that abillity to resolve this.  Theres only one way to know this or something else, talk to the manufacturer of the video card.

for troubleshooting in the meantime:

Try making the tv your primary monitor on your computer.  Of course make sure the previous suggestions are set as well (resolutions).  To find what the resolution should be for that tv, read the manual for the tv or just do a search online with the model and brand of the tv.

adfde · Answer

these solutions sound complicated 

try this 

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=45611&p=144312

termc · Answer

I have been having this problem, too.  VLC used to work fine with the S-video cable to my wide-screen tv.  Now I have the same problem described by the original poster.  The desktop appears just fine on the tv screen and the audio goes to the tv, too, via a cable I run from the headphone jack on the computer.  However, the picture screen within the VLC window is just black.  As I said, it USED TO work fine.  The only thing that has changed is that I answered "yes" a few weeks ago when I got a message asking if I wanted to upgrade to the latest version of VLC.  I am thinking there is osmething about the latest version that makes it incompatible with the S-video setup I have.  I'd like to go back to he prior version to see if that works.  I'll let you know if I figure out how to do that, and whether it works.

Has anyone else here figured out a fix for this?

Thanks.

termc · Answer

It turned out to be a driver issue.  I remembered that I had to re-install my Windows XP Pro not long ago, and maybe I have not used the S-video cable to the TV since then.  So, I went to the Dell site and downloaded the recommended drivers there.  (I am using a Dell laptop.) 

I hope this helps someone.

cheers . . . 

termc

Mike from Chicago · Answer

OK, normally I don't respond to tech boards but I just figured this one out after struggling with it for about 3 days after reinstalling windows on my machine.

I have a GeForce FX 5200 card - NVIDIA software.

Here is what you do - to go control panel - display - Advanced - then the GeForce FX 5200 tab - go down to Full screen video - in that tab you will see Full Screen device - make sure that it is set to Secondary display.  Then hit apply and OK.

Now you can play your video on your TV while at the same time be able to do what ever you want on that computer and it doesn't show up on the TV screen.

In addition, if you want to play youtube clips or games on your TV you can.

The TV can now play VLC player videos and when you aren't playing the videos it clones your computer monitor.

Hope that helps - I am so happy I got this under control!!

Oorwullie · Answer

go to display settings, click advanced.

Go to troubleshoot.

Under Hardware Acceleration turn it to the second lowest option.

Problem solved.

amir · Answer

I AM IN PROBLEM IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME SO THIS WILL BE SOOOOO THANKS
I JUST INSTALL GEFORCE FX 5500 GRAPHIC CARD FOR VIDEO OUTPUT PURPOSE.I USE 2 MONITORS
1-WHO ATTACHED WITH MY PC
2-WHO SET WITH MY VIDEO PLAYER
MONITOR NUMBER 2 IS ATTACHED WITH VCR VIA TELEVESION BOX WHO SO HOW CAN I JOINT ALL THINGS
1-MY VG CARD VIDEO OUT WHO I "IN" MY VCR,VCR OUT IS GO TO TV BOX IN THAN BOX OUT VIDEO CABLE TO 
ANOTHER (NUM0-2) MONITOR...AM I RIGHT OR WRONG...?
I WANT ALSO KNOW THAT HAVE ANY CABLE/JOINTER AVAIL IN MARKET WHO  ATTACTH VIDEO OUT (FROM MY GRAPHIC CARD) TO DIRECT MONITOR DATA CABLE (I DONT WANT ATTACHED VIDEO BOX BETWEEN MONITOR NUMBER 2 AND VIDEO OUT CABLE
PLSSSSSSS HELP ME

Erol · Answer

Turn off hardware acceleration on your graphics card.

It should work after that.

g$NGsT$r · Answer

i hook up my laptop to my tv using a vga cable which works fine for watching films but every time I put the video to full screen t goes he audio goes out of sync. what can I do to sort this out.

Freelancer NZ · Answer

SOLUTION

Hey

Im runnin a windows 2000 and I had the same problem, I had 3 screens running, the laptop screen, a seperate standard screen and the TV. VLC media Player 0.9.8a

 I managed to fix it, I opened

Contol Panel/Display/Settings/Advanced/Displays

It had 3 options for the moniter, panel and tv, I changed it to make the TV the default screen, The Moniter stoped working but the picture on the TV began working.

Lynne · Answer

Try using a PC to TV Converter you can purchase them from amazon.com for about $30.00.

Zona · Answer

Hello,
I want to watch videos I have on my laptop through my TV. I have bought a VGA cable which I have connected to the TV and it displays the film through the PC channel on the television but no sound! I have also connected a cable (white and red one end) into TV and other end into the headphone jack on the laptop. This produces the sound through the TV but on the S Video channel not the PC channel. So basically I can watch the film with no sound or listen to the film with no visual as they are both on different channels.
Is there a way to have the two working together?? ?? Thanks in advance.

chadw4031 · Answer

i had this same problem, but when I downloaded vlc it started working, then I tried a different movie but this time it didnt work. so I tried the first movie and it didnt work, so I tried quicktime player and it worked, I have no idea what is going on but now I just convert all my movies to mpeg4 and they all work on the tv on quicktime

Dan · Answer

I had this situation, and I found that videos on You Tube were showing,as You Tube videos are MP4 Movies

so convert your video and away you go.

manchester man · Answer

problem to all your solutions , 1 you need WECP which is (WINDOWS ESSENTIALS CODEC PACK : This is a free download and then install) Second of all your tv well best thing to do is use a standard cable IE s-video get signal on your screen and adjust the graphics card resolution to match you tv once you have done that restar your computer and all should work. if you dont get signal from your TV in the first place do what I did selected the relevant PC channel on the TV and turn pc on and then connect your cable that will work and then u can adjust the settings, easy as that

Cookc · Answer

hey man you need to look in your advanced options of your graphice card and tell the pc which component you are using sometimes your pc will not auto reconize if you are using s-video or vga

Watching Video from my PC on my TV

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