Video Help

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by LuanaR

Hi,
I have a DuraBook D14RYE, Kworld VGA to TV converter and an RF adapter. Everything was working ok, now I have gone through 4 converters and 4 RF adapters and no video. I do not have s-video.
I do have VGA can I bypass the converter with a VGA-SVideo ot VGA-RCA and use just the RF adapter. All the TV's are older.
Thank you

You say everything was working ok... check the display setting for the 2nd monitor, and see if the extended desktop check box is checked... if not... your computer is not recognizing the 2nd display, and you need to tell it to transfer your desktop to a 2nd display ( T.V., or another monitoring device ).

Does your T.V. have an S-video jack, or a Video In jack ( Yellow color ), or are they only capable of hooking up through the antenna ?

[LuanaR]

Hi,
Yes, the 2 monitor is in extended mode.
no on the svideo and rca to the tv just coax.
I had it working until everything was shut down for the night. When I turned everything on I had no video and still don't.
Thank You

[Roy Dennis]

Has your external monitor got any inputs other than coaxial ?
if it has a scart socket you can plug a scart adapter with composit video in. I should think if you are using a coaxial you must have to tune the TV to the frequency of your adapter.

Have a look at the video on this site.

http://www.svideo.com/pctvez.html

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by LuanaR

Hi,
Yes, the 2 monitor is in extended mode.
no on the svideo and rca to the tv just coax.
I had it working until everything was shut down for the night. When I turned everything on I had no video and still don't.
Thank You

It's probably something stupidly simple ( not you, but the fix). Every connection is a possible cause for your dilemma. Have you got a spare computer that you can also try some of these ideas on?

I'm thinking you may have a bad connection ( cable, adaptor, plug ), if you have tried 4 different vga converters, and 4 different rf converters/adaptors, then I would suspect a bad cable ( coax, rca, vga, etc ), but you may also have a port that is suddenly not working...and gone bad!

Start with changing out your coax cable for a different one, then a vga cable, then any other wiring connection ( I once had a wire break in the plug end of a coax cable, and trouble shot everything else, knowing that the cable was fine the night before) that is in the video chain to the 2nd monitor.

[hwheeler43]

I am sorry in advance if this is a dumb response but try checking the channel on the tv and make sure it is on the correct one. I think it should be either 3 or 4.

[billyo]

go to www.monoprice.com and get the pc to tv video converter ( KLV2000) for $26.00,cheaper that what i used to used ( Maxview pc to tv converter ) with my old laptop( Dell insp. 1000) that has no s-video out , just had a vga, and make sure your tv/monitor is turned on first before powering up your pc