TV Out not working?

[Zephik]

I bought an svideo to composite adapter for my computer as it has svideo tv out but my tv only has red white and yellow. Seems like it should work but it doesn't. Any ideas? Laptop is a Dell inspiron 9300.

[OvRiDe]

Did you enable the TV out from the display settings with in windows?

Here is an excerpt from the Dell Inspiron 9300 Owners manual...
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...n/om/om_en.pdf

Enabling the Display Settings for a TV
Your computer may have either an ATI video-controller card or an NVIDIA video-controller
card. See the following subsection that corresponds to the video controller installed in your
computer.
ATI Video-Controller Card
NOTE: Ensure that you properly connect the TV before you enable the display settings.
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Appearances and Themes.
3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display.
4 Click the Settings tab and click Advanced.
5 Click the Displays tab.
6 Click the upper-left corner of the TV button to enable the TV.
7 Click OK.
NVIDIA Video-Controller Card
NOTE: Ensure that you properly connect the TV before you enable the display settings.
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Appearances and Themes.
3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Display.
4 Click the Settings tab and click Advanced.
5 Click the Nvidia GeForce tab.
6 On the left side of the menu, click nView Display Mode.
7 Click Clone to enable the television.
8 Click Apply.
9 Click OK to confirm the settings change.
10 Click Yes to keep the new settings.
11 Click OK.

[Zephik]

Which would require being able to see what you're doing.... Dammit! Lol Man can never get a lucky break can he? T_T

[Trace]

Nope, it breaks fundamental physics laws lol