Displaying video from a PC on a television screen

You can display the output from the computer on a television (or even the sound on an amplifier).
But that implies that the graphics card has a TV output and the TV has an SCART or S-Video entry.

TV output

The output of the graphics card, is usually an S-Video (mini DIN 6-pin), also called S-VHS. But sometimes there is also a RCA output (a yellow, video.
If the graphics card does possess any of these connectors, consider changing your graphics card or invest in additional hardware called VGA Box:

S-Video output

If it is a S-VHS output, a S-Video cable must be used to connect the computer to the S-video TV or in other cases to an adapter S-Video/SCART.


Note:
Usually full S-Video support is not an endemic feature to many graphic cards, causing a black and white display. To solve this problem, simply open the S-Video/SCART adapter and bridge terminals 15 and 20.
RCA output

The same goes when using a RCA output, but usong a RCA cable.

Configuration under Windows

Activate the TV output via the control panel:
Double-click on Display, then choose "Settings" tab.

Click on "Advanced" tab and choose View option.

On Nvidia, the option is present in Start/Panel configuration/NVidia desktop manager /NView

If the TV is connected to the TV output, a TV screen with the designation "connected" or not should appear

Select the Clone Monitor/TV and validate.

Check the presence of a signal from the computer by pressing on the the "AV" of television, until it switches on the TV display.

Restart the computer if no transmission to TV

FAQ

The image of the TV flickers

If the resolution of the TV is not identical to that of the monitor.

Return to the configuration options, click the right mouse button selection on TV (monitor No. 2), then choose resolution and clarify 800x600x32 bit in 60 Hz (or 50 Hz if available).

The TV image is in black and white.

The problem often comes from video standards (the PAL), check that the standards I/O are identical.

See also:How to connect your PC to your TV set