If all you're getting is a black screen on your TV, but it works on your monitor, I think your converter is not working correctly, or is simply not compatible with the output.

>It's an s-video jack but I have a converter to change it to RCA-video. So in
>essence its analog with the converter, digital w/o.
>Curt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: joseph marty <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 6:45 AM
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Problems
>
>
>> Is the alternate video output digital or analog?  If it's digital, your TV
>is not going to play it.
>>
>> >I have an Excalibur GeForce II MX /MX400 nVidia card with 64MB of ram.
>Now my problem is when I try to use the alternate video out that is linked
>to my television
>> >screen it works just fine unless I use it to play a movie. I use PowerDVD
>> >for that. The program itself shows up fine but where the picture is
>supposed
>> >to be the screen is just black. I can play the movie on my monitor with
>that
>> >and it works just fine. But it don't work if I try to use it with the
>> >television. Some people say that I may need to get an older driver or
>> >something. Any help apreciated.
>> >Curt
>> >
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