Dual Monitor Display Problem

[abu_has_the_power]

i'm having a problem with my tv out svideo thingy. i have a radeon 9600. the prob is that when i enable my tv as 2nd monitor, the picture is all blurry and fucked up on the tv. now i know wat clear looks like, cuz my old gfx 5200 has perfect clear picture on the tv, but now, this card is all blurry. i can hardly c the mouse. and the colors are screwed up a bit. y is this happening? i have the most recent driver from ati.com. anyone wanna help? clocker? adamp? vb?

[abu_has_the_power]

please help. i'm having some issues here

[clocker]

Try Omega drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com/), Abu.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 19:39
Try Omega drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com/), Abu.
will that fix the prob? on my tv, i get all screwed up colors and everythings blurry. wtf.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 19:39
Try Omega drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com/), Abu.
y doesn't the original manufacturers driver work? mines Built by ATI, so y wouldn't their driver work?

[clocker]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+2 December 2003 - 17:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 2 December 2003 - 17:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@2 December 2003 - 19:39
Try Omega drivers (http://www.omegacorner.com/), Abu.
y doesn&#39;t the original manufacturers driver work? mines Built by ATI, so y wouldn&#39;t their driver work? [/b][/quote]
I have an ATI Radeon card also, Abu.
With my new Asus board the ATI drivers wouldn&#39;t even install. There was an unending occurrance of memory access violations.
Drove me nuts and the guys at my shop nuts, too.
Omega drivers slid right in and all has been peachy ever since.

What have you got to lose.
You can always roll back the drivers...

[abu_has_the_power]

glad it helped. but it didn&#39;t help with mine. still blurry and weird color. could it be my svideo to rca adapter thingy? cuz i got it with my old gfx. do u think theres a compatibility issue here? i cant live without tv out. please help me with this

[clocker]

You mean the actual cable adaptor itself?
Isn&#39;t a s-vid out port the same, no matter who makes it?
Seems like if it worked with one it should work with the other.

What settings do you have access to and have you tried tweaking them?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 20:43
You mean the actual cable adaptor itself?
Isn&#39;t a s-vid out port the same, no matter who makes it?
Seems like if it worked with one it should work with the other.

What settings do you have access to and have you tried tweaking them?
yea. that&#39;s wat i thought. wat settings? wat settings r u talking about? i tried to tweak the color settings, but didn&#39;t seem to work so well

i might have to call ati if no one here can figure it out

[clocker]

Doesn&#39;t your manual have a troubleshooting section?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 20:52
Doesn&#39;t your manual have a troubleshooting section?
it doesn&#39;t say anything about this kind of problem. arg. if nothing works, i might have to return this and put my gfx back in

[clocker]

I just found this site (http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/radeon/index.shtml) and am beginning to read it. Perhaps a solution lies within...

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 21:13
I just found this site (http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/radeon/index.shtml) and am beginning to read it. Perhaps a solution lies within...
i checked. looks interesting. but nothing about blurry display through tv out. do u think maybe i didn&#39;t plug the svideo thing in all the way? cuz when i 1st plugged it in, it was really hard to plug in, but i guess its brand new, so it might be hard. any thoughts?

[clocker]

It&#39;s worth a try don&#39;t you think?

[atiVidia]

mind giving a pic of how blurry it is? i mean, if its not too blurry, it could simply be a setting which needs to be changed

[atiVidia]

if its SOOOOOO blurry that it looks like someone smudged the ink on a painting, then could you give me a pic of the exact board ur using? (a pic of YOUR BOARD)

if the pic could be a zoomup of the hardware near the s-vid port, i might be able to determine a possible cause...

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by clocker@2 December 2003 - 21:32
Clocker...your sig was removed because it was stupid and irrelevant. Also, just because we can. Please try to do better in the future. Thanks...the Moderating Team
hey clocker was your sig really removed? or r u playing with our heads?

[abu_has_the_power]

my card is a ATI made Radeon 9600. I got it from Best Buy. now, if ur asking for a pic of the svideo port, i don&#39;t have a digital camera. and the screen on the tv looks like my screen, but all the words are just jumbled up, and the mouse looks twice as big, and the color is really weird. totally not wats it&#39;s supposed to be. it might be a prob with my svideo port. i had to jam it in. but when i unplugged, none of the pins were broken or anything. so i don&#39;t c y its all fucked up like this.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@2 December 2003 - 21:39
my card is a ATI made Radeon 9600. I got it from Best Buy. now, if ur asking for a pic of the svideo port, i don&#39;t have a digital camera. and the screen on the tv looks like my screen, but all the words are just jumbled up, and the mouse looks twice as big, and the color is really weird. totally not wats it&#39;s supposed to be. it might be a prob with my svideo port. i had to jam it in. but when i unplugged, none of the pins were broken or anything. so i don&#39;t c y its all fucked up like this.
reason i asked this was to see if it was defective or not.

how new is the card? if its younger than 30 days and you didnt screw the box cuz of rebates or anything like that, go exchange it for a 9600xt

if this doesnt work, remember this simple tip:

always plug the svid plug into the card before power-on

my friend fried his 9800 by not following these simple directions. you may have just fried the svid port

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by atiVidia+2 December 2003 - 21:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 2 December 2003 - 21:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@2 December 2003 - 21:39
my card is a ATI made Radeon 9600. I got it from Best Buy. now, if ur asking for a pic of the svideo port, i don&#39;t have a digital camera. and the screen on the tv looks like my screen, but all the words are just jumbled up, and the mouse looks twice as big, and the color is really weird. totally not wats it&#39;s supposed to be. it might be a prob with my svideo port. i had to jam it in. but when i unplugged, none of the pins were broken or anything. so i don&#39;t c y its all fucked up like this.
reason i asked this was to see if it was defective or not.

how new is the card? if its younger than 30 days and you didnt screw the box cuz of rebates or anything like that, go exchange it for a 9600xt

if this doesnt work, remember this simple tip:

always plug the svid plug into the card before power-on

my friend fried his 9800 by not following these simple directions. you may have just fried the svid port [/b][/quote]
it was plugged in b4 i turned on my pc. and how can i exchange it for a 9600xt?

[atiVidia]

when did u purchase it?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by atiVidia@2 December 2003 - 22:13
when did u purchase it?
last friday. on black friday

[atiVidia]

from best buy?

return it (unless its final transaction)

you should get a FULL REFUND (w/receipt)

get a 9600xt for 200 bucks and life is good

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by atiVidia@2 December 2003 - 22:30
from best buy?

return it (unless its final transaction)

you should get a FULL REFUND (w/receipt)

get a 9600xt for 200 bucks and life is good
but i&#39;m paying 70 bucks for it. unless the 9600xt is 70 after rebate, i don&#39;t think that&#39;ll work

[atiVidia]

which ones better: a card which is shit now, or a card which costs 130 more but wont be shit for two years&#33;?&#33;

you know what? fine&#33; if you dont want a 9600xt, not my issue

go exchange yours for an identical product. final word.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by atiVidia@2 December 2003 - 22:38
which ones better: a card which is shit now, or a card which costs 130 more but wont be shit for two years&#33;?&#33;

you know what? fine&#33; if you dont want a 9600xt, not my issue

go exchange yours for an identical product. final word.
hey chill man. all i&#39;m asking is: is it a prob with the svideo port or the cable? i can just go to best buy and exchange for another one

[abu_has_the_power]

ok. i just came back from best buy and i exchanged for a new one. it&#39;s still the same as b4. i have a feeling it&#39;s the svideo-rca adapter thingy that&#39;s cuasing the probs. should i get another one? cuz the adapter worked fine with my gfx

[clocker]

I don&#39;t think that you should have to force it, Abu.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by clocker@4 December 2003 - 00:06
I don&#39;t think that you should have to force it, Abu.
wat do u mean?
maybe i should go to radio shack and buy another adapter. if i don&#39;t work, i&#39;ll return it

[peat moss]

Abu do you have a 12 year old neighbor near by? Give him or her a crack at trying it for you. You sound stumped sleep on it . Your trying to hard

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by peat moss@5 December 2003 - 23:52
Abu do you have a 12 year old neighbor near by? Give him or her a crack at trying it for you. You sound stumped sleep on it . Your trying to hard
STFU&#33; i strongly dislike distributing drugs to anyone of any age. DON&#39;T BE TALKING BOUT DRUGS IN FRONT OF MY FACE FOO&#33; ok, i&#39;m cool. but no drugs. and the cable works for my gfx 5200 perfectly. i&#39;m guessing the gfx cable doesn&#39;t work on the ati card. cuz the adapter cable i have came with my gfx. maybe it only works for gfx&#39;s and not ati&#39;s. i&#39;ll call radio shack some time

[lightshow]

I don&#39;t think it would be the Rca to s-video adapter&#39;s problem. If it works for the Fx5200 then that proves it works, if it doesn&#39;t work for the ati then that means its more than likely the ati&#39;s problem. I&#39;d return that ati again and pay enought to get a one notch better card. Then try that.

Also, radioshack is a rip off, they charged by &#036;20 for an rca to s-video adapter, and I found it on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3066347011&category=15066) for &#036;4 including shipping

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by lightshow@22 December 2003 - 16:19
I don&#39;t think it would be the Rca to s-video adapter&#39;s problem. If it works for the Fx5200 then that proves it works, if it doesn&#39;t work for the ati then that means its more than likely the ati&#39;s problem. I&#39;d return that ati again and pay enought to get a one notch better card. Then try that.

Also, radioshack is a rip off, they charged by &#036;20 for an rca to s-video adapter, and I found it on Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3066347011&category=15066) for &#036;4 including shipping
well, i already exchanged the ati for another one. and same problem. i&#39;m guessing the adapter might not be compatible with the ati card, knowing that it came with the gfx. i&#39;m calling ati sometime soon to figure this out. in the mean time, if anyone here has any other solutions, i&#39;m all ears

[abu_has_the_power]

does anyone know where i can get a 7 pin s-video to rca adapter? i can&#39;t find one anywhere.

[abu_has_the_power]

can&#39;t anyone help me out ere?

[Skillian]

http://www.videocapturecard.com/7pintorca.html

How about this one? On sale at &#036;12.95 if you don&#39;t mind just getting the jack? That means you&#39;ll have to have an S-video cable and an RCA cable to attach to either end of the jack. Otherwise you&#39;re looking at a little more cash.

edit: or this one (http://www.mycableshop.com/sku/20179.htm) for &#036;10 - looks like a better buy.

[abu_has_the_power]

does this one look reliable?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=15066 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3066735300&category=15066)

it&#39;s cheap

[Skillian]

Yeah, looks good. Shipping is &#036;5 though, but if the price remains cheap I&#39;d say get it.