Playback problem from laptop to TV from Mediaplayer

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Depends on the pc, but you often need to set the tv output as the master
screen to be able to view video.

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Graham Hughes
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"jiwan" <jiwan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FE9ED3E0-9DB2-4224-9D2E-C00250B4A307@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have connected my PC (IBM Thinkpad R50) to the TV(standard PAL) through
S-video cable. I can view the PC-screen on the TV and see mouse movements,
folder etc, even though the screen are quite blurred.
>
> But when I start to play a avi(mpeg) files via Mediaplayer or other player
Gr8-player, then I can see the the media palyer, but there are no movie,
there only black screen, no movie or sound. While the same file is running
o.k. on the PC.
>
>
> Please advice.
>
> Thanks and regards
> Jiwan