G4 laptop & S video cable

• Viro66

  I can connect my latop to the tv via s video cable and see my desktop background, nothing else.

  What's the purpose of this or is one able to play quicktimes or browse the web this way?

  Any insite on this is appreciated.

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• jtmdesign0

  yeah it is your dual monitor setup. It is a second monitor not the desktop you are viewing on your laptop screen. This is great if you have to color correct a broadcast piece on the fly or you just want to say look my computer is connected to the tv and I can drag my mouse over to the next screen.

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• Viro660

  Thanks. I've been reading the help files on apple.com, not too helpful.

  So to be able to view on the tv monitor I should set dual monitors to OFF?

  Thanks bro..

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• jtmdesign0

  pretty much, you would want to set the monitor options to mirror your desktop on the external monitor. If, what you want to do is see your laptop screen on the tv.

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