No picture when connecting laptop to TV

PhoenixLegacy · 6th July 2007, 13:09

Basically, my laptop monitor is damaged so I can no longer use it for anything so I've connected my laptop up to my HDTV with the wire that came with it.

Everything works okay with games and stuff, but when I try to watch video clips on Winamp, Winamp loads up and I get sound from my laptop, but no picture. But when I load the clip in Windows Media Player, I get a perfect picture.

Anyone know why this is and how to fix it?

JonnyMac · 6th July 2007, 14:32

Winamp > Ctrl-P > General Preferences > Video > check or uncheck 'Allow hardware video overlay' > close & restart Winamp

6th July 2007, 13:09	#1
PhoenixLegacy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	No picture when connecting laptop to TV Basically, my laptop monitor is damaged so I can no longer use it for anything so I've connected my laptop up to my HDTV with the wire that came with it. Everything works okay with games and stuff, but when I try to watch video clips on Winamp, Winamp loads up and I get sound from my laptop, but no picture. But when I load the clip in Windows Media Player, I get a perfect picture. Anyone know why this is and how to fix it?

6th July 2007, 14:32	#2
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Winamp > Ctrl-P > General Preferences > Video > check or uncheck 'Allow hardware video overlay' > close & restart Winamp Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

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