ok so i have got the tv working and gone into the directx setting and the only options are 'default and display' thats it?
i have the latest directx i just made sure of that.
and still the video plays on the laptop screen, and i can see my desktop on the tv but no video?
The laptop is a latuide cpx, with the ATI mobility chipset(which i have also got the latested drivers for)
As for the overlay thing i have looked but can not find a setting to change the overlay output on the tv in the video card settings?
thanks for the help
If all you have is default and display in the selections pull down:
1. You didn't press Refresh List first.
2. The TV is not plugged in and working (IE turned on)
3. The ATI software is not set up correctly and the TV is not being recognized.
On my ATI system it is set to auto select. When nothing external is connected and I press Refresh List in VLC, the primary display is listed as \\.\DISPLAY 1 depending on what I have connected this changes to \\.\DISPLAY 2 and \\.\DISPLAY 3 I can also check the functionality with the ATI software.
As was mentioned earlier you can also choose to extend your Desktop onto and external Display. But this is within Windows not within VLC.