Trying to hook my PC to my TV

[darkshadow]

maybe you are trying to use a too high resolution for the tv? pal sd's go up 800x600

[The Heretic Azazel]

maybe you are trying to use a too high resolution for the tv? pal sd's go up 800x600

The settings should at least be kept when I check the extend box, whether the image shows on my TV or not. The Monitor 2 stays greyed out even after I apply my settings.

How about hooking the TV as the sole monitor to see if that works? When it does, add in your original screen as monitor 2 and see if that config works.

How do I do this?

i was working w\ a dell latitude this past week trying to set up an external lcd...

simple stuff right? well, it worked at first just by going into the display settings and making it attached/extend desktop. But then the screen went black and from that point on it showed as un attached and when you made it attached it would immediately go back to unattached when you hit apply.

I couldn't figure out a way to correct this. Do you have a DVI connection on the computer and hdmi on the tv ?

That is precisely my problem. I don't have any DVI or HDMI connectors, I'm using a USB to RCA/S-Video cable.

[darkshadow]

Ugh c'mon itidakimasu, he said its an SDTV, sd tv's don't have HDMI or DVI, obviously -_-.

anyway, instead of extending the desktop try cloning it first, then change the settings and extend it, otherwise, download a little gem called Ultramon, and setup the second screen with that.