Need help with nView!

[NettiWelho]

So, i'm trying to hook up my TV to S-video plug of my ghx card(8800gts), using s-video -> composite converter, the screen comes up as following after a reboot and checking the cables:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4162/beforetryingmi4.jpg

it shows my primary monitor and says it found the tv too, cool!

well after i press 'accept', the TV fires up and shows the computer desktop, BUT ONLY AT 800x600 reso, and the primary screen gets converted to that resolution also, and if i try to change the resolution to higher the TV-connection dies out, also options for multiple screens disappear from control panel:
(to get the options visible again i have to reboot the computer)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4186/aftertryinggl2.jpg

and i also know that this TV is capable of supporting more than 800x600, since it had no trouble co-operating with my old ati9800pro at 1280x960

what i want to know:

are there any 3rd party applications that would allow me to force my ghx card to output the signal of parameters set by me through the s-video, even if there was no screen detected to be connected?

is this only me or heard of anyone else experiencing anything like this?


my current configuration:

asus P5K Deluxe, 0705-bios, 2gb ram, vista home premium, all released updates up to date, the latest WHQL-version drivers from nvidia page, 169.25


getting desperate here, if you have anything that might help, even if you arent sure, happy to hear all the suggestions

also i know my control panel is in finnish

[ikjadoon]

Is Powerstrip the program you might be looking for?

~Ibrahim~

[mezkal]

Not possible in Vista unless your TV responds with EDID data. Powerstrip didn't help me. My Loewe Xelos TV (listed below) works with custom res @ 1440x820 in all XP variants but will not work with any res higher than 1024x640 because Vista sees it as a non plug and play monitor, no matter how hard I try to convince Vista it's not.

[ikjadoon]

I had horrible EDID issues with my last monitor; you might consider yourself lucky, I couldn't even get an image until I got my new monitor.

~Ibrahim~

[loafer87gt]

I have the same problem as well with my GTX. I can't get higher than 800x600 with my secondary display, and even more troubling is that I can no longer play back videos full screen on my second display. I am using S-Video as well.

[mezkal]

and that's why I don't use Vista often...