Connecting computer to tv using VGA to RCA

[Marsha Figg]

Hello,
I'm trying to connect my computer to the tv, both relatively old. The computer has only VGA out, and the tv has only RCA (yellow, red, white) and s-video sockets. I connected to the computer a cable adapter from VGA to RCA (that can also adapt to s-video, but I don't have a s-video cable), and connected it to the yellow part of a RCA yellow-red-white cable. I connected the other side of the cable to the TV.
The tv acts as if nothing is connected, I tried all its RCA sockets but I get no image on any channel. Any advice, anyone? I don't care about sound at the moment, only video.

TV: Grundig Prima t 72-8300
Display adapter: Intel G41 Express Chipset

Thanks very much in advanced!

 

[space55]

It could be that you have a dead port on your TV. I managed to destroy one of mine for HDMI.

 

[laviniuc]

set the pc resolution to 800x600 and try again, sounds like the resolution is too big and the tv can't display it

 

[Marsha Figg]

@space55- The port isn't dead, because other things I connect to it do work.
@laviniuc- I tried to change the resolution as you suggested, didn't work...

 

[Eggz]

Change the input on the TV. Some RCA ports only tune in through the low channels that nothing broadcasts on (e.g. ch. 1 or ch. 0). Try that. Also, on your computer, be sure the display settings are outputting to the VGA monitor. If that doesn't work, try converting S-Video to RCA. I think the signals are more similar to one another than are VGA and RCA.