tv out problems

[madxbri]

hi all now i have my pc up and running properly again i was wanting to link it to my tv i have the tv out and this conection
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57189&item=6710799527&rd=1

but when i conect it to my tv with the yellow cable to the yellow socket on my tv and select that output on my tv i dont get any signal to it am i doing it right or do i need a diffrent cable to conect to my tv the tv video output cable is the one i got when i bought my pc do i need to set up the pc to use this output
thanks
Brian
ps does it need to be a yallow cable or will a red or white one do the same if conected to the lead i got with my pc

[kee-lo_]

Maybe you should be connecting to a scart socket using a converter?

[madxbri]

i will give that a try as i have the scart conector with the 3 outputs for that do i need to use a yellow cable or will the red ones ect do the same you know the red and white sound ones ?
also i take it the sound is thrue my pc as there is only a yellow conector on the cable i got with the pc ????dose it have to be the yellow video cable this is my main thing cause i used the red sound cable i had and i dont know if they are the same it should be the same 2 wires in them but not to sure
thanks again
Brian

[kee-lo_]

The yellow one carries video
the white one carries the left channel of audio
the red one carries the right channel of audio

So you will need all of them for it to work.
Normally people use the line out for the audio.

[madxbri]

the little cable show in link above is the cable i got for the tv out it only has the one yellow output so no where for others to go ?

[kee-lo_]

The red and white ones you'll need a stereo jack (3.5mm) to auxilary pair, which goes into the scart converter.

[madxbri]

u mean for the sound i will need the headphone typ socket and plug that into the headphone socket and the other end has the red and white conections on i have one of those but i would loss the sound thrue my pc speakers it is just realy the pic i need thrue the tv are the yellow and red cables difrent as i thought they would be the same wires inside the cables ?
thanks again Kee_loo i am learning just confused lol

[madxbri]

Hi again i just tryd the adapter for the 3 cables to the scart socket using a yellow cable and still nothing to the tv ?
is it only sertan programs ie watching dvd's ect that will send a picture to the tv or should it display the desktop ect aswell ?
or am i just doing this all wrong as there is only one conect i got with my pc for the tv out and it only has one output (yellow) to conect to the tv i have tryd now with the scart adapter and direct into the yellow input on my tv with the proper yellow conector do i need to activate something on my pc to use the tv out ?
realy confused now about this tv out thing
and yes the tv sockets work as i use them for my camcorder ect
any ideas ?

[kee-lo_]

Did you set the TV as the primary display?

[madxbri]

nope just thought the pic would come thrue how do you set that ?
thanks again
Brian