svideo

I like to use my computer to watch programs and use it as a dvd player. But with my old computer dieing I got a new vista machine. How do you get it to recognise the s-video port and the monitor at the same time? I am not sure if it is a vista issue or a ATI catalyst issue, the video card is...

Here's the story: Mom loves her old TV wich has only RF Coaxial input. She also wants to connect a DVD with RCA and S-Video outputs. I've found a few modulators around the net but they're either not PAL-compatible or are about 100 euros which seems a lot. Does anyone in Europe use such an...