How do I set up dual screen in linux by using NV-TV?

[Jeff Vian]

Antti Aspinen wrote:

>Hello, I have a TV. It's a old, 1991 bought Philips, 15` and thats all I
>know about it. However it is PAL TV, and it uses composite plug to
>connect it to antenna. (I am not sure what PAL it is...) And then I have
>this nVidia Geforce 2 GTS (from ASUS, model v7700Pro) and it supports
>dual screen thought it's connectors (VGA, S-video, Composite). I
>connected it with my old good C=64 TV-cable (composite) to that Philips.
>Then I downloaded NV-TV from net and tried to set up gnome screen to
>that tv, but nothing happened. I tried various configs and that was no
>good. (And of course I tried to adjust TV too to find channel.)
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>Then I booted to WindowsXP Pro, :). And tried samething there. it didn't
>either. I still got just black and white in that TV.
>And plus, In windows I couldn't get dual screen, like in Linux.
>Then I donwloaded program that can edit nVidia Geforce BIOS and tooked a
>look what is the encoding standard set. it was in NTSC. However I didn't
>changed it.
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For connecting to a PAL tv you will need to set the card to PAL 
encoding.  NTSC is not the same.
In general, Europe uses PAL and most other places use NTSC for television.

>So before I'll do something stypid I wrote here to ask were I am doing
>wrong. And what will happen if I change in GeForce BIOS that NTSC to
>PAL. Or do I need a newer cable for connecting that tv to computer.
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>If someone can help me I would be very very happy. That's because I
>could watch DVD movies without buying DVD player or newer TV. :)
>And of course for playing quakeworld from my bed. My eyes won't stress
>so much.
>
>Thanks
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>-Antti-
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