S-Video problem

[Tony Vella]

I have some Region 2 DVDs that our Region 1 DVD player will not play. I noticed however that my T42 plays the Region 2 DVDs with no problem: I just put the DVD in like any other and it starts by itself and all the functions and selections work. So I went out and bought an S-Video cable and attached my T42 to our television and everything I do on the T42 shows up perfectly on the TV except for the Region 2 DVDs. I get the Windows Media Player on the TV but no video. Am I doing something wrong? Am I missing a step somewhere?

Thanks in advance for all assistance.

ADDENDUM: I have just tried to play a Region 1 DVD and again everything shows on the TV except the video image. So the fact that the other DVDs are Region 2 does not seem to matter. Any help appreciated.

[RealBlackStuff]

AFAIK you need to boot the laptop with the S-Video cable already connected, to make it work.

[Tony Vella]

No joy, I'm afraid. See everything on the tele (WMP, drop-down menus, mouse pointer, etc.) but not the video image which is perfect on the laptop.
I'm completely lost on this one. Nonetheless, thanks very much for trying.

[GomJabbar]

IIRC, when you use S-Video to watch videos, you need to use Theater (overlay) mode. This should be one of the options in Display Properties > Advanced.