Step 4 - Configure this solution.

Once you have connected your computer to your TV with a S-Video cable you need to setup the computer to display on the TV. On many computers if you reboot with the S-Video cable plugged in and the TV on, the computer will detect the TV and output to it.

Depending on what you want to do, you can make your TV the primary monitor or you can use it as a secondary monitor to extend your desktop.

If your goal is to play games or watch movies then you will want to make the TV your primary monitor, many games will not play properly on a second monitor.

How you configure your TV as the computer monitor depends on who made the video card for your computer. Here is how you can find that out.

Windows XP

Press Start
Select Control Panel
Double click Display
Select the Settings tab

Windows Vista

Press Start
Select Control Panel
If view is set to "Control Panel Home", select "Adjust screen resolution" under "Appearance and Personalization". If view is set to "Classic View", select "Personalization", then select "Display Settings"
Select the Settings tab

Notice in Display it lists the name of the video card, in this case a Nvidia 8600GT. The manufacturer is Nvidia and the model is a 8600GT.

Here are links to the major video card maker's support web sites. Search there for the latest information on how to get your computer's video hardware to output through the S-Video cable to your TV.