'popodom' wrote, in part:
| When I try to connect my laptop using any of the S-VHS or the
| Composite connections, I get a poor quality image with white stripes
| scrolling on the screen. My television is a Sony 21''.
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Is the television PAL (or SECAM)? Is the display adapter set to output PAL
(or SECAM) also?

I do not know why connection to the laptop power supply should make the
difference you describe, but the description does seem similar to how an
NTSC signal might display on a PAL (or SECAM) television.

If the output signal is the correct standard for the television, then the
problem could be bad filtering in the power supply. If possible, try using
the AC male plug without a ground connection.

Phil Weldon

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