The speakers work wonderful ona Laptop DVD, but NOT on a TV

know how to use an ohm meter?

Without an hdmi compatible external sound system that's all you can do.

sounds like the speakers are either damaged or have gotten water in them and damage the laptop speakers.

The lack of video in the DVD can be isolated to the DVD players output mode, if you are using the component video out on the dvd player then be sure to follow the componet out of Receiver to the tv component inputs, if you are using the HDMI from a DVD HDMI into RECEIVER HDMI then go to TV HDMI, you cannot mix component and HDMI on this model of AVR receiver and acheive results, in other words keep the COMPONENT to Component and HDMI to HDMI signal path, the results will be similiar quality audio and video UNLESS you are doing a blu-ray source which will result 1080P quality, all other video, HD results to 1080i, about the audio, if all 5.1 test tones are satifactory to speakers but on playback modes for DVD or HD tv signals all you are receiving is LR which is basically 2 channel (stereo) you need to enable a MULTI-CHANNEL capability input, this must be a option on the DVD Player Audio MENU output, be sure it is set for DOLBY DIGITAl 5.1 or DTS outputs, be sure to have the receivers digital input enabled if you are running optical cable or coaxial digital for the audio, you will be sending a multi-channel input to the receiver when the Receivers Faceplace LCD displays 5-6 speakers. If it shows only LR or two speakers it is not locking into a 5.1 audio input.

not unless there is a vga connection or a s video connection on the unit. if so s video cable male to male should work then you have to go into the video card settings on the laptop by right clicking the desktop and selecting porpeties. then adjust settings to transfer image from laptop to tv

After you plug S-video connector to your laptop, and hold Fn and press F5, you will see from screen, which ask you what video out put you want, you should choose TV, and you will can watch your DVD on TV screen, but you have to using audio output from your laptop too..if you want to use TV speakers or other speakers you need buy some thing else.

on the receiver thier is a swicth it is iether set to amp or tv/amp, amp will set it so you have suround sound, but you'll not have sound out of tv and you'll want it that way. the other with tv/amp will give you both. hope this helps

maybe , that is what i a asking, i don't know

MaionP:
you need to connect your TV to your laptop with the audio cable as well. A simple S video cable will only gives you video. You can buy a simply audio video cable and use the audio output from your laptop to your TV and keep on using the S video for video.
Or you can use simple external laptop speakers to gives you sound with your TV output.
Hope that helped!
Good luck!

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