The Inspiron 1501 does not support TV-out. The VGA output socket cannot be configured to deliver a signal that is compatible with standard TV signals. Only a very few TV sets have a VGA input which is the only possible way to use the Inspiron 1501 with a TV.
John
My Dell system
Inspiron 1520 purchased 5 Feb 2008
Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250:2.0Ghz, 2MB cache, 800MHz FSB
4GB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphics memory