Tv-Out Problems

[The Berzerker]

Hello. I've never used tv-out before, and I'm attempting to connect my PC,
to my tv!

I'm using the S-video lead, so far I'm having trouble. I can get the image
on the tv screen, but it's in black and white (more so grey). I have no idea
how to fix this, even after fiddling around with all the settings. I was
wondering it anyone can help me at all. The tv supports NTSC as well as
PAL... and that's about it. It's a widescreen tv, and obsiouly has an
S-video connection. I have tried outputting in both 1024 x 768 and 800x600.
So far, no luck.

I really don't know what I'm doing... can someone guide me through please?

 

[Kill Bill]

Hello. I've never used tv-out before, and I'm attempting to connect my PC,
to my tv!

I'm using the S-video lead, so far I'm having trouble. I can get the image
on the tv screen, but it's in black and white (more so grey). I have no
idea
how to fix this, even after fiddling around with all the settings. I was
wondering it anyone can help me at all. The tv supports NTSC as well as
PAL... and that's about it. It's a widescreen tv, and obsiouly has an
S-video connection. I have tried outputting in both 1024 x 768 and
800x600.
So far, no luck.

I really don't know what I'm doing... can someone guide me through please?

Sometimes it can be as simple as unplugging the S-video cable and
reinserting it. Seriously...

 

[The Berzerker]

Sometimes it can be as simple as unplugging the S-video cable and
reinserting it. Seriously...

Thanks dude, not fixed though.

 

[The Berzerker]

Sometimes it can be as simple as unplugging the S-video cable and
reinserting it. Seriously...

Yep, the tv-out works perfectly through a composite cable. Isn't s-video
sharper though? I'd prefer the best picture available (no shit)

 

[Don Burnette]

Yep, the tv-out works perfectly through a composite cable. Isn't
s-video sharper though? I'd prefer the best picture available (no
shit)

I believe, could be wrong, but I think composite is better than S-Video. I
use Monster Video Composite cables for my dvd-tv connections, and the
picture quality is very, very good.
I think first you had your good ole simple video connector, then came S
Video to give better quality, and now we have composite.

 

[Kill Bill]

I believe, could be wrong, but I think composite is better than S-Video. I
use Monster Video Composite cables for my dvd-tv connections, and the
picture quality is very, very good.
I think first you had your good ole simple video connector, then came S
Video to give better quality, and now we have composite.

You're confusing "composite" with "component". Component is better than
S-video, but composite isn't.
http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp

 

[Don Burnette]

You're confusing "composite" with "component". Component is better
than S-video, but composite isn't.
http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp

Now there they go confusing me again - &^@.

 

[Vellu]

The cable is connected directly in to a s-video jack, not through scart,
correct?

Black&white image while using s-video cables usually means that your TV-set
is expecting a composite signal instead of s-video. Difference being:
composite carries only one signal that hold both color and brightness
information, s-video carries two separate signals called luminance
(brigthness) and chrominance (colors) (component carries even more
information; it has three separate color signals and luminance). And if the
tv expects composite and the incoming signal is s-video only the luminance
signal is shown. Hence the b&w image.

It could be possible that you need to "tell" your TV to use s-video. On my
set there are separate AV-channels for composite or S-video viewing; AV1,
AV2 and AV2S. If I'm using s-video cable I need to select AV2S. At the same
AV2 shows b&w image (AV1 nothing since it is a physically different jack).

 

[The Berzerker]

The cable is connected directly in to a s-video jack, not through scart,
correct?

Black&white image while using s-video cables usually means that your TV-set
is expecting a composite signal instead of s-video. Difference being:
composite carries only one signal that hold both color and brightness
information, s-video carries two separate signals called luminance
(brigthness) and chrominance (colors) (component carries even more
information; it has three separate color signals and luminance). And if the
tv expects composite and the incoming signal is s-video only the luminance
signal is shown. Hence the b&w image.

It could be possible that you need to "tell" your TV to use s-video. On my
set there are separate AV-channels for composite or S-video viewing; AV1,
AV2 and AV2S. If I'm using s-video cable I need to select AV2S. At the same
AV2 shows b&w image (AV1 nothing since it is a physically different jack).

Thanks dude, that was totally it. I hadn't realsied I had to tell the tv
which input I wanted to use.