No colour on TV/Monitor? Why?

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Abbey Lane

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Jan 22, 2008
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I'm hooking my Laptop up to a TV/Monitor for Karaoke.

I'm using "S" cable. I have the desktop coming through on the TV/monitor.

However, the picture is black and white, not colour.

Suggestions please?

When I hook the TV/Monitor up using RGB, I have full colour.
 
if you're using an svideo to composite adaptor, that's probably your problem. only certain ones will work, the rest will either give you black & white, or squiggley line3s. if you're using a scan converter, try unplugging the power to it and re3start it.. that happens to my grandtecs.. they go black and white, then i'll have to unplug / replug.. only happens when I first start up.. once I fix it, it's good all night.

if neither of those are the case, check to see that the S-video cable you're using is actually seating in the connector.. a lot of times, they'll be too fat, and won't fit into the side of a computer properly... if you don't get all the pins seated, you will not have color..

lastly, the cable may have a bad lead.. check that first, and work your way back.
 
Big Dan said:
Psst.. It's color. :D

I have nothing to add just wanted to bust some Canadian chops. :p

I'd go with the cable first, then check the TV's settings. I don't know of any video card off hand that outputs to black & white for any reason.
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Its a black and white thing wit dem Canadians!
 
I use RGB all the time. I have a 100 feet "S" cable I wanted to use, because it's lighter and easier to run to a monitor high up.

I hate to admit it but Silver Fox was right. I finally "dug deep" and bought a new cable. That's right it was the cable. Now I have a 100 foot "S" cable that's no good. (LOL)
 
Abbey Lane said:
Now I have a 100 foot "S" cable that's no good. (LOL)
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If your good at soldering, you could buy a few connectors, then cut the ends off that one and put new connectors on them. Chances are it's right at one of them.

If it's in the cable somewhere, then look for a physically damaged spot, and cut it there, on the side that's closer to the longer section. Test it, if the longer section is good, put an end on it and you have another spare cable. If it's the shorter section, do the same, then cut the longer one in 1/2 and find which section is good, and put ends on them, now you have 2 spare cables (although random length, which might be good when you don't need a full 100ft)
 
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