[mythtv-users] Black and white output to TV

Jochen Kühner jochen.kuehner at gmx.de
Fri May 26 11:14:57 UTC 2006


Are you sure your tv supports svideo?? try using
Option "TVOutFormat" "Composite"


Peter Carlsson schrieb:
> Hello!
> I am running MythTV on a GA-K8N51PVMT-9 with integrated 6150 and I use the 8756 nvidia drivers.
>  
> I am also using a very old TV with only RF input and until my economy allows I will have to hook my HTPC up to a video which in turn is sending the signal to the TV. Not the best solution...
>  
> Out from my HTPC I have SVIDEO which is sent to a SCART on the video. The following options are set in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
>  
> Option "ConnectedMonitor" "TV"
> Option "TVStandard" "PAL-B"
> Option "TVOutFormat" "SVIDEO"
> Option "UseDisplayDevice" "TV"
>  
> When I use the vesa driver I get a colour output on the TV but with the nvidia driver the output is much better but in black and white.
>  
> I have heard of people having trouble with SVIDEO/COMPOSITE but in this case it seems that the problem is with the nvidia driver behaving differently compared to the vesa driver.
>  
> Could someone explain what is different/wrong?
>  
> Best regards,
> Peter Carlsson
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