[mythtv-users] TV Out quality (S-Video) on Epia M1000

[David Watkins]

If it makes any difference, I'm in the
> US.

and is this still in your xorg.conf?

> Section "Device"
>         Identifier  "VideocardViaTv"
>         Driver      "via"
>         VendorName  "Via"
>         BoardName   "cle266"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
>         Option      "TVType" "PAL"
>         Option      "TVOutput" "S-Video"
>         Option      "EnableAGPDMA" "true"
> EndSection

I'd have expected you to be using NTSC in the US.

So I'd investigate PAL vs NTSC confusion.  I know that feeding an NTSC
signal into a PAL TV can produce a 'Black and White' image.  Maybe the
converse produces the type of picture you're seeing.