[mythtvnz] Help - Mythbuntu / S Video

[Robin Gilks]

> On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:58:23 +1300, you wrote:
>
>>Hello
>>
>>First time user of Myth here (actually mythbuntu).
>>
>>I have set-up a box running mythbuntu 8.10 alright and can watch movies
>>on my monitor OK.
>>
>>But when I hook the box up-to the TV using S Video the resulting display
>>is only in black and white.
>>
>>I have googled the above issue and have found several suggestions that
>>haven't been able to resolve the issue.
>>
>>For TV Out I'm using a GeForce4 MX4000 card.  I'm using the Nvidia
>> drivers.
>>
>>Can anybody help?
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Kelvin
>
> That sounds like the S-Video output is NTSC and your TV will only
> accept PAL.
>

Or it could be a broken or short pin on the cable plug (one end or the
other).

My system, when I was using s-video, would revert to black/white if either
end was not plugged right in tight.

-- 
Robin Gilks