color on TV
 

any idea why my monitor shows color but tv is black and white ? any help would be appreciated

a little more details would help. what your using ??

thanks for responding. i am using s video to rf modulator and coax to tv..it works fine but just no color. i have checked the secondary connection in the video card and it shows that there should be color. does this help?

it might be a wire. make sure everything is turned on before you fire up the computer. a lot of time those s-cables suck.

have you had it working before ?

everything works fine it just doesnt go to the tv in color. tried everything but it stays black and white on the tv while the monitor is color

have you updated the drivers on your video card ? not through windows updates ??

and my question before was, has it ever worked properly ??

brand new card just installed and tested at the store where i bought it.the card is ATI CATALYST control centre version 1.2.2475.36837 so thats all i know

what kind of rf modulator do you have ? that might be the problem.

If you are using an S-Video to RCA adapter, which connects from S-Video OUT of the ATI Video Card to RCA IN of the RF Modulator, then I would suspect the adapter Cable.

It is VERY easy to BREAK a PIN in the S-VIDEO Connector.

Break the right one...No Color.

Even brand new cards can have firmware updates, so you might check ATI site just to be sure.

Thanks guys.....i will give it a try..will let you know

Does the box say MADE BY ATI or POWERED BY ATI?

ATI grants other manufacturers the rights to use parts of their program, and they are marketed as POWERED BY ATI, but that is no guarantee the end product will perform as well as the ATI manufactured product. Every once in awhile one of them gives problems.

Just another possibility.

that was my first thought george, i remember when i got my first video card for hoster. i wasnt paying attention and it was powered by ATI. it also had an s-video out. it did not work! i purchased a simple built by ATI card with only an rca out and i havent had a problem since.

That's what I meant to quote. Sorry about that, Dale. Busy morning.

George

I have had a broken pin on a s-video cable do this problem exactly as you are describing it.

there should be a switch on your RF modulator 75 ohm or 300 ohm try that also make sure you are hooked to video in on mod and to tv coming out of mod.
also on your computer check your video card settings for color, and tv settings
you always have to set these with a new card.
i use 800x600 for TV.

I also had a pin problem cause this to happen. It wasn't broke but bent to the side. I straightened it out with tweezers and and was good to go.

Kelly