please help: graphic card:only grey scales on TV

Mysteria · #1 (**permalink**) 02-23-2002, 06:38 AM

The problem is this:

I connected my graphic card (3D prophet III) to a TV set via a VHS cable and the display on the TV is only in grays.

Any idea why? How can I change that?

Mr Sleep · #2 (**permalink**) 02-23-2002, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Mysteria
The problem is this:

I connected my graphic card (3D prophet III) to a TV set via a VHS cable and the display on the TV is only in grays.

Any idea why? How can I change that?

I would assume that one has to install some software to run it on a TV, or at least modulate the refresh rate. Best i can think of at the moment.

fable · #3 (**permalink**) 02-23-2002, 04:53 PM

Agreement with Sleep. A tv monitor is very different from a computer monitor in certain respects, including the use of color. I wish I could help beyond that, but my knowledge is very limited in this field.

HighLordDave · #4 (**permalink**) 02-23-2002, 06:02 PM

You also might want to see if there are some newer video card drivers from the manufacturer available or if their support people have seen before and list it as a "known issue".

Mysteria · #5 (**permalink**) 02-24-2002, 05:25 AM

Thanks for the input, I finally solved my problem.

I told my comp that I used a composite cable, even though I use a VHS cable ... and it worked!

Don't ask me why, it's really weird.

Mr Sleep · #6 (**permalink**) 02-24-2002, 10:03 AM

What is the quality like? Have you had to alter the refresh?

Mysteria · #7 (**permalink**) 02-24-2002, 10:30 AM

No, I didn't alter the refresh rate and the quality is just fine - don't ask me how or why, sometimes miracles do happen

(My computer might have altered it automatically though - he altered the resolution down to 800X600 automatically)

Anyway, my problem wasn't with the quality of the image, it was just fine before, but I just didn't get any colour.