Strange PC>TV

[numark1]

I have my pc hooked up to my tv using a 10meter s-video cable that goes into a scart then into the back of my tv. Anyway the cable i bought was pretty crappy and the picture is really fuzzy and horrible.

I got out my 1 meter beast of a cable that i used to use with my portable (gold plated etc) to see if i could get a better picture with the intention of buying a decent longer cable.

Anyway i plugged the 1 meter cable in and the picture was perfect but black and white. I swear to god i have used this cable before and had it in colour, infact i swear on my life i have.

I have had a look at the settings on the pc and tv and can not find a solution, i use the same scart adapter and the long cable works in colour but the short one doesn't.

I then came across this

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5870057841&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

He says:

The Television MUST support S-Video via the Scart if you do not have this the picture will be in Black and White.

Normally i can work this stuff out but im pretty confused.

[Barry_M2]

You should be able to go into the TV menu and tell it to use S-video on the scart setting.

Just go into the display settings on your tv.

[numark1]

There isn't anything in the menu about s-video

Is it worth just getting a svideo to composite to be on the safe side??

Wanna get a really decent cable for good picture so don't wanna buy something that isn't going to work.

[HerbalDayZ]

No try channel AV

av1 =svid
av2 =scart 1
av3 =scart 2
svid 1

Try that m8 if yoru tv is new this is how they set them up only old tvs normaly have svid i "think" or really expensive ones.

Most these days have avi av2 av3 1 is normaly svid.

make sure your settings are correct to mirror your pc .Make sure you have set pal not ntsa (cant remember the american 1 its close to ntsa ntca)

so 1 make sure its set pal 2 try av1 av2 or av3

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[Skunkcap Freddie]

it'll still look crap unless you playing a movie mate.

[numark1]

The picture was perfect with the 1meter cable, the 10 was absimal, lines running down the screen and it was really fuzzy.

Bought a decent 5m cable off ebay for £11 so will just have to wait and find out what that's like.

[haGGard]

Your TV channel has to be switched (probably somewhere in the options menu on your TV) to accept an S-video signal, otherwise the picture will be in Black and White...
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[numark1]

Yeh i kind of know that but i can't explain why the 10m cable works fine in colour just shit quality.