Rightyo i'm just in the process of converting my old overclocking pc (SKTA) into a HTPC now i've upgraded my main rig.
It's using an Asus V8420 Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb graphics card, with tv-out. I have this connected via a REALLY nice S-Video>SCART convertor cable (1m). It's on a DFI Infinity SKTA Nforce2 mobo if that makes any difference..
I've got the rig all out on my workbench, and i'm using a Sharp 14" portable tv as a setup item, there isn't enough space for the old, but fantastic and large/super HEAVY Sony Trinitron tv i'm going to use as the main display.
I've put the latest version of drivers for that card from the nvidia website, Forceware 97.31 on it, seems fine.
I have the TV-OUT working, but it's only in black&white. It's also not very sharp quality picture but i'll work on that once i have colour.
Now this may be connected, but it seems to be locked in NTSC mode (the card) giving a 60hz refresh. There is no flickering on the screen which is surprising, but its possible this is causing my colour issues.
There doesn't appear to be a lot i can use on the pc side to raise colour level, but i've tried maxing the TV's colour, to no avail.
Does anyone have a clue how to fix this, because i've had no end of issues getting this pc built(technologies i have never used before, as my previous pc's have all just had gfx, sound, and LAN cards) and it's really doing my head in, although the MSI tv-in card went in like a dream, really, really impressed with that
muchas gracias in advance
s.
It's using an Asus V8420 Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb graphics card, with tv-out. I have this connected via a REALLY nice S-Video>SCART convertor cable (1m). It's on a DFI Infinity SKTA Nforce2 mobo if that makes any difference..
I've got the rig all out on my workbench, and i'm using a Sharp 14" portable tv as a setup item, there isn't enough space for the old, but fantastic and large/super HEAVY Sony Trinitron tv i'm going to use as the main display.
I've put the latest version of drivers for that card from the nvidia website, Forceware 97.31 on it, seems fine.
I have the TV-OUT working, but it's only in black&white. It's also not very sharp quality picture but i'll work on that once i have colour.
Now this may be connected, but it seems to be locked in NTSC mode (the card) giving a 60hz refresh. There is no flickering on the screen which is surprising, but its possible this is causing my colour issues.
There doesn't appear to be a lot i can use on the pc side to raise colour level, but i've tried maxing the TV's colour, to no avail.
Does anyone have a clue how to fix this, because i've had no end of issues getting this pc built(technologies i have never used before, as my previous pc's have all just had gfx, sound, and LAN cards) and it's really doing my head in, although the MSI tv-in card went in like a dream, really, really impressed with that
muchas gracias in advance
s.
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