Unable to get colour on S-video output

[jambo]

Hi there..

I have a Fujitsu lifebook C2210 Laptop P4.1.8ghz 256mbDDR, 30gbHDD

with a 32mbDDR ATI RADEON 340M IGP graphics card with S-video out.

I recently purchased an S-video cable so i can connect the notebook to the TV & projector. (My projector is an Infocus (only 700ansi Lumens) with only s-video or rca inputs).

The cable was an S-video to 2xRCA plugs. I suppose the second RCA plug was for the audio..?... I connected the TV up fine with one of the RCA inputs connecting to the TV & the S-video connecting the laptop, however i am unable to get any colour in the output.. I thought it might of been the TV, so i tried the project or & same result.( Black & White)..
According to my video card settings & tv colour controls i should be getting colour on the TV..

Does anyone have any ideas? did i choose the wrong cable.??

[robotfunk]

either the cable is dodgy or the equipment on the other end is not equipped to handle Y/C (s-video) signal.

If the beamer has s-video in it should be able to handle it, don't use the s-video to rca adaptor but use a normal s-video cable.

AFAIK s-video does not carry audio

It could even be your computer being set to NTSC instead of PAL or vice versa.

[jambo]

I think it was the cable.

I tried another adapter - S-video to single RCA & connected a an RCA to RCA to both TV & projector.

Apparently the original cable i got must of been an S-VHS cable (correct me if im wrong but i dont think S-video & S-vhs are the same cable.)

Well ill go to the store tomorrow & purchase an S-video cable, hopefully it will work..!

[sleepytom]

the cable is wrong
you need an svideo to svideo (mini din to mini din) cable to send svideo down

the signal is black and white as the phono plug that you've connected to the tv only has the luma part of the signal - the colour is on the other phono plug (the lead is designed for use with a svideo input that is on 2 phonos - these are very rare)

[jambo]

cheers man..

damn this happens all the time. I always freak out that something is not working, i always think its the hardware or software first & mess around with all the settings to find out it was the cable all along.. cheers man!!!!

[Kenom]

The problem you are having is simple. I have a Radeon 8500 and it also has a s-video out on the card. Ati in it's infinite wonder has produced a S-video out that requires 7 pins instead of the typical 5. That is why the video doesn't have any color to it. You can purchase a S-video cable from ati for a small amount of money that does what you want or if you want you can also purchase a S-video to composite (rca) adapter. I got my adapter for a cheap $5.00 once you have the correct cable you should have no problems.

here's a link for the site it's setup specifically for your card and location.
https://apps.ati.com/naorder/index.asp

[VirtualVisuals]

your cable sounds dodgy, it sounds like it was designed for a composite video distribution amplifier so that the amp can amplify both the limunance and crominance separately, there would then be another cable to re-mix the two components.

It sounds dodgy, but it does work.... why anyone would use s rather than composite is beyond me though.... <mutters> dodgy consumer technology, I don't know... </mutters>

[jambo]

Yeah it turned out to be the wrong cable all along..

From a VJ point of view. How would you set up your video output from a laptop? would you go S-video to RCA to a mixer/projector? or would you go s-video to s-video to the projector.. Or would you just go for the 15pin VGA?

[holly]

I thought your projector didn't have VGA....

From a VJ's point of view we do everything with S-vid, but I curse the guy who designed such a stupid cable jack (perfectly round outside with asymetrical pins inside, and the female is always black plastic so you can't see which way to turn the pins). Words of advice: bring a flashlight.

Edited to say:
It would be much simpler to use a composite cable. They don't break and you can plug them in in the dark or above your head or behind the rack and anywhere else that cables must go that your head doesn't necessarily fit....

[psychodude]

Originally posted by holly
From a VJ's point of view we do everything with S-vid, but I curse the guy who designed such a stupid cable jack (perfectly round outside with asymetrical pins inside, and the female is always black plastic so you can't see which way to turn the pins). Words of advice: bring a flashlight.



So it's not just me being blond.

[Amukidi]

I've had more S-VHS cables fail than I can shake a stick at! Solution - do as Holly says and stick to comp, OR spend $45 on a pukka cable. You've just got to look at the things and they break - but they are made on a tiny scale - this is what happens when folks demand video cameras smaller than George bush's brain.

[silk]

Originally posted by jaffa808
this is what happens when folks demand video cameras smaller than George bush's brain.

ghehehe :D