Known problems/FAQQ: I'm only seeing grayscale image, but everything is connected properly
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You're probably using NTSC, change it to PAL in the configuration menu of your videocard.Q: I'm still only seeing grayscale image!
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Your TV is probably not exactly on the right frequency. If you have AV channels, use them. They are intended for video input other then regular cable. Be sure to use the S-AV channel for S-Video in.Q: Nop, still grayscale...
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You're probably using S-video, and your TV can't properly joint the line/color information. Use the composite setup or let your tv 'scan' all frequencies again, sometimes there are more possible frequencies and each one has a different image (worse/better)Q: Grayscale?
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Check user stupidities like no saturation, input/output channels are switched, outdated drivers etc.Q: I'm using TV-Tool, but there are black strokes around the image.
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Turn on Overscan.Q: When I enable the TV-out, my monitor turns blank.
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You need a 'twinview' function, some older graphic cards don't support this in their early drivers. Download new drivers, turn on twinview/hydravision/whatever and try again.Q: Can I use 2 monitors+TV?
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No, that's just wanting to much :)Q: Can I use more then one TV?
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Yes, you can! But all TV's will show the same image. You'll need some spitter cables for that too. Q:I can set the resolution in the ATI/Nvidia control panel up to 1024x768 (and maybe higher?) for my TV, but you say a TV can only handle up to 800x600.
A: There is one big misunderstanding about TV's. They have a _fixed_ resolution of 525xsomething. However, the TV chip on your graphic card converts your selected resolution to 525xsomething so your TV can hande it. Since some resolutions have different layouts (16:9, 4:3, 1:1) some resolutions might look stretched or black borders wil be placed around the image. Now, when taking a reslution bigger then 800x600, your TV chip on the graphic card will resize the image so drastically that most text will become unreadable (duh, ~half of the pixels are gone)
For movies that isn't so bad, you'll get a somewhat 'warmer' image, but for small images and text it's hell.
that's why resolutions over 800x600 are quite unusable and even disabled. Most phat LCD screens can handle 1024x768 resolutions because the'll act like a monitor then, and change their native resolution. Hopefully this clears everything out :)
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