thanks for the reply however I see color on the TV display at the
windows xp splash screen on boot and when the computer is booted in
safe mode. The problem is really rather strange.

Color appears in the TV on boot screen and in safe mode.

Thanks


Rod Speed wrote:
> proph3t <craigoscott@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have an Nvidia Geforce 6600 /w S - vid out.
> > The display is always black and white.
>
> I got the same result with a difference video card with TV out.
> The problem turned out to be a non standard TV out connector
> that looks like a standard svideo connector until you look at it
> closely. I was using the composite signal, and with the video
> card it was actually connected to the Y signal on the TV out.
> Once I used the supplied adapter, the composite signal was
> fine, full color available.
>
> > However the boot screen is in color and when
> > safemode is booted color also displays.
>
> On the TV or on the monitor ? I forget what showed
> on the TV with the original config color wise.
>
> > Its quite strange
>
> Nope, once you know what the problem is, its all rather obvious.