proph3t <craigoscott@hotmail.com> wrote

> 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.

Then you likely have a driver problem. Those screens use a different
video mode to the one used when fully booted and its only that
particular video mode that is black and white for some reason.


> 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.