Black video on tv

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Hi

I got a Radeon 9600XT. I can force detection on my tv, and get a picture,
but if I play an avi movie, the screen is black on the tv, but looks normal
on my monitor.
Display properties refuses to accept my tv (the secondary display) as my
primary monitor.
Any suggestions?
TIA

 

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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:37:54 +0100, "Dr.John" <pharynx@ofir.dk> wrote:

>I got a Radeon 9600XT. I can force detection on my tv, and get a picture,
>but if I play an avi movie, the screen is black on the tv, but looks normal
>on my monitor.

Enable Theater Mode in the Overlay settings (Clone mode options).

 

[SL]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati (More info?)

my brother often has the same problem with that. He will tune the tv to
channel 3 and it will be black and white. I tell him to go up or down a
channel and then back to channel 3. Walla, it is now in color. The tv
simply was not getting the signal correctly (from the pc) and displays
either a distorted picture or a black&white one. Also, just powering off
the tv and back on produces the same results.

to note, I always activate the 2nd monitor/tv before turning on my
television set. Otherwise, I get what your getting. Its worth looking
into.

sl
"erratic" <erratic@reply-to.address> wrote in message
news:4o6jd.13506$PT3.740456@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
> On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:37:54 +0100, "Dr.John" <pharynx@ofir.dk> wrote:
>
>>I got a Radeon 9600XT. I can force detection on my tv, and get a picture,
>>but if I play an avi movie, the screen is black on the tv, but looks
>>normal
>>on my monitor.
>
> Enable Theater Mode in the Overlay settings (Clone mode options).

 

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati (More info?)

thanks for the follow ups,

*i have tryed on 2 tv's both work with the nvidia card on tv out
*i have tryed and tested the cables, all work
*i have tryed coxial out (from the vid card, then use the adapter (it
spays off to 4 conections ... connected to the video in on my TV (its
a brand new LG)
*i have tryed on all scren resolution settings
*i "force tv connection " (bloody useless that thing!)
*the actual control or ati display panel is so bloody complicated!
*even LOADING the drivers was a nightmare, and the book was NOTHING
like it loaded them up, I tryed this probably 30 times? (uninstall,
reinstall ect, reg clean, formatt comp even...ALL the same result :
NADA)
*i have returned to the shop of purchase 3 times, all 3 times they
said they took it back to the company (ati) and they said it was fine
*i have asked for ati online support, to be given a very automated
response.
*i have googles my butt off ... and have found sevral people with the
exact same problem, ALL have yet to recieve an answer.

still searching... btw i should give the exact specs i guess:

p4 1.7gig 8srx_f10c (BIOS)(gigabyte)
1gig ddr333 ram

the card is GV-R96X256V
radeon9600xt (its also a gigabyte)

thanks again to the true helpers: the public!

> Have you tried this with more than one TV? Are you using S-Video, composite
> or have tried both? S-Video carries the brightness and color on different
> pins of the connector. How long is the cable you are trying to use? Recently
> someone had this problem and found the device he had attached it to needed
> to have the S-Video enabled on it. Picture was B&W if not enabled.
> HTH