SVideo cable to RCA LCD - No Colour - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

brownriggd · 2009-08-19, 02:48 PM

Bought an RCA 32" LCD from Superstore. I hooked it up to my Shaw Direct digital sat box using an SVideo cable (best connection available from the sat box) and the signal is black and white only.

Colours show through via composite connection. The sat box is fairly old (9 years) and the S vid connection was never used. Defective cable, TV or sat box?.........

57 · 2009-08-19, 03:14 PM

Probably defective cable, or dirt/oxidation in the ports - unplug/replug the cable a few times. - but hard to say. Here's a list of things to check.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=19694

You should get yourself an HD STB anyway...

JamesK · 2009-08-19, 04:04 PM

First suspect the cable or connectors. Cables are cheap, so why not get another and see?

mkmorris · 2009-08-19, 04:22 PM

Yeah, check the cables first. S-Vid cables are ridiculously cheap. Having said that, I had a DVD player once upon a time, when I hooked up the svideo to my tv (which I knew was good) all I got was black and white as well.

Could be the sat box... but check the cables first.

Larry · 2009-08-19, 04:29 PM

I know that some TVs have the ability to adjust colour/contrast/etc. on each input independently. Think it is worthwhile to check the picture settings on the S-video input?

JamesK · 2009-08-19, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Could be the sat box... but check the cables first.

It could be either device. It helps if you have something else to test with.

2009-08-19, 02:48 PM	#1
brownriggd Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 247	SVideo cable to RCA LCD - No Colour Bought an RCA 32" LCD from Superstore. I hooked it up to my Shaw Direct digital sat box using an SVideo cable (best connection available from the sat box) and the signal is black and white only. Colours show through via composite connection. The sat box is fairly old (9 years) and the S vid connection was never used. Defective cable, TV or sat box?......... __________________ Dave B Panasonic TH50PZ800U ShawDirect HDPVR LG BH 200 BD/HDDVD Onkyo TX-SR605 AVR

2009-08-19, 03:14 PM	#2
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,347	Probably defective cable, or dirt/oxidation in the ports - unplug/replug the cable a few times. - but hard to say. Here's a list of things to check. http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=19694 You should get yourself an HD STB anyway... __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

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2009-08-19, 04:04 PM	#3
JamesK Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mississauga Posts: 5,089	First suspect the cable or connectors. Cables are cheap, so why not get another and see?

2009-08-19, 04:22 PM	#4
mkmorris Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scarborough, ON Posts: 79	Yeah, check the cables first. S-Vid cables are ridiculously cheap. Having said that, I had a DVD player once upon a time, when I hooked up the svideo to my tv (which I knew was good) all I got was black and white as well. Could be the sat box... but check the cables first.

2009-08-19, 04:29 PM	#5
Larry Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Rogers) Posts: 1,521	I know that some TVs have the ability to adjust colour/contrast/etc. on each input independently. Think it is worthwhile to check the picture settings on the S-video input?