"Snag" wrote in message
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Bill Noble wrote:
"Snag" wrote in message
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I'm tryin' to assemble diverse pieces into a sorta-kinda media
center . One of those pieces is a computer , Intel D865PERL MoBo
with ATI 9600 series
video card . The video looks great on a VGA monitor but ain't so
great on my
TeeVee . I'm hooked up with an s-video cable straight off the card
into the
TeeVee , and the picture is B&W for all practical purposes . Drivers
and all
are up-to-date .

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you are probably running at a much higher resolution than the TV's
native resolution - the loss of color suggests inadequate video
bandwidth so a cable could contribute there, but in general a TV's
resolution is dramatically lower than most computer monitors, and the
video bandwidth is also dramatically lower -

Hmm , one thing I saw in properties (I think , I'm a bit confused right
now) that referred to a refresh rate of 25 Hz ... and that was the only
selection . Might this be part of the problem ?

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Snag


analog TV refreshes at 30 hz so 25 might be right, or 60 hz interlaced.
Resolution is less than VGA though, closer to EGA - video bandwidth is way
too low for even a 640X480 picture - unless you really love the TV, you
would be better served using a computer monitor for the TV display and
driving it with a TV card when you want to watch a program from a broadcast
station - some computer monitors have multiple inputs - analog, digital and
also S video or other VCR type output - for some years I used an old color
monitor with a VCR for a TV for the kids - much better picture than a TV and
it was free - and it worked with their computer too.