Re: What's the Problem with set-top boxes?
From: Gregory (Gregory_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/03/04
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Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:05:06 -0800
I'm now onto my second Media Center PC.
Last year I had the HP m380.uk media center. This PC came with a Hauppauge
card which only had an s-video input. As noted previously my set-top box does
not output s-video but only outputs composite video. When I set up the
m380.uk, if I selected s-video 1 , I got a black and white picture. When I
selected composite video-1 I got a colour picture. Note I connected my
set-top box using a scart to s-video adapter and an s-video cable to the
tuner card - but had to select composite video 1 to get a colour picture.
Now with my new HP m1180.uk media center, the tuner card has both s-video
and composite video inputs. If I remember correctly (did this a few weeks
back), when I connect the same s-video cable to s-video 1, I get NO picture.
If I connect using composite video 1, I get a colour picture.
The problem is with the set-top box which does not output s-video as noted
previosuly. I would guess that somehow the old Hauppauge card has composite
video going through the s-video input, which explains what happened to me
last year and is happening to you now.
"Nigel Barker" wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:05:06 -0800, "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Definitely Scart to S-VIDEO, which I bought from Maplins for the purpose. I
> >also have a S-VHS to SCART cable which I used to use for outputting from a
> >computer to TV, so I am aware of the difference!
>
> I'm really at a loss now to diagnose your problem. To rule out completely any
> issue with S-video how about trying a SCART to composite lead?
>
> >Richard
> >Live from wintry Kent, where we today learned that commuting causes bouts of
> >amnesia and makes you look ten years older than you actually are. I work in
> >East London!
> >
>
> To be honest it was pouring down with rain all day yesterday. Bright & sunny
> this morning though & I have the day off:-)
>
> --
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
>
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