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S Video to RCA cable showing up black and white

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  1. jtslmn720 jtslmn720 is offline

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    May 12th, 2011 (5/12/2011 11:42pm)

    My laptop is before HDMI times so it has s video connections and VGA. I purchased an S video to RCA cable to plug my laptop into my tv. When I plug it in though it shows up black and white. The tv is 720 plasma and the laptop is a Dell inspiron e1705 that I got back in 2007.

    I was considering getting a VGA to HDMI cable but from what I read I need to have a special video board that I have no idea about.

    Anyone have any ideas or any settings on my computer I should check?

    Thanks
  2. deadeyehank deadeyehank is offline

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    May 12th, 2011 (5/12/2011 11:50pm) in reply to jtslmn720

    might be graphics card settin...

    or it could be the format, like PAL or whatever isn;t the same.

    I dunno to be honest. turn it off and back on again?

    is it a cheap cable too? i had one years ago a VGA to RCA one and couldnt get it to work at all...
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    May 12th, 2011 (5/12/2011 11:51pm) in reply to deadeyehank

    Is one of the pins on the s-video cable bent or missing?
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 7:29pm) in reply to Kugr84

    well my computer has a 7 pin plug but the wire i got is only 4... would that matter? didnt even think to check that when i got it
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 7:30pm) in reply to jtslmn720

     
    Originally Posted by jtslmn720 View Post

    well my computer has a 7 pin plug but the wire i got is only 4... would that matter? didnt even think to check that when i got it

    umm, yes.
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 7:33pm) in reply to Kugr84

    okay so dont know what i did but now its color
    Edited By: jtslmn720 May 13th, 2011 at 07:35 PM
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 7:47pm) in reply to jtslmn720

     
    Originally Posted by jtslmn720 View Post

    well my computer has a 7 pin plug but the wire i got is only 4... would that matter? didnt even think to check that when i got it


    yeah don't worry about it, those other 3 pins are optional....just like speed limits, surgeon general's warnings, and subpoenas
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 8:17pm) in reply to jtslmn720

     
    Originally Posted by jtslmn720 View Post

    okay so dont know what i did but now its color

     
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 9:04pm) in reply to AmSlim22

    lol at svideo cables
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    May 13th, 2011 (5/13/2011 9:21pm) in reply to blacktrizzle



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