[mythtv-users] TV Out quality (S-Video) on Epia M1000

[Stephen Dolan]

On 21/01/2008, Stephen Dolan <stephen.dolan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 21/01/2008, Tim Phipps <mythtv-users at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm using the composite output on mine which is good enough for PAL TV.
> > As other have said use 720x576Noscale in xorg.conf and disconnect the
> > monitor from the VGA before booting. I can only get monochrome from the
> > s-video in my set-up. No idea why and it's a shame since the picture is
> > a bit shaper than the composite output. (It's s-video into a s-video to
> > scart connector)
> >
>
> Sounds like your TV doesn't support an S-video signal. Not all of them do,
> and sometimes the TV will only support an S-video signal on one of the SCART
> sockets. For example my TV has 4 SCART sockets, but only SCART 2 supports
> s-video. If I plug the s-video->scart cable into any of the other SCART
> sockets on the TV then I get a monochrome picture.
>
> Check the specs for your TV.
>
> and have a read of this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video#Connector

hope that helps
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