From: Andreas Michaelides (andreas_at_xtra.co.nz)
Date: Thu Dec 17 1998 - 02:13:28 EST
Definately sounds like you are playing to the wrong TV system. I don't know
what format your test DVD disk is in: NTSC or PAL,(it should say on the
Jewel Case somewhere), but playing an American NTSC disk on a PAL TV will
definately screw up the colors, or more. I'm not sure if you can get SECAM
DVD's, but PAL and SECAM are almost identical and used a lot in Europe, but
the colors will get lost playing one on the other.
Here in NZ, most new TV's handle all systems so this is not a problem.
Using the TV as an external monitor, you can switch from NTSC to PAL in the
Thinkpad config program, try that and see the effects.
I'm guessing your TV cannot handle the Video system the DVD is encoded in,
but it will show up on the LCD display no matter what system it is in.
Hope this helps,
Andreas!!
:-)
>
>Did anyone ever heard of problems regarding DVD-Output on TV via the
>VIDEO-conversion cable and S-VHS-cable (or cinch) ?
>
>All I get is black and white output (while on the LCD SoftDVD "plays"
>color).
>We also used Cinch cable instead of S-VHS, no change.
>We used another Input-system (VCR), no change too.
>We played the DVD DEMO (it is delivered with the TP on disk), -> black +
>white on TV.
>
>When we use the TV as an external Screen for i.e. W95 (activate external
>Screen in Thinkpad Utilities, PAL, etc.), voila, the W95 Desktop can be
>viewed in 256 colors and 800x600
>
>any suggestions (helpline says: change the "adapter for DVD and extended
>video") ???
>
>Peter
>
>
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