Very strange indeed [Archive]

TheeeGod 3

31st May 2002, 07:22

i recently downloaded an svcd off the net. when i viewed it on my comp using powerdvd, it worked fine. then i burned it onto cds and tested them on my comp. and again they worked fine. i then tried to play these cd's on my dvd player (pioneer dv 440) and they do not have color. they are shown as black and white. this is very strange. at first i thought my standalone was messed up. so i tried watching one of the other svcd's that i have and voila! it worked fine. i tried to watch a few more and they all worked fine. i then put in this svcd i burnt and it was black and white again. the same svcd plays color on my comp's dvd player.

can anyone tell me what is goin on? and how i can watch it in color on my standalone? :confused:

thanx for your time

Mikele

31st May 2002, 08:21

Maybe a PAL/NTSC issue?

Mac Sidewinder

31st May 2002, 13:25

Definitly a pal/ntsc issue. I live in the US now but lived in Germany for awhile and have a multisystem tv. I have svcds that play black and white on my ntsc tv but in color on the multisystem.

Mac

cofferscuffs

31st May 2002, 13:42

try using a scart lead or svhs lead to connect your dvd player to your tv... if you havent already

TheeeGod 3

31st May 2002, 18:44

thanks guys. it probly is a pal/ntsc issue then.

@cofferscuffs

i just searched for scart lead on google and i see its some kind of a wire. i'm really not good with hardware (or software) :( can you please explain how would i be able to do this with a pioneer and a tv? sorry if this seems like a dum question

*edit* - i was looking more and i found this page: https://www.linkonline.co.uk/LinkSupport/showfaq.asp?fldAuto=21 i'm a little bit more familiar but not comfortable with it. one quick question: is svhs lead connection the same as S-Video connection?

cofferscuffs

31st May 2002, 19:47

oppps!

my bad when i said svhs lead i meant s-video lead....

TheeeGod 3

31st May 2002, 20:28

got it...i will try the s-video lead and report back...thank you :cool:

TheeeGod 3

4th June 2002, 21:10

i finally bought an s-video wire and was hoping it would solve the problem BUT no luck at all. it still plays balck and white. someone plzz help! :(