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External TV Display is black and white when connect via DVI to S-Video

Hi,

In Leopard this used to work fine, however in Snow Leopard I'm getting the following problem:

I use a DVI to S-Video adaptor (bought from Apple Store) to connect my macbook pro (Feb 2008 model) to a Digital TV. Every time I connected it used to work fine and I could instantly play movies. However in Snow leopard, every time I connect the TV display is Black and White, and I have to restart my macbook pro, while the DVI to S-Video thing is connect to get a coloured screen.

Any help is appreciated!

Irfan

Feb 2008 (2.4 Ghz, 200G HD, Multi-touch, 15.4'' LCD), Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Aug 31, 2009 2:45 AM

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chironex

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Mar 26, 2010 6:58 AM in response to irfanhab

Location: Germany
Config: MBP (2007) 2,4Ghz, 8600M GT
Adapter: DVI -> S-Video Adapter (Thomson Television)

After the Update from 10.5 to 10.6 i had the same Problem: Horizontal Rainbow Gradient/distorted Picture.

My Solution: I test with an borrowed (same) Adapter from my friend and i had a perfekt Picture.
The difference between the Adapters: His Adapter is marked with the Word "PAL" (between the Connectors).
It seems: Apple sells different Connectors in Germany!

So, now i try to get an replacement from Apple or ASP.

Mar 29, 2010 12:39 AM in response to chironex

Quote: After the Update from 10.5 to 10.6 i had the same Problem: _Horizontal Rainbow Gradient/distorted Picture._

We're not talking about horizontal rainbows or distorted pictures in this topic. It's about _black & white_, as stated in the topic-title.

Think before you speak, read before you post.

chironex

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Mar 29, 2010 1:04 AM in response to Mondo Generator

Quote:

Mondo Generator, Posted: 29.03.2010 09:37
We're not talking about horizontal rainbows or distorted pictures in this topic. It's about black & white, as stated in the topic-title.

I know that.

Think before you speak, read before you post.

Done.

I had different outputs incl. the topic "black & white" - it changes randomly (most of i see the distorted picture)

Mar 29, 2010 5:05 AM in response to chironex

If it is the same problem then there's no hardware solution to solve it. So if the cable you ordered is gonna fix this, we're talking about different problems.

The Black & White thing is a Snow Leopard software related bug.

Mar 29, 2010 10:41 AM in response to Mondo Generator

10.6.3

Did anyone download it yet? Hope it's fixed...

dagassa

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Mar 29, 2010 11:30 AM in response to Mondo Generator

uhhh yeah.. it's fixed! thänks apple!

Mar 29, 2010 12:49 PM in response to dagassa

Thank you Apple!

Seems this is a very good update. Haven't read any problems yet.

Mar 29, 2010 4:44 PM in response to Mondo Generator

Totally stoked to confirm that 10.6.3 solves this issue for me too. Plug my Early 2008 Macbook Pro 17" into TV, then unplug, sleep it, wake it up, and then plug it in again - still color. No more black and white. Cheers, Apple.

External TV Display is black and white when connect via DVI to S-Video