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Hello !
I have a RADEON 8500LE on WinXP, and connected the video out to my TV.
More precisely, I plugged a cable into the s-video output on the computer, and plugged that thing into the composite-In on the TV(Sort of a home-made cable, but it's good quality).
The problem is, the signal the TV card is sending out if an NTSC one, and my TV is PAL only.
That's not 100% sure, but it seems very similar to when I tried palying NTSC PS2 games on the PAL TV. I get b/w image, with weird borders(a bit smaller then needed) in both cases(the PS2 and the TV-out).
The problem is that I can't access the Format menu in the TV Properties ! I know it's supposed to be there, I seen it on screenshots, but there simply is no Format tab in the TV Properties ! The format tab lets me select the format of the output(PAL/NTSC/SECAM ect.) and the refresh rate. And it's simply not there. I only have 3 tabs : Attributes / Adjustments / Advanced. No Format.
I have all the latest drivers from ATI. And that Contol Panel of theirs.
So my questions are :
Is there a way to gain access to the Format Tab ?
Is there a way to select the output format outside of the Display Properties(where I can't find the Format tab) ? Sometihng like outside software, ect.
Thanks !
PS I looked into the option of flashing my bios, but I am not that desperate just yet. I just don't have money for a new video card, so I need to make sure this one stay alive.
I have a RADEON 8500LE on WinXP, and connected the video out to my TV.
More precisely, I plugged a cable into the s-video output on the computer, and plugged that thing into the composite-In on the TV(Sort of a home-made cable, but it's good quality).
The problem is, the signal the TV card is sending out if an NTSC one, and my TV is PAL only.
That's not 100% sure, but it seems very similar to when I tried palying NTSC PS2 games on the PAL TV. I get b/w image, with weird borders(a bit smaller then needed) in both cases(the PS2 and the TV-out).
The problem is that I can't access the Format menu in the TV Properties ! I know it's supposed to be there, I seen it on screenshots, but there simply is no Format tab in the TV Properties ! The format tab lets me select the format of the output(PAL/NTSC/SECAM ect.) and the refresh rate. And it's simply not there. I only have 3 tabs : Attributes / Adjustments / Advanced. No Format.
I have all the latest drivers from ATI. And that Contol Panel of theirs.
So my questions are :
Is there a way to gain access to the Format Tab ?
Is there a way to select the output format outside of the Display Properties(where I can't find the Format tab) ? Sometihng like outside software, ect.
Thanks !
PS I looked into the option of flashing my bios, but I am not that desperate just yet. I just don't have money for a new video card, so I need to make sure this one stay alive.