[ltp] RE: svideo output on thinkpad z61e

[Bryan Moore]

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:19:46 +0100
Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:

> 
> 
> Bryan Moore wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:55:27 +0100
> > Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> > 
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> P.S. If you've not done this before, you'll notice horrible 
> >>>> "comb-distortion" aka "mice teeth". This is related to 
> >>>> interlacing/de-interlacing. http://100fps.com/
> >>> my television doesn't have an option to change it's region, so i'm
> >>> going to assume--possibly incorrectly--that it is set correctly.
> >>> one down, many to go.
> >> Some TVs are capable of receiving multiple different encodings,
> >> such as NTSC or PAL. Sounds like your TV isn't multi-format
> >> capable (which is perfectly OK). Therefore ,you will need to make
> >> sure your computer is set to output video in the same format as
> >> your TV expects.
> >>
> >> More here, including a useful map.
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal
> > 
> > nope... i'm pretty sure my tv is ntsc and the computer is set to
> > output as such.
> > 
> 
> Unfortunately, that's the limit of my advice, though someone else
> here may be able to help.
> 
> One alternative method is to purchase a VGA -> S-Video  converter box.
> Such devices cost only about $20. It's not an elegant solution, but
> it might be the quickest!
> 
> Richard
yeah, i've looked around and seen an s-video-to-component converter for
about that price... dirty, dirty solution. ;-)

you know, someday, linux users won't have to resort to such "crass"
fixes.

thanks, again, for all your assistance!