s-video cable - still no colour

[hillbiyy]

hi guys, i have this tv:

sharp CRT 59Ds05H (brought it around the time of the n64)

http://www.tradenet.sharp.co.uk/files/Consumer_Electronics/CRT_Television/59Ds05H/59Ds05H-045.pdf

my NTSC wii was not displaying colour so i brought this:

TeckNet TYW-1024 Nintendo Wii 2in1 Cable (Scart Cable +S AV cable)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000P13UZQ/203-5566732-9239955

and this adapter:

Philips SWV3563/10 Switchable Scart to 3 x RCA Phono and S-Video Adapter

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NP9S7I/203-5566732-9239955

my wii is still in black and white - what have i done wrong!!!

[sj33]

S-Video is usually only accepted through the second Scart socket, so make sure you are connecting (via the adaptor) into that one.

If that does not work, then your TV probably does not support NTSC.

[JB@XL]

i presume you are using the tv scart which accepts the s-video input.I used to have the same set up on my switched cube and on the tv av channels i had to go through the av channels until av2-s to get colour on the cube as av2 would show the cube in black and white.

[hillbiyy]

S-Video is usually only accepted through the second Scart socket, so make sure you are connecting (via the adaptor) into that one.

If that does not work, then your TV probably does not support NTSC.

i ahve connected in both scart sockets at the back and still no colour!

[hillbiyy]

i presume you are using the tv scart which accepts the s-video input.I used to have the same set up on my switched cube and on the tv av channels i had to go through the av channels until av2-s to get colour on the cube as av2 would show the cube in black and white.

there are only 4 av channels:

euroscart (nothing connected)
AV1 (wii connected)
SVHS (same wii picture)
Front (nothing connected at front of tv)

on both AV1 and SVHS the wii is displayed as black and white

i have also gone through all channels if it is that

[JB@XL]

your TV probably does not support NTSC.

Has the tv worked with other ntsc consoles.If not then i suspect that Shakey is spot on.

[hillbiyy]

Has the tv worked with other ntsc consoles.If not then i suspect that Shakey is spot on.

i havent tried - this is my first NTSC console

how can i try? it doesnt say in the manual

[Mayhem]

Precisely, it doesn't say in the manual. Your TV only supports PAL. Mine for example states it supports PAL and NTSC in the specifications at the back of the manual. Yours just says PAL. So it won't handle an NTSC signal. Time to get a new TV...

[Commander Marklar]

Or an RGB lead/fix whatever.

[sj33]

Or an RGB lead/fix whatever.

No RGB on NTSC Wii's.

[hillbiyy]

No RGB on NTSC Wii's.

SO NEW TV ONLY OPTION?

There is a link to the manual (pdf) in the first post, but i dont seem to see NTSC anywhere - i cant believe a £500 Tv which was brought about 6 years ago doesnt have NTSC.

I read about people who use tv's from the 1980's but mine doesnt work???

[Lyris]

It all depends on what parts the manufacturer chose to throw into that TV.

The options are to buy a Component video cable and a Component to RGB SCART transcoder (pricy) or to buy a new TV (pricier still). You could also try to find a box that "boosts" the NTSC colour signal and converts the video signal to PAL-60 but the quality will probably be lousy.

[hillbiyy]

Orange (mobile phone contractors) have offered me the 19" LE19R71B samsung tv

http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le26r71bxxeu.asp?page=Specifications

will this be goos enough to desplay my NTSC wii in colour?

[sj33]

SO NEW TV ONLY OPTION?

If your satisfied with your TV overall, then the cheapest decent option is a Component-to-RGB converter like Lyris mentioned. They are about ?70, or were last I checked.
'cheapest' is a NTSC-to-PAL60 converter for about a tenner, but they're apparently pretty crap.

[hillbiyy]

Orange (mobile phone contractors) have offered me the 19" LE19R71B samsung tv

http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le26r71bxxeu.asp?page=Specifications

will this be goos enough to desplay my NTSC wii in colour?

how about this as an alternative then?