TV Out - restricted to 60Hz, need 50Hz
I'm trying to set up my IBM Thinkpad T43 for TV out.
All I get (on our aging TV set) is a blurry black and white image on the TV screen.
On a newer TV set the color is fine.
I blame the "Generic television" driver, which forces output at 60Hz: I'm on PAL here, at 50Hz. The new TV set probably accepts NTSC (60Hz) as well.
I tried fiddling around with all kinds of resulotions and frequesncies for display drivers, but no matter what I do, the TV driver's frequency can't be influenced.
Can anyone tell me wether I'm either right or wrong, and perhaps direct me to a suitable TV driver for PAL?
All I get (on our aging TV set) is a blurry black and white image on the TV screen.
On a newer TV set the color is fine.
I blame the "Generic television" driver, which forces output at 60Hz: I'm on PAL here, at 50Hz. The new TV set probably accepts NTSC (60Hz) as well.
I tried fiddling around with all kinds of resulotions and frequesncies for display drivers, but no matter what I do, the TV driver's frequency can't be influenced.
Can anyone tell me wether I'm either right or wrong, and perhaps direct me to a suitable TV driver for PAL?
Irwin Santos
If your IBM TV out is NTSC, then you need a NTSC -PAL converter.
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The T43 supports both PAL and NTSC.
In the Fn + F7 menu (toggle for displays), I can define output to e.g. LCD and TV out at e.g. 800*600 for PAL. NTSC is another option.
Still... if I select PAL, the TV flickers for a sec, then I get an error message that the TV mode is not supported, and it seems to continue @ 60 Hz. I tried different resolutions: that's not causing the error.
I shouldn't need another piece of hardware to convert the signal!
In the Fn + F7 menu (toggle for displays), I can define output to e.g. LCD and TV out at e.g. 800*600 for PAL. NTSC is another option.
Still... if I select PAL, the TV flickers for a sec, then I get an error message that the TV mode is not supported, and it seems to continue @ 60 Hz. I tried different resolutions: that's not causing the error.
I shouldn't need another piece of hardware to convert the signal!
got another monitor to attach too?
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cool!! that's good news.. perhaps you would like to close the question. Happy Viewing!!