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Hello everyone!
My first post! Just found this great website and have a couple questions about my Beovision LX2500.
I have a Raspberry Pi that I am hoping to use as a media center on the 2500. The computer has an RCA video out which I have connected through an RCA to SCART adapter in to the TV. All of this works great except that there is no color.
From what I have been able to gather it seems I am trying to connect component video to an RGB input and that is where the color is disappearing.
I also have a Beovision LX2800 and the same thing happens there but when connected this way to my LCD TV everything works fine and the color looks great.
So for my questions:
-Is what I am trying to do possible? If so, how?
I have read something about RGB and component "modes" and the possibility of switching in between them but can't figure out how to do this if it's true.
-Does anyone have a scan of the user manual for the TV?
I would be very grateful for this as I have no documentation for the TV and it is kind of hard to figure things out without instructions.
Thanks for the help!!
It sounds as though the Raspberry Pi is outputting an NTSC video signal which your Beovision cannot handle although most modern receivers will as majority are multi standard now.
The 2500 and 2800 will display a black and white picture with an incorrect aspect ratio with an NTSC picture.
Ron
Component (YUV) and RGB both need three or four separate signals to show a colour picture. Either Ron is right, or the Pi is indeed outputting a component signal (using three different pins) and you have only Y connected to the TV. Y contains sync & luminance information, or in other words, a composite black and white version of the picture information.
To get colour, you will need to get either a PAL composite signal out of the Pi (single cable), or RGB + sync (four cables). Most European TVs, including the older CRT B&Os, cannot directly show a component (YUV) signal.
EDIT: I googled a bit and the Raspberry Pi has only composite video out & HDMI, so this component/RGB hoohaa doesn't apply. But apparently it indeed defaults to NTSC mode, you need to edit some config file to configure the framebuffer & video hardware to composite PAL.
--mika
Langleyav: It sounds as though the Raspberry Pi is outputting an NTSC video signal which your Beovision cannot handle although most modern receivers will as majority are multi standard now. The 2500 and 2800 will display a black and white picture with an incorrect aspect ratio with an NTSC picture. Ron
this is likely to be your issue, I had the same when I bought my BD player and conected to my ME6000, which only accepted PAL signal.
it is not a component RGB but a composit interconect the yellow one.
I solved the issue by changing the ME for a MX6000, got a Beo4 and color picture, sold the other one with BL1000, net profit 50krona in your case it will probably be possible to change setings on the raspberry unlike my BD player
mika, your managed to post while I was writing...
and with more tech info than what I can contribute with , however the raspberry only have one RCA connection and it is said to be composite so it must be the PAL NTSC issue
cheers, Goran
Wow, thanks for all the quick replies! I think you guys hit the nail on the head with the NTSC theory. I think I am in luck with the raspberry as changing to PAL output is basically just adding a line in a config file.
Thanks again!