PS2 help

[DaveShoelace]

My missus bought a PS2 yesterday and it only displays in black and white.

It has three colour coded outputs but my TV, which is a relativley new HD one, doesnt have the same coloured ports.

Any ideas? It sucks destroying her at Tekken in black and white

[lazaroonie]

i am guessing that the three colour coded outputs are red white and yellow, and your tv has red green and blue ?

[DaveShoelace]

i am guessing that the three colour coded outputs are red white and yellow, and your tv has red green and blue ?

Thats correct (and a few others too)

[bhoywonder]

Is the frequency co ordinated with ur tv.change ur tv setting to either 50 or 60 hertz.

[DaveShoelace]

Is the frequency co ordinated with ur tv.change ur tv setting to either 50 or 60 hertz.

Erm, dont suppose you know how to do that do you? Can you change that via the remote control or do i piss around round the back of it? I cant find anything on the TV menu

[bhoywonder]

Should be through ur remote m8.just a thought,i had a similar prob years ago.maybe change the ps2 settings.either/or

[lazaroonie]

been a while since I looked at a ps2, but what you have is a composite cable and you are trying to plug it into a component video socket(s). this wont work. even if it did the picture quality would be quite poor.
was there no scart cable in the box ? if this is the only cable shipped with the ps2 these days I would make a trip to maplin or somewhere and get something like this :


http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/6122886/PS2-2m-Gold-Plated-Scart-Cable/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Electronics-_-Scart++S-_-PS2%2B(Playstation%2B2)%2B2m%2BGold%2BPlated%2BScart%2BCable&source=5065&engine=froogle_electronics&keyword=PS2+(Playstation+2)+2m+Gold+Plated+Scart+Cable

or for a better picture, get one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Playstation-Ps2-Component-Cable-Lead/dp/B000OY1SDU

[dik9]

A PS2 Barry? Did they make them for colour Television?

[LeKnave]

get a ps3 you nit!

[sledge13]

PS2 wtf???

[weller001]

was either the PS2 or TV bought in the US?

if you try and use PAL (european standard) on a U.S (NSTSC) it will come out black and white.

maybe check if the ps2 is using nstsc setting.

[Suited_Jock]

Cable is probably duff I remember it happening to mine back when I were a lad, cheap replacement from Argos or Ebay FTW

[scotty2hatty]

sell and get a PS3

good help?