Apple uses a different connector than normal for S-Video to allow the Composite Video adapter to work properly; one of the extra pins in the connector is used for composite video, so the little adapter cable just connects that one pin and a ground pin to the other end of the composite adapter. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the knowledgebase article that lists all the pinouts, but that's why. As for why it shows up in B&W, you may be using the wrong type of cable, or the cable, computer, or TV may have a broken pin. S-Video sends two video signals: luminance and chrominance. Luminance is the brightness (aka B&W), and chrominance is the hue and saturation. Sounds like the pin that carries the chrominance is not properly connected, whether on purpose or otherwise. Try using the S-Video to composite video adapter that came with the computer and use that instead of S-Video as a workaround. FWIW, S-Video *never* carries sound. It essentially takes the one signal sent down a composite video cable, and splits the color and brightness to allow for a slightly higher quality. Simon Chapman <sc at pr100.com> writes: > Not sure if this is a UK issue or not but my TiBook has a 7-pin > S-Video out > port while the front panel of my Panasonic 28DK TV has a 4-pin S-Video > input. Presumably this means that the TiBook sends sound signals out > with > the S-Video but that the TV only accepts the video signals and I > therefore > have to wire up separately for sound. But my problem is that I can't > find > anyone in the UK who stocks an S-Video cable with different plugs at > either > end. What do others do? Must cables be made to order? Kynan Shook kshook at mac.com http://homepage.mac.com/kshook/index.html