s-video with black and white output (1 Viewer)

[wpervaiz]

So heres the scenario:

I was using a belkin s-video cable (12 feet) to connect my cable box to my projector and everything was working fine.

Then I changed projector location and I needed a larger cable, so I went out and bought a no-brand 25 foot s video cable. Now I've lost all colors; my projector only displays black and white. Going back to the old shorter cable, everything is fine.

My question is; does this have to do with the length of the cable, the brand, or just a bad cable. In other words, if i simply swap the larger cable with another of the same brand, would this work or do I need a more expensive belkin-like cable ?

Thanks!

 

[Leo Kerr]

Belkin cables aren't particularly good cables. They're just expensive. (Personal opinion, that.)

Anyway, your problem is that the Chroma channel is not making it through -- either a badly made joint at one end or another, or a break in one of the wires.

Swapping the wire from another of the same brand should resolve the situation.

Leo