Connecting MacBook to TV issues

[hmharrison]

Hello All,

I recently bought a mini-dvi to video adapter and tried both composite video cable and s-video cable and the same thing occurs. The television screen is in a black and white horizontal loop. I've tried every resolution listed and the picture gets a little clearer on some, but still no dice. The kind of television I have is a Panasonic tube (not LCD or HD). Any suggestions?

 

[TheReef]

Try looking through your TV (settings on the TV) there may be something that lets you change the input type or the input format. That's just a general idea, I had to do it on my DVD player.

There may also be an option to change the TV refresh rate (on the Mac) have you tried changing it?

 

[hmharrison]

I looked through all the setup of my TV and there was nothing like that. I also went in to system preferences and there is an option for refresh rate but on mine is says n/a in the drop down menu and will not let you choose anything else.