Re: Japanese dreamcast in Europe - - color problem

In their own inimitable way, Chris Bartram wrote:

You'll also need to plug it into an RGB scart socket. Not all scart sockets
on TVs are RGB...

That's probably it.
By the sound of it it's in a S-Video only socket at the moment.

Probably not. The DC's RGB lead is fairly unique in that it *only* carries an RGB picture, and not any other type. Plug a DC RGB lead into a non-RGB socket, and you'll get a black screen with sound.

Tim (tm)
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