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Xbox gone black&white at 60 hz

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  • 22-12-2011 12:56am
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    podgemonster
    Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭


    Turned on my xbox this evening to find that the picture was black and white! WTF. So a quick google and i find out i need to change the frequency to 50 hz. Done!

    Colour comes back and I go to play Gears of War 3 but to now the xbox wont play it as it doesnt support 50 hz.

    Anyone else have this problem?? Game, tv and xbox have work fine together these last few months, why the sudden change.
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    #2
    PickledLime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭PickledLime


    Wonder has it anything to do with the new Metro dashboard? Have you tried to play other games at 60Hz?


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    podgemonster
    Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭podgemonster


    yes works with Fifa 12 and i had played Gears previously on the new dashboard for a number of weeks.


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    Meesared
    Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭Meesared


    Sounds like your TV is having an issue coping with 60hz


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    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,858 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    There's two ways to deal with this:

    1. Get a new TV. If yours doesn't support 60Hz it's from the days dinosaurs stalked the earth.

    2. The cheaper option. Get an RGB scart cable. It's an international standard so supports 50 and 60 Hz. Also I'm guessing you are using composite (red, white and yellow) cables on a standard definition TV. RGB will give you a massive increase in visual quality almost on par with HD. Just remember most TVs have multiple scart scokets but only the first scart socket (usually AV1) will support RGB scart.

    Sounds like MS dropped 50HZ support completely which is very strange? Can you not change it in the options? I know some games don't support 50Hz at all.
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