Posted by Rick Merrill on 11/16/16 11:42

Jeremy wrote:
> For some reason copy-protected (Macrovision?) DVD's are not in color.
> Non-protected discs play fine. I do have a VCR connected in my home theater
> but the DVD player is not connected to it. My DVD player is connected via a
> S-Video cable directly to the TV Monitor and the audio is connected directly
> to the receiver via a Coaxial cable. The VCR is connected to the receiver
> via RCA jacks (Video In/Out).
>
> I thought the problem was with the VCR causing the copy-protection but I
> tried disconnecting my VCR and the DVD still plays movies in black & white.
>
> The problem arose when I cancelled my Digital Cable. A service tech came
> and took the digital cable box when I was at work. He must have done
> something when he was here. I didn't even know he was coming, the cable
> company asked that I return the box to them to avoid a fee for picking it up
> which was fine with me since I didn't want them touching my home theater!
> The guy happened to be in the area so he dropped by when my wife was home.
>
> I'm starting to stress on this issue, I don't know what else to try. Any
> help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> -Jeremy
>
>

Have you tried another S-video cable?

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