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Originally Posted by Mr Colt
this is what i was able to try so far, i connected my wii using wii component cables, wii set to 480p, no picture if the blackmagic is set to component mode, but if set to composite (green shares same input jack) is black and white and double imaged on screen,
if the wii is set to 480i how ever, and the card is swiched back to component mode, you get a color image that looks normal...
so then i was able to remember how to accesses the shaw box resolution settings (power + settings button) and after testing each mode 480i 480p 720i 720p 1080i. the only mode that it will display useing component cables from the shaw box to the black magic, is 480i, all other modes will not display any picture. what i know from this is that atleast all the card's plugs cand cables are fine, what i dont understand is why it will not accept higher res modes... it was designed to do that right? i just wish i had a none hdcp hdmi output i could test... sigh.
any thoughts?
thanks for the help so far.
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The double image sounds like (although can't really tell) a progressive signal being sent to something that only supports interlaced (as it you were sending a 480p signal to a device expecting 480i). It makes sense since you can't send a progressive signal through a composite jack. (which is normally the yellow jack but it seems in this case is one of the component jacks that serves double purpose)
Lets forget the input card on the PC for a second here and take a step back. If you take your Pace box, and connect it up to your projector or TV via component, can you get a good signal at all the resolutions you're testing at? Basically, I'm trying to rule out the Pace box as the source of the problem. If we can verify that component connection works at all the resolutions you want to use on something other than your BlackMagic card, then we can confidently say that it's not a problem with the Pace box and we can stop looking at the Pace box.
I know you said you had a receiver, but for the sake of testing, lets take that out of the equation as well, and we can always test with it in there later on.
If everything works at every resolution at the Pace box to the TV, then connect it back up to the Black Magic (without the receiver for now). See what modes you can play back. If any of the modes that worked on the TV don't play back on the Black Magic card, then it's either a configuration problem or a hardware/cable issue. It looks like there's 2 sets of component inputs so try them on each one.
BTW, does the Pace box have HDMI? Why not use a purely digital signal instead of the analog component?