> However, although I'm now recieving input (and of reasonable quality, I > think), I'm recieving black & white only :-( That is, using xawtv or tvtime, > only setting TV Standard to PAL Nc works nicely. Normal PAL is unwatchable. > This is with a PAL tape in a PAL video (I'm in the UK). I've tried tinkering > with the frame rate under tvtime (I can't see how to with xawtv), but to no > avail. Mplayer just barfs without any output. "Normal" PAL should be OK for the UK, although you may not have sound. (PAL BG sound = 5.5 Mhz, PAL I (UK) sound = 6.0 Mhz). What exactly means "unwatchable?