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rotty · 20th July 2010, 19:22

There is a good test to see if your PC output to your TV is set correctly.

Its software most of us use a great deal.

It's iTunes, startup iTunes, click on Music, make sure that the listing is in the standard format, i.e. list details with (altenating white and pale cyan horizontal bars with the tune names in black on them).

If your PC is set to output PC levels to the TV, the white and pale cyan bars are above peak white TV levels. The white and cyan bars will be clipped and both appear white on the TV.

In other words, if you are sending your TV PC levels instead of Studio levels then the entire music listing will be black tune names on white background (not alternating white and cyan lines)

Think we should call it "The iTunes test"

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rotty Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 518	Test There is a good test to see if your PC output to your TV is set correctly. Its software most of us use a great deal. It's iTunes, startup iTunes, click on Music, make sure that the listing is in the standard format, i.e. list details with (altenating white and pale cyan horizontal bars with the tune names in black on them). If your PC is set to output PC levels to the TV, the white and pale cyan bars are above peak white TV levels. The white and cyan bars will be clipped and both appear white on the TV. In other words, if you are sending your TV PC levels instead of Studio levels then the entire music listing will be black tune names on white background (not alternating white and cyan lines) Think we should call it "The iTunes test" Last edited by rotty; 20th July 2010 at 19:38.