MY XBOX IS ONLY BLACK AND WHITE tried messing with colors on tv didnt help tried switching...

you should try it on another TV, there is nothing on the Xbox that should make it black and white

Hi, I plugged it everywhere but still no color, I tried on my older TV and there is color , my wii and my cable shows color on my new tv (same place I plug in the xbox) so i know it's just a matter of compatibility somewhere.

I have already tried the restart the display defaults but that didnt help.

So last resort is a new cable, is the S video cable not an option?

Secondly, is there a black and white issue when plugged to televisions not supporting composite?

With the switch on the component cable set to "TV/SD" it only support 480p, which is the yellow, red, and white. With the switch on the component cable set to "HDTV", it supports 1080p, which is green, red, blue, white, and red. You have to be using all
5 of those colors to utilize it. Looks like the Hauppauge unit doesnt support all those colors. You will either have to settle for 480p with the yellow, red and white or buy a another unit that supports the 5 color component cable. Also the xbox only supports
60hz refresh rate.

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That´s a meter of what cable you use.

If you use the AV or YPbPr they use the same cable one part like a like a USB cable (enter in xbox and another like normal multi colotr cables enter in TV and...

The HDMI only 3d cables has correct direction...just put one in xbox and one in your TV.

If you already do that and know that we go to next solution....

Go to options video configuration and begin to test your TV resolution by that method

Put TV and 360 in 480 i (if the colors shows in screen ok next pass).

Put 360 and TV in 720 i (same case above)

Put your TV and 360 in 720 p

After the final one 1080 i and p if want (if in somone your tv loses color the problem homes in a bad comunication between your TV and 360 is rare but happens...)

If that not resolve try 2 more things:

Change your HDMI for other new or...

Test your 360 in a friend/family home in another TV to make sure if the problem home in your TV or in 360.

I hope if i helped you and forgive my bad english it´s self learnerd.

Hey ONLYONEWHELO! I'm sorry to hear about the issue here, let's see if we can get you back up and gaming in color. Can you tell me a bit more about your current set up? What make and model of TV do you have? Are you using HDMI or A/V?



To troubleshoot, can I have you try the steps in our support article
Xbox 360 images on your TV are unclear. That will cover the basics! Let us know if it helps.