Question about Sega Saturn Console

Picture is black and white?

When i power on the console, it runs fine, but all screens are black & white. Whats wrong and whats the fix? ThaNks

Anonymous Jan 10, 2009

My saturn only shows in black and white, it won't work with rf or av cords, I replaced the cables, and still nothing.
llamageek Jan 10, 2009

My saturn only shows picture in black and white, it won;t show color with rf or av cables, I replaced the cords and It's still in black and white.

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This will also happen with a NTSC console plugged to a PAL tv for instance.

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Are you using component cables, if so one or two are disconnected

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I would try replacing the cables. If the cable is damaged it could cause the colors to disappear. The other possilibity is that the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is old and/or damaged. If you happen to have a friend who can do some basic soldering, you can un-solder a working GPU and resolder it into your console. Hope this helps.

Posted on Aug 28, 2007

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