Not allowed to use 256 colors

[Tully]

I just purchased the ATI TV Wonder VE and I need to run 256 colors for it to run properly. I'm only being allowed to use 32 colors. My video card is a Diamond 32MB. Would this be a reason why I'm not given the option to have 256 colors? I just installed new drivers, so that shouldn't be a problem. Any ideas?

 

[Dan O]

I think you may have the wrong driver installed. As the DIAMOND ATI RADEON 7000 Video Card with 32MB DDR supports Max [email protected] Color: [email protected]

For the latest Windows XP driver, see: http://www.diamondmm.com/support.php

 

[SacsTC]

Which is your video card? My video card is a Diamond 32MB..I just purchased the ATI TV Wonder VE. You have to remove one and install the other with new drivers for it to work properly.

 

[Tully]

So are you saying that with the video card I have, I won't be able to run 256 colors or I just need to get a driver update that will allow me to?

 

[norton850]

I wonder if we are mixing up colors and bits.
256 colors might be written as 8 bits. And the other hand the "32" might actually be 32 bits which is a whole lot more than 256 colors.

 

[Tully]

The Diamond 32MB video card that I have is about 4 years old (my computer is a bit out-dated). I just installed the TV Wonder VE. Does that now operate as my video card? Do I take out the old card?

 

[Tully]

My color is 32 bits, but why then does my colors get changed to 4 bits when I run the ATI TV program?

 

[SacsTC]

If you have installed the Wonder VE, Install the drivers that should have come with it on a cd.

Yes, you need to remove the old card.

 

[norton850]

I thought that this was a PCI slot card that you used with your "regular" video card?

 

[Dan O]

TV WONDER™ VE is a TV card only, so you need your video card as well.

Do you have a Stealth S60 Graphics Accelerator Card from Diamond Multimedia, see:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=84759&CatId=1088

As I stated have you downloaded and installed the latest driver for it?