diff --git a/stream/tvi_dshow.c b/stream/tvi_dshow.c
index 87d80455e3..da8443c7f4 100644
--- a/stream/tvi_dshow.c
+++ b/stream/tvi_dshow.c
@@ -1390,19 +1390,31 @@ static HRESULT build_sub_graph(priv_t * priv, IBaseFilter * pCaptureFilter,
             set_buffer_preference(20,(WAVEFORMATEX*)(arpmt[nFormatProbed]->pbFormat),pCapturePin,pSGIn);
         }
 
+        for(nFormatProbed=0; arpmt[nFormatProbed]; nFormatProbed++)
+        {
+            DisplayMediaType("Probing format", arpmt[nFormatProbed]);
         hr = OLE_CALL_ARGS(pSG, SetMediaType, arpmt[nFormatProbed]);	//set desired mediatype
         if(FAILED(hr)){
             mp_msg(MSGT_TV,MSGL_DBG2,"tvi_dshow: SetMediaType(pSG) call failed. Error:0x%x\n", (unsigned int)hr);
-            break;
+            continue;
         }
         /* connecting filters together: VideoCapture --> SampleGrabber */
         hr = OLE_CALL_ARGS(priv->pGraph, Connect, pCapturePin, pSGIn);
         if(FAILED(hr)){
             mp_msg(MSGT_TV,MSGL_DBG2,"tvi_dshow: Unable to create pCapturePin<->pSGIn connection. Error:0x%x\n", (unsigned int)hr);
-            break;
+            continue;
+        }
+	    break;
         }
         OLE_RELEASE_SAFE(pSG);
 
+        if(!arpmt[nFormatProbed])
+        {
+            mp_msg(MSGT_TV, MSGL_WARN, "tvi_dshow: Unable to negotiate media format\n");
+            hr = E_FAIL;
+            break;
+        }
+
         hr = OLE_CALL_ARGS(pCapturePin, ConnectionMediaType, pmt);
         if(FAILED(hr))
         {