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Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 02/27/07 22:18
On 2/25/2007, xeaglecrest@att.net posted this:
> compsci wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 25, 3:56 am, Gene E. Bloch <spamf...@nobody.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2/24/2007, compsci posted this:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I asked for a cable which would connect my laptop to TV. Basically
>>>> my laptops output would be tv's input.
>>>> My laptop has an S-video out. My TV doesn't have S-video.
>>>> This cable I got hold of has an S-video on one end and three RCA
>>>> cables (red, white & yellow) on the other end. Does this cable make
>>>> sense?. (I got it in an unknown local shop, which I suspect may have
>>>> cheated me.)
>>>> Please tell me how I can use these cable.
>>>>> From what I read all day today :
>>>> 1) The S-video doesn't output any audio channels.
>>>> So, I wonder what that red & white cables are for???
>>>> May be the red and white cables are there just for no reason. May
>>>> be the yellow RCA has the video composite and the red and white are
>>>> just for cheating me. I tried the yellow RCA on my TV's composite
>>>> video in. Nothing worked.
>>>
>>>> 2) The S-video gives component image.
>>>> So, do these three cables give component video. Like YUV or
>>>> something?. My TV does have support for component video. The manual
>>>> says so and I see a Red-green-blue RCA set for component video. So,
>>>> have they got the colors of this cable wrong?. In which case should I
>>>> try out all combinations to get my video.
>>>> I did try and gave up.
>>>
>>>> Please let me know if a simple S-video cable with red,white & yellow
>>>> RCA jacks at the other end is makes sense, how I am supposed to use
>>>> it.
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> It makes no sense that the audio would be there. Connecting it to
>>> component makes no sense either.
>>>
>>> The yellow to composite should work OK, however. If it doesn't, two
>>> alternatives come to mind right away (to my mind, anyway).
>>> 1. Bad cable
>>> 2. Your computer is not set up right to output S-Video.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
>>> letters617blochg3251
>>> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>>
>> Hi Gene, Is there anything specific I need to do to get s-video output
>> from my laptop?.
>> I thought I just need to plug it in.
>>
>> I tried the following things -
>> 1) Set the monitor reslution to least (800 x 600)
>> 2) set output monitors as both laptop & television
>> 3) set the output format to PAL/B coz my TV is PAL.
>>
>> Is there anything else I need to keep in mind to get the s-video
>> output?.
>> thanks for you reply.
>> cheers
>
> First of all, verify you have a good cable. Find some device that has
> an s-video output and see if it actually works.
>
> If your laptop is like the video card in my desktop PC, it will sense
> that there is something connected to the cable when you boot the
> laptop. You may need to configure your display adaptor to actually
> enable the TV out. Right_click on your desktop, then select properties
> would be a good starting place.
>
> And finally, if you plan on watching video from your laptop on your TV,
> then you will find the quality is just barely acceptable. If you plan
> to use your TV as a large computer monitor then save yourself the
> trouble. The quality will be awful. Text is very difficult to read.
Thanks, xeaglecrest. I don't know the answer to the OP's last
questions, so you saved me some embarrassment :-)
I never have succeeded in getting S-Video out to a TV on a couple of
laptops I have access to. In both cases, they have a weird video-out
plug that looks like an S-V with extra wires, and in both cases
standard S-Video plugs, as well as the only dongles I have, don't work.
--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
letters617blochg3251
(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
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