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Question about S-VIDEO and connecting my TV to my computer (via graphic 9600 Pro graphic card)....
My TV has a S-Video connector and I understand the back of the 9600
Pro has this kind of S-Video connector as well. Does it mean I can simply run a S-Video cable from my computer to my TV and then I'd be able to watch videos on my TV set instead of my computer? Does the S-Video cable carries audio signal too or just video signal. If it is possible, are there picture quality issues I should be aware of? Andre |
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i've used my s-video out from my 9800 Pro to my Sony 20" TV. it carries just
the video signal. audio goes through your soundcard. "Melandre" wrote in message ... My TV has a S-Video connector and I understand the back of the 9600 Pro has this kind of S-Video connector as well. Does it mean I can simply run a S-Video cable from my computer to my TV and then I'd be able to watch videos on my TV set instead of my computer? Does the S-Video cable carries audio signal too or just video signal. If it is possible, are there picture quality issues I should be aware of? Andre |
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This is pretty much what I am trying to do too. Plug my TV in the
bedroom which is approx. 40 feet away. Thanks for the info! What do you mean by 7 pin versus 4 pin? Do you mean that the output connector shows 7 pins but that it will take a 4 pin S-Video cable? And I am not sure what you mean by "you will need 60 mhz setting for the TV. How do I know or change the Mhz settings for my TV??? Cheers! Andre PS: I went to the site you suggested: is this the appropriate cable? -- SVHS SVIDEO 4PIN MINI DIN M-M 50FT. CABLE On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 14:02:18 GMT, wrote: In article , says... My TV has a S-Video connector and I understand the back of the 9600 Pro has this kind of S-Video connector as well. Does it mean I can simply run a S-Video cable from my computer to my TV and then I'd be able to watch videos on my TV set instead of my computer? Does the S-Video cable carries audio signal too or just video signal. If it is possible, are there picture quality issues I should be aware of? Andre hi, i have the 8500 not the 9600. the s-output on the card has a 7 pin configuration. the standard 4 pin 3 foot long s video cable included with my card prompted me to try the same 4 pin s-video in a 50 foot length. after plugging the s-video into the card and my widscreen about 45 feet away, i booted up the pc and the image from my monitor was displayed on the widescreen... to my disbelief. :-) you'll need 60 mhz settings for the tv. i watch movies with no noticable quality loss even at the 45 feet cable distance. i went with the rca plugs for sound, although i can turn on my amped multimedia pc speakers and enjoy the audio that way also. the link below provided a good selection, info and prices. good luck. plissken http://www.pccables.com |
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the reason the connector is 7 pin is because with some cards the card comes
with a cable that splits the 7 pin into a 4 pin s-video and a composite rca jack and i think he means 60 hz not mhz "Melandre" wrote in message news This is pretty much what I am trying to do too. Plug my TV in the bedroom which is approx. 40 feet away. Thanks for the info! What do you mean by 7 pin versus 4 pin? Do you mean that the output connector shows 7 pins but that it will take a 4 pin S-Video cable? And I am not sure what you mean by "you will need 60 mhz setting for the TV. How do I know or change the Mhz settings for my TV??? Cheers! Andre PS: I went to the site you suggested: is this the appropriate cable? -- SVHS SVIDEO 4PIN MINI DIN M-M 50FT. CABLE On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 14:02:18 GMT, wrote: In article , says... My TV has a S-Video connector and I understand the back of the 9600 Pro has this kind of S-Video connector as well. Does it mean I can simply run a S-Video cable from my computer to my TV and then I'd be able to watch videos on my TV set instead of my computer? Does the S-Video cable carries audio signal too or just video signal. If it is possible, are there picture quality issues I should be aware of? Andre hi, i have the 8500 not the 9600. the s-output on the card has a 7 pin configuration. the standard 4 pin 3 foot long s video cable included with my card prompted me to try the same 4 pin s-video in a 50 foot length. after plugging the s-video into the card and my widscreen about 45 feet away, i booted up the pc and the image from my monitor was displayed on the widescreen... to my disbelief. :-) you'll need 60 mhz settings for the tv. i watch movies with no noticable quality loss even at the 45 feet cable distance. i went with the rca plugs for sound, although i can turn on my amped multimedia pc speakers and enjoy the audio that way also. the link below provided a good selection, info and prices. good luck. plissken http://www.pccables.com |
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In article ,
says... This is pretty much what I am trying to do too. Plug my TV in the bedroom which is approx. 40 feet away. Thanks for the info! What do you mean by 7 pin versus 4 pin? Do you mean that the output connector shows 7 pins but that it will take a 4 pin S-Video cable? And I am not sure what you mean by "you will need 60 mhz setting for the TV. How do I know or change the Mhz settings for my TV??? Cheers! Andre PS: I went to the site you suggested: is this the appropriate cable? -- SVHS SVIDEO 4PIN MINI DIN M-M 50FT. CABLE On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 14:02:18 GMT, wrote: In article , says... My TV has a S-Video connector and I understand the back of the 9600 Pro has this kind of S-Video connector as well. Does it mean I can simply run a S-Video cable from my computer to my TV and then I'd be able to watch videos on my TV set instead of my computer? Does the S-Video cable carries audio signal too or just video signal. If it is possible, are there picture quality issues I should be aware of? Andre snipped hi. i believe the cable you mention is the same one i have. it seems to be good enough quality to provide a nice picture from my harddrive to my widescreen about 45 feet away. if your card came with a short s-video cable, check out the ends of it. i assumed since mine (card) came with a standard 4 pin configuration cable, that it would work, even though my card has a 7 pin configuration. i'm not saying your card has the same s- video output configuration, or if it does that the 4 pin plug will work. it would be nice if you could check it with a shorter plug before you ordered the 50 foot cable. also, i had to join two (2) 25 foot rca cables together to reach my widescreen, but it worked fine. mabey radio shack has some 50 foot rca cable, but i do reccomend the 50 ft. s-video cable from the pccables site, it works good for me anyway. also i ment you have to set the screen refresh rate to 60 hz not 60 mhz. t.v.'s use the 60 hz settings from all i've read. rage3d forum may have some more info about your 9600 card too. its a great website. mabey someone else will jump in here with their 9600 experence running s-vid / tv out. i think you'll love it when ya get it all hooked up. p.s. make sure you 'walk off" or closely measure where the cable will be run. once you start running the cable in ceilings or around the walls in the basement like i did... well i almost cut myself short on the cable. i ended up with about 2-3 feet of slack, a little closer than i had estimated. plissken |
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Thanks, I think I am going to go ahead and order a 50' S-Video cable
(I'll try the one that came with my video card first). For the RCA audio, do you have to unplug your regular computer speakers and do you just use a splitter? Andre |
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