S-Video Cable to TV?

[bjford]

Hey,

I have an S-Video cable, and after purchasing a nVidia Ti4200 64 mb TV-OUT graphics card, I was wonder if I could and how would I be able to connect my S-Video cable to my television. Now, my television actually does not have an S-Video outlet, but my DISH Satellite box does.

Thanks for any information.

 

[Blind_Arrow]

just connect, and change the out put in your nVidia drivers to TV, it will auto detect some other output if attached.

 

[bjford]

I just did that right now, but nothing has changed; the television still shows the Satellite channels instead of my computer screen (or does it only work if I have DVDs?).

 

[Blind_Arrow]

i think u've to set ur TV as well. it has to show everything what u see on ur monitor.

 

[jolancer]

does the S-video port on the satallite box say its for input, or output? u cant use it if its only for output.

if u cant use the box, u can use a S-video to RCA acapter. of if ur one of those guys with a bunch of extra wires lying around(im guessing your not) u could cut some up and splice them together yourself.

no the TV out doesnt need to be used for anything specific, u should see your desktop on the TV.

 

[bjford]

It says simply "S-Video".

 

[Spartan 1394]

I can almost guarantee that it is anoutput, not an input(I have Satellite too). You need to buy a whole new TV set in order to put that S-video cable to use.

 

[ekÆsine]

no need to buy a new TV, but the satellite won't work like that either. You can either use a video switch box or an adaptor like this:

http://www.cablestogo.com/product_list.asp?cat_id=2012&engine=adwords!654&keyword=(rca+to+svideo)

 

[_SiLv3R_]

yea just head on down to a local futureshop, radioshak or other electronics store and ask for a svideo to rca (or some ppl call them composite) adapter... just to be sure one end will have a s video connector (female) and the other end will have 3 pins.. one yellow, one red, and one white.. get that hook it all up and put hte pins in the specified slots in ur tv and ur done