Anyone know how to make a svideo to RCA converter?

[MrNutz]

I found one guy that says he did it...LINK....

Can anyone give me a more detailed description of how and why their design works?

...yes, I know you can buy one....but is it worth $20 a piece for something so simple...

 

[Workin']

Seems like the guy in the link gave a good explanation.

"RCA" is the name of the type of physical connector used for what is properly called "composite video". Calling composite video "RCA" is like calling S-video "mini-DIN".

Composite and S-video are closely related. S-video uses 2 wires to carry the video signal - 1 wire carries the chroma signal, which is the color information for the picture. The second wire caries the luminance signal, which is the brightness information for the picture. The luminance signal can be viewed by itself, since it is really just an old-fashioned black and white picture signal. Keeping the 2 signals separate gives a better picture because the 2 signals can't interfere with each other if they are on separate wires.

If the chroma and luminance information is combined (or "composited") onto a single wire, the result is a composite video signal. So just soldering together the 2 S-video conductors will give you a composite signal.

 

[MrNutz]

Thanx for the explanation Workin'!

 

[2hotP3s]

googlegear.com has one for about 4 bucks.

 

[MrNutz]

Thanx for the heads-up 2hotP3s ....But I already bought one from Parts Express for $5 + s/h...My friend is also looking for one now so could you post a link to the one @ googlegear.com...I did a search but nothing came up

Edit: Nevermind I found it.....Link....s/h is $10 for me though