How to convert S-Video to Composite?

[iamshady]

My laptop has an S-Video out port and my TV doesn't unfortunately. It does have composite ones though and I was wondering there was a cable or converter that will let me use my laptop with my TV with little or no loss of signal. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[aphex]

If you use an S-Video switch, you can do it... Sony makes a $49 model and i think theres a cheap Recoton imitation for $29... Their both available at Best Buy and im sure other retail stores as well...

 

[aphex]

Recoton S-Video Switch

Sony S-Video Switch

 

[Templeton]

You should be able to do it quite easily with something like this, or if you feel like a project and know how to solder, you can make one yourself, outlined here.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Templeton
You should be able to do it quite easily with something like this, or if you feel like a project and know how to solder, you can make one yourself, outlined here.

That would work fine as well and is much cheaper. In my case, i needed the extra switches though

 

[EvilYoda]

Note, you're only "switching" the input connection type, not the actual connection. I just want to make sure that you don't think you're going to achieve component quality from an s-video cable, as the latter has 4 "channels" in the cable whereas component has 6.

But anyway, if you just want to get the s-video cable to go into the TV video a standard RCA size jack, there are regular simple cables, you don't need any switchers, as my video card even came with one.

Maybe you meant composite?

 

[Mday]

why do i have the feeling that iamshady has a COMPOSITE connection, and not component.


composite: 1 rca type (all colors and video info on a single line)
svideo: minidin (color and video info on 2 lines)
component: 3 rca type (color and video info on 3 lines)

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: Mday
why do i have the feeling that iamshady has a COMPOSITE connection, and not component.


composite: 1 rca type (all colors and video info on a single line)
svideo: minidin (color and video info on 2 lines)
component: 3 rca type (color and video info on 3 lines)

Me thinks you are right.....what would be the cheepest way for me to get 2 cables for use with my video card (svideo computer -> COMPOSITE VCR & COMPOSITE VCR -> svideo computer)? I really don't want to spend $30 on cables, as I will probably only use it once in a blue moon & wouldn't be concerned with quality anyways.

 

[iamshady]

I wrote that message real late, yea... COMPOSITE, sorry for the mix up.