S-Video out quality

[-0MEGA-] · 01-29-2006, 08:35 PM

I have a secondary computer that has s-video out, i wantto hook it up our TV downstairs that has S-Video input. I've used a S-Video-to-RCA converter, but that looked like crap. So i was wondering if any of you have hooked your tv up to your computer via S-Video before, and how it looks. Im asking this because i dont want to have to move my whole PC and parts to hook it up, and see that it doesnt work.

The main use will be to watch movies with it, and i would need to be able to navigate through the desktop via the TV.

Yeti · 01-29-2006, 09:18 PM

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I have a secondary computer that has s-video out, i wantto hook it up our TV downstairs that has S-Video input. I've used a S-Video-to-RCA converter, but that looked like crap

What do you mean by "it looked like crap"? TVs have horrendously low resolutions so it will always look like crap when compared to a monitor with the same settings. For TV use I usually use a lower resolution combined with a few changed settings like the font size of different displays/window titles in order for everything to be legible on a TV.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-29-2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Yeti

What do you mean by "it looked like crap"? TVs have horrendously low resolutions so it will always look like crap when compared to a monitor with the same settings. For TV use I usually use a lower resolution combined with a few changed settings like the font size of different displays/window titles in order for everything to be legible on a TV.

well it was black and white, and it seemed like everything was blurred together,

Yeti · 01-29-2006, 09:21 PM

That has happened to me before, I used a different S-video to RCA adapter and it worked fine.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-30-2006, 02:15 AM

Well in case anyone was interested, i tried it and it looks pretty good. You cant read small text, but images and movies look great on it.

ckfordy · 01-30-2006, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

Well in case anyone was interested, i tried it and it looks pretty good. You cant read small text, but images and movies look great on it.

you should try playing counterstrike on it and see how it looks.

Verve · 01-30-2006, 02:58 AM

I've used S-video on my high-def TV and it looked crappy.

Maybe you would like to look into a DVI splitter or something (assuming you have one DVI output on your computer). Send the DVI cable to the TV and used an adapter (component or analog). Just a suggestion.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-30-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Starwarsman

I've used S-video on my high-def TV and it looked crappy.

Maybe you would like to look into a DVI splitter or something (assuming you have one DVI output on your computer). Send the DVI cable to the TV and used an adapter (component or analog). Just a suggestion.

Well this TV isnt high-def, its just a big tube 27". I find S-Video to look pretty good for images and stuff, but not text.

And i will try counter strike, but i doubt it would play well since i only have 256MB of ram

mrjack · 01-30-2006, 05:13 PM

I found composite video to be very good, strangely my video card seems pretty rare. It has VGA, S-Video and composite video out (TV Out), haven't found this on any other GF4MX440 or any card in general. Usually you shouldn't use adapters, they seem to lower the quality a bit. And when you said
"I have a secondary computer that has s-video out, i wantto hook it up our TV downstairs that has S-Video input. I've used a S-Video-to-RCA converter, but that looked like crap."
Didn't you just say that both your computer AND TV have S-Video output/input? So why did you continue on saying you used a S-Video to RCA when it shouldn't be needed?

diduknowthat · 01-30-2006, 07:49 PM

yeah, I've tried connecting my comp to a Sony Trinitron 32" tube TV non HD. Reading text was near impossble even at 600X400. Also the side of the screen looked warped and stuff. Playing games is pretty nice but you can read what other people say.

01-29-2006, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-30-2006, 02:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,495	I've used S-video on my high-def TV and it looked crappy. Maybe you would like to look into a DVI splitter or something (assuming you have one DVI output on your computer). Send the DVI cable to the TV and used an adapter (component or analog). Just a suggestion. __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

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mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,362	I found composite video to be very good, strangely my video card seems pretty rare. It has VGA, S-Video and composite video out (TV Out), haven't found this on any other GF4MX440 or any card in general. Usually you shouldn't use adapters, they seem to lower the quality a bit. And when you said "I have a secondary computer that has s-video out, i wantto hook it up our TV downstairs that has S-Video input. I've used a S-Video-to-RCA converter, but that looked like crap." Didn't you just say that both your computer AND TV have S-Video output/input? So why did you continue on saying you used a S-Video to RCA when it shouldn't be needed? __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar 500Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

01-30-2006, 07:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,463	yeah, I've tried connecting my comp to a Sony Trinitron 32" tube TV non HD. Reading text was near impossble even at 600X400. Also the side of the screen looked warped and stuff. Playing games is pretty nice but you can read what other people say. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

01-29-2006, 09:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yeti VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,300	That has happened to me before, I used a different S-video to RCA adapter and it worked fine.

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