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    TV Out n 1681

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by 1-s0uljah, Mar 26, 2005.

  1. 1-s0uljah

    1-s0uljah Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys.. what cable do i need to connect my 1681 s-video to my tv? i tried searching for the cable on futureshop and bestbuy.. i cant it tho
     
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not sure...but I looked around..

    Somehting like this:

    http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=623844&CatId=784

    ?
     
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    Just get a S-video cable. You can find them in any A/V store. Of course, you gotta have a S-video input on your TV. If you don't, Bestbuy carries a S-video to composite switch box for about C$39.99.
     
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    1-s0uljah Notebook Consultant

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    wow.. 39.99 sounds pricey.. i did have a cable from my geforce 5200 card from my desktop that conneect from the card via s-video to rca.. but that got ripped to pieces.. anybody know where i can find one of those?
     
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you want, I can't say I recommend you, but either head to Tiger Direct warehouse, it's located in Markham, like 10-20 mins north of Toronto, on Woodbine and Hwy 7, they have alot of computer stuff, try asking someone.

    They may be very helpful, or they can sometimes suck at service..

     
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    FYI :

    Dont buy the std 4 pin s-video to rca cable , It just wont work

    Acer laptops use 7-pin svideo (not std), So bare mind to get a 7 pin S-video to rca cable

    like this one
    http://www.svideo.com/7pin.html
     
    george_l, Mar 27, 2005
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