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    Z96 S video connector

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mgray, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. mgray

    mgray Notebook Geek

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    So I went to buy an S video cable to connect my notebook to my tv, but when I went to connect it I noticed that the connector on the Z96 is different than standard S video. I went into the user manual and it didn't help me. A standard S video cable has 4 pins plus the black pin, but the connector on the Z96 has 7 holes, plus the rectangular hole for the black plug.

    Whats up? What kind of cable does it actually need?

    Also what would give best quality? The S video or the VGA output?

    Its going to be connected to a 60 inch wide screen. The Tv has a "PC Imput" which is a vga connector, but when ever I have connected thru that, I dont get full screen.

    Please and thank you!
     
    mgray, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. AlexF

    AlexF Notebook Deity

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    The answer is simple. You need a 7-pin S-Video cable. They're usually made for laptops. If you do manage to get the 4-pin one in, it would show up as grayscale, IIRC.

    If you plan on using a 60in TV, you might want to go with the VGA cable. S-Video is a minor upgrade from the standard RCA and basically NTSC limits you to 480 real lines (interlaced, so it's more like a 640x480 that can be rescaled to fit some higher resolutions *sometimes*) whereas the VGA would be as much as the TV can tolerate...

    Don't forget you will need a cable to get the sound from the laptop to the TV. Typically, you'd use a 3.5mm phono (headset jack) to 2xRCA (red/white) cable for that sort of thing, though some cases might simply require a phono cable (my LG HDTV has a phono on the back of it for some strange reason).
     
    AlexF, Jul 19, 2007
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  3. satdog

    satdog Notebook Evangelist

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    since my tv is a regular TV i went with this http://www.svideo.com/7svto3rca.html works just as expected, very easy

    u can find a lot of other cables too from this site. they r legit and the shipping was fast. top notch quality product
     
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  4. satdog

    satdog Notebook Evangelist

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    This http://www.svideo.com/vgacable.html should do the trick for u since u have vga input on your tv. you can follow AlexF's advise on how to do the audio. this vga to vga will give u the best quality
     
    satdog, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. AlexF

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    Fancy that you mention that sort of cable, since I have one that looks exactly like that. Quite handy to have in your laptop bag, since you can plug right into most normal TVs.
     
    AlexF, Jul 19, 2007
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