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    adapter to plug s-video cable

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dtran5, Apr 5, 2006.

  1. dtran5

    dtran5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know where I can purchase an adapter to connect the s-video cable to the TV?
     
    dtran5, Apr 5, 2006
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    What are you adapting to and from?, If you want s-video to RCA (the small yellow plug) then the majority of electronics stores sell them and theirs always ebay, I picked up one for like $2 on ebay
     
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    well the sony sz series doesn't have s-video port, so that's a problem.
     
    dtran5, Apr 6, 2006
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    okay, Does it have VGA out? you can buy a cheap one for 4 or 5 dollars its just called VGA to RCA. There are better quality ones that are about 50$ to. Just remember you get what you pay for.
     
    matt_h1, Apr 6, 2006
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    The cheap $5 ones won't work. Those are simple pin converters that require the video card in question to output an actual S-Video signal on a few normally unused VGA pins, and the SZ doesn't do that. You'll need an "active" converter (the $50+ ones) to actually convert VGA to NTSC.
     
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    thanks guy...i'll give it a shot. If it doesn't work, I can always return it.
     
    dtran5, Apr 6, 2006
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