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AlexanderTG

Nov 26 2005, 12:07

Hi

I would like to watch my video files on my wide screen TV. I have a graphics card with the following ports

VGA
S-Video (4 pin)
DVI

What would be the best way to get connected to the TV. I would prefer if I could connect directly to the scart sockets.

Thanks

rutra80

Nov 26 2005, 13:34

If it's a CRT TV without DVI or VGA socket, then S-Video is the only straight way, you just need a svideo-scart cable.

smok3

Nov 28 2005, 02:25

afaik scart only provides composite pin so you would have to do some sort of s-video -> composite conversion, i did this:

CODE

s-video to composite

Y-ground------------------+
+---------- RCA/composite ground
C-ground------------------+

Y-------------------------+
+--------- RCA/composite video
C------------||-----------+
470pF

(you just need one 470 pikofarad 'capacitor')

and it is working fine, more:
http://www.geo.gr/geo-tech/scart_connector.htm

p.s. not sure if the 'capacitor' is the right word here...

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