TV-Out to Scart / S-video in on a Sony CRT TV
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Righto - Just want to check that this is as simple as it comes up, as I am getting loads of conflicting information on google, and need to pick up the parts today is possible.
I have a PC that I am using to replace my dead xbox.
I have a sony flatscreen CRT TV with either SCART, phono, or S-Video 4 pin input.
The PC is running Ubuntu 9.10 and according to the forums, the graphics card that I am putting in it, a Nvidia GT8200 which has "TV-Out" and specifies S-Video.
The confusion I am having is over what the output is..
I have found a 4 pin svideo cable male to male, which suits the TV, however I am reading that Nvidia sometimes use a different type of Svideo cable, and sometimes they have an Svideo to phono cable converter.
Has anyone here successfully rigged up an S-Video output from an Nvidia card to a TV, and did you require any other adaptors or cables to do it?
I have a PC that I am using to replace my dead xbox.
I have a sony flatscreen CRT TV with either SCART, phono, or S-Video 4 pin input.
The PC is running Ubuntu 9.10 and according to the forums, the graphics card that I am putting in it, a Nvidia GT8200 which has "TV-Out" and specifies S-Video.
The confusion I am having is over what the output is..
I have found a 4 pin svideo cable male to male, which suits the TV, however I am reading that Nvidia sometimes use a different type of Svideo cable, and sometimes they have an Svideo to phono cable converter.
Has anyone here successfully rigged up an S-Video output from an Nvidia card to a TV, and did you require any other adaptors or cables to do it?
Never done it on Nvidia, but its pretty simple.
ETA just read your post properly, the below advice wont help much. Google for a pic of an svideo connector, check it matches the one on the laptop. Buy the cable, plug in. You will also need the audio cable from the headphone socket to the phono inputs on the telly
If your nvidia has svideo out its a round connector looks like the old keyboard connectors. Just plug cable from this into the svideo input on your telly , job done.
If it has a phono type connector (usually yellow) then you need to find the phono (composite) in on your telly.
Both of the above will also need you to add a cable from the headphone socket on the laptop to the audio in on your telly as svideo and composite only provide a picture not sound.
Or take the simple route and get one of these http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33041
It has phone and svideo inputs and just plugs into the scart socket.
ETA just read your post properly, the below advice wont help much. Google for a pic of an svideo connector, check it matches the one on the laptop. Buy the cable, plug in. You will also need the audio cable from the headphone socket to the phono inputs on the telly
If your nvidia has svideo out its a round connector looks like the old keyboard connectors. Just plug cable from this into the svideo input on your telly , job done.
If it has a phono type connector (usually yellow) then you need to find the phono (composite) in on your telly.
Both of the above will also need you to add a cable from the headphone socket on the laptop to the audio in on your telly as svideo and composite only provide a picture not sound.
Or take the simple route and get one of these http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=33041
It has phone and svideo inputs and just plugs into the scart socket.
Edited by bigdods on Monday 8th March 12:37
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