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S-Video output on Powerbook

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dodonutter

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Nov 4, 2004
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Deep South UK
I just went out and bought an s-video cable so i can connect my laptop up to my TV to watch DVDs on but when i got home and connected it up to my TV the picture was fine except it was in black and white which wasn't what i was expecting. Noticed that the output has 7 pins but the cable and tv input has only 4 so im assuming thars why theres no colour. Does anyone know how to get round this and get a decent quality signal (colour!) into my TV? Am i going to have to use a composite cable because i've heard the quality of s-video is much better than composite or does that not matter if the output is s-video. If i managed to get hold of a 7pin svideo to SCART cable (if they exist) would that work?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for any input
 
Did your laptop come with the s-video -> rca adapter? Most powerbooks come with them, not so sure about ibooks. Basically any X-book with s-video should've shipped with it. Then you just plug that into your laptop and then run an rca cable into your tv's video input. You'll need a seperate rca for sound. Mine works fine this way, and has good quality. I don't have a tv with s-video in though so can't test that.

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psychlonex said:
Did your laptop come with the s-video -> rca adapter? Most powerbooks come with them, not so sure about ibooks. Basically any X-book with s-video should've shipped with it. Then you just plug that into your laptop and then run an rca cable into your tv's video input. You'll need a seperate rca for sound. Mine works fine this way, and has good quality. I don't have a tv with s-video in though so can't test that.

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Yeah i have that adapter but i bought the s-video cable thinking that would do the trick. think im gonna have to go get a composite /rca/ co-axial cable whatever they're called and i'll put the sound through my soundsticks so thats not a problem. I was sort of hoping some1 would pop up saying "Your an idiot, tick so-and-so checkbox and you will have colour" but guessing thats not gonna happen

Thanks for the feed back guys (or gals)
 
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