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RE: Help / Ideas on S-Video input



Hi Keyvan
 
I dont have SKY+ only normal SKY but the advice offered should still be valid.
 
You need to check the handbook to see if the SCART on SKY+ is capable of outputing S-Video. It may not be.
 
My DVD player can do RGB or Composite via SCART, S-Video on MiniDin and Composite on Phono.
It cant do RGB AND S-Video at the same time even though they are separate sockets.
 
That could be the case on SKY+.
You need to use a fully populated SCART lead into an RGB SCART on your TV to verify that RGB is still being output when the S-Video socket is also in use. If it is, then you can safely buy the RGBtoSVideo converter. Alternatively you can use composite.
 
Have you verified that the PC card is actually setup to input S-Video by using a MiniDin to Minidin lead from your Denon amp to the PC.
 
Black and White indicates one of two possible problems
 
1. Source is Composite and Destination is expecting S-Video
2. Source is S-Video and Destination is expecting Composite
 
Many PC cards actually SHARE an input for Composite and S-Video as the black and white part of an S-video signal is processed by the same video circuitry internally. This means that even the correct type of signal for the connector can give the wrong results if the settings are wrong. I have 2 different capture cards and both have one input that is composite only, the other is either Composite 2 or S-Video.
 
 
Hope that helps
 
Keith

www.diyha.co.uk
www.kat5.tv

-----Original Message-----
From: Keyvan Rahimian [mailto:keyvan@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 June 2002 21:15
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] Help / Ideas on S-Video input

I have a Sky+ connected to a Sony 100 Mhz 32" tv via a Denon AV amp. 
 The Denon can output video signal on 1)component video (best quality), 2)S-Video, 3)Composite 
 I have the S-Video output from the Denon feeding the Sony via a S-Video-to-Scart cable. 
 This works fine and gives me pretty good picture quality.  
 I also have an Avermedia TV-PC capture card.  
 This card has RF, Composite, and S-Video inputs.  
 Here I have a cable which has S-Video & phono stereo at one end and scart at the other. The scart is connected to the scart out from Sky+ (as the S-video out of the Sky+ box is feeding the Denon with sound output via the optical out).  
 I only get a B&W picture on my pc card (the RF on the same card shows full colour). I think this is to do with RGB/scart to S-Video matching issues. Not really sure!
I would like to be able to display output from the Sky+ to my pc not only to watch, but to also allow me to to move (record) stuff already recorded on Sky+ to my pc for archive etc.
 
 Do I need to buy a proper active RGB to S-Video converter - like the one on the rgbtosvideo.com for £65 ? 
 If I buy a scart to composite cable, will I have the same problem? - I know the picture quality is likely to be not as good with composite. But how much worse ? 
While on the subject:
 So what is a "S-Video capable" scart input? I presume the one on the Sony TV as the output from the Denon shows in full colour.
Thanks in advance.
 
KR

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