RE: Help / Ideas on S-Video input

["Keyvan Rahimian" <keyvan@xxxxxxx>]

Keith:

 

Thank you for prompt response. As far as the card goes, I am pretty sure that the S-Video and Composite inputs act independently on the TV capture card. This is because I have had the Composite display output from a X10 xcam receiver (in NTSC !) while the S-Video input was used the show the sky output (in B&W set to PAL).

I have also checked my Sky+ settings and set the Video Output to RGB (services/..../picture settings) the output is still B&W. As I type this, I have a 5 meter S-Video minidin cable feeding my Avermedia card with good quality Sky pictures.

Only if I could this without having to unplug the S-Video cable from the Sky+. I can not seem to find my Sky+ handbook !! So I am unable to check the compatibility of the Sky scart ports.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Many thanks for your help.

 

KR

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:lists.diyha@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 June 2002 21:32
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] 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

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www.kat5.tv

 

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