Re: Help: Composite to S-Video lead gives a black and white image

["martin_hopkins" <martinhopkins@xxxxxxx>]

Keith/Ken

Many thanks for the clear explanation and recommendation - a cheque
will be winging its way to JS Technology!

Regards
Martin
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> As Ken said, you need an RGBtoSVideo converter.
>
> The splitter you have bought, unless it is an amplified one will
present
> incorrect signal levels to your equipment resulting in darker
images and at
> worst, instability due to lack of sync.
>
> The reason for the black & white image is that S-Video consists of
two
> signal, Luminance aka Luma or Y, which is a B&W picture with the
detail and
> brightness info, and Chrominance aka Chroma or C which is the colour
> information to add to the detail.
>
> Tivo does not have an S-Video output. The choices are RGB or
Composite
> Video. By using an RGB2SVideo converter everything will have the
correct
> termination and you will get the best picture quality for your
projector.
> The RGB converter has loopthrough so the connection sequence will
be....
>
> TiVo---RGB---TV
>
> 	  _SVideo to Amp -- Projector
>
> An added bonus is that you will be able to drive the TV with RGB
(assuming
> RGB capable SCART) giving the best image on the TV as well. If the
TV doesnt
> support RGB it doesnt matter as the Sync signal of the RGB is
actually
> composite video anyway.
>
> For more info on video formats...
> http://www.kat5.tv/videoformats.html
>
> Keith
>
> www.diyha.co.uk
> www.kat5.tv
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: martin_hopkins [mailto:martinhopkins@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 09 April 2003 19:43
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Help: Composite to S-Video lead gives a black
and
> > white image
> >
> >
> > I would like to connect my Tivo to both the TV and a projector.
To
> > do this I have a scart splitter that enables me to connect SCART
> > through the TV plus give a SCART to projector connection.  The
> > projector takes component and s-video.
> >
> > I would really like to get s-video to the projector as my AV amp
> > switches this which means in turn that I only need one lead from
the
> > AV amp for all my video.
> >
> > I bought an IXOS scart to S-video lead but all I get is a black
and
> > white image.  I connected this lead to my tv to see if it was a
> > projector fault, but the tv also shows in black and white.
> >
> > Can anyone a) tell me why I get black and white and b) let me
know
> > how I get s-video from my Tivo to the projector.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Martin
> >
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