i might get a new comp with a nvidia 5200. it has tv out, but i think it's only s-video. my tv doesn't have a s-video port. wat do i do?
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i might get a new comp with a nvidia 5200. it has tv out, but i think it's only s-video. my tv doesn't have a s-video port. wat do i do?
get an s-video to rca adaptor
there are a few posts about this, just do a search
s-video to RCA adapter cable should work, unless your video card is incompatible with simple adapter cables. not sure how common that problem is, but my Geforce4MX wouldn't display TV-out through an adapter cable.
you should just go ahead and spend $5 on the adapter cable first, and if that doesn't work then you may need a more sophisticated converter box.
They sell them at Radio Shack, that's were i got my S-Video to RCA converter.
You do get the best picture if your TV has S-video input because there's no downgradeing.
RCA just makes it hard to read fine text, so i use it to play PC games on my tv screen which is bigger than my 17" moniter.
any nividia 5200 card will come with an S-video to RCA cable adapter in the box, you juest need an RCA cable to hook it up, but like others said, it doesn't look very good unless you're watching a movie or playing a game. Its hard to read text.