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2006-03-08 16:15:53 |
Folks:
I'm experimenting with connecting my computer (Dell
Inspiron 600m
laptop) to my TV to play videos.
The laptop has a S-Video out connector ... and it seems to
work fine
when I use the s-video adapter provided with the laptop (I
connect it to
the video in connectors on the front of the TV).
My question is this: What's the best way to connect the
computer to both
the TV for video and my stereo amplifier for audio?
I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio. Is
there a S-Video
cable that can split the video & audio into 3 connectors
so I can hook
up to the S-Video IN connector on the TV and the audio in on
my stereo?
I am *NOT* very sophisticated when it comes to audio/video
... so I'm
not 100% sure what I'm doing.
david
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2006-03-08 16:49:00 |
If I remember correctly, s-Video is only the video feed.
You have to take
the sound separately. I have a cable (from Radio shack or
Walmart) that
plugs in to the headphone jack on my laptop, then has RCA
right and left
jacks for my stereo or TV.
That works best for me.
Jim
On 3/8/06, David Gibbs <davidmidrange.com> wrote:
>
> Folks:
>
> I'm experimenting with connecting my computer (Dell
Inspiron 600m
> laptop) to my TV to play videos.
>
> The laptop has a S-Video out connector ... and it seems
to work fine
> when I use the s-video adapter provided with the laptop
(I connect it to
> the video in connectors on the front of the TV).
>
> My question is this: What's the best way to connect
the computer to both
> the TV for video and my stereo amplifier for audio?
>
> I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio.
Is there a S-Video
> cable that can split the video & audio into 3
connectors so I can hook
> up to the S-Video IN connector on the TV and the audio
in on my stereo?
>
> I am *NOT* very sophisticated when it comes to
audio/video ... so I'm
> not 100% sure what I'm doing.
>
> david
>
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2006-03-08 16:54:01 |
This is correct. S-video is video only (hence, the name).
If you have a
line-out jack that would be better than a headphone jack.
Dave Parnin
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Topeka, IN 46571
daparninniscoseals.com
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PC Technical
Discussion for
iSeries Users
If I remember correctly, s-Video is only the video feed.
You have to take
the sound separately. I have a cable (from Radio shack or
Walmart) that
plugs in to the headphone jack on my laptop, then has RCA
right and left
jacks for my stereo or TV.
That works best for me.
Jim
On 3/8/06, David Gibbs <davidmidrange.com> wrote:
>
> Folks:
>
> I'm experimenting with connecting my computer (Dell
Inspiron 600m
> laptop) to my TV to play videos.
>
> The laptop has a S-Video out connector ... and it seems
to work fine
> when I use the s-video adapter provided with the laptop
(I connect it to
> the video in connectors on the front of the TV).
>
> My question is this: What's the best way to connect
the computer to both
> the TV for video and my stereo amplifier for audio?
>
> I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio.
Is there a S-Video
> cable that can split the video & audio into 3
connectors so I can hook
> up to the S-Video IN connector on the TV and the audio
in on my stereo?
>
> I am *NOT* very sophisticated when it comes to
audio/video ... so I'm
> not 100% sure what I'm doing.
>
> david
>
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2006-03-08 17:00:11 |
daparninniscoseals.com wrote:
> This is correct. S-video is video only (hence, the
name). If you have a
> line-out jack that would be better than a headphone
jack.
Ok, this is beginning to make sense now.
Thanks!
david
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2006-03-08 17:26:56 |
David,
I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio.
As others have mentioned, S-Video feeds are strictly video
(as are RCA
"phono" jacks, typically yellow, composite video
feeds, and even DVI (ie
Digital Visual Interface) cables such as you mayuse with a
flat panel
monitor). The exception is the newer HDMI option available
on some DVD
players and TVs etc. The HDMI stands for High Definition
Multlmedia
Interface, and basically combines both DVI and audio signals
into a single
connector.
At the same time, HDMI interface circuitry also adds a bunch
of copy
protection and digital rights management which is another
reason it has such
a high level of support from places like the Motion Picture
Association of
America. They probably care more about the DRM aspect then
the simplicity
of consumer hookups. 
I have not yet seen laptops with HDMI connectors, but I
wouldn't be too
surprised to see them start appearing.
Doug
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2006-03-08 17:39:01 |
David,
If you really want to see what you can do, check out what
these guys
come up with:http://www.htpcnews.com/
Mike E.
On 3/8/06, David Gibbs <davidmidrange.com> wrote:
> Folks:
>
> I'm experimenting with connecting my computer (Dell
Inspiron 600m
> laptop) to my TV to play videos.
>
> The laptop has a S-Video out connector ... and it seems
to work fine
> when I use the s-video adapter provided with the laptop
(I connect it to
> the video in connectors on the front of the TV).
>
> My question is this: What's the best way to connect
the computer to both
> the TV for video and my stereo amplifier for audio?
>
> I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio.
Is there a S-Video
> cable that can split the video & audio into 3
connectors so I can hook
> up to the S-Video IN connector on the TV and the audio
in on my stereo?
>
> I am *NOT* very sophisticated when it comes to
audio/video ... so I'm
> not 100% sure what I'm doing.
>
> david
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2006-03-08 18:32:34 |
On New Year's eve I had a video of my son's model trains
he wanted to play
for the grandparents. I didn't realize before we left home
that my Fujitsu
notebook didn't have any kind of video output other than
VGA. I copied the
file over to my father-in-law's Dell Inspirion. I've got
a Latitude for
work and I knew that it came with a little pig-tail adapter
that plugs into
the back to break out composite and s-video but I didn't
have it with me.
Ultimately, we found out that you could plug the s-video
cable directly
into the jack. I still had to play around with either the
resolution or
refresh rate to get it to display correctly on the TV.
Since then I've
bought a cheap VGA to composite video adapter off of eBay
but I haven't
tried it out yet.
Dave Parnin
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Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN 46571
daparninniscoseals.com
David Gibbs
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Please respond to
PC Technical
Discussion for
iSeries Users
Folks:
I'm experimenting with connecting my computer (Dell
Inspiron 600m
laptop) to my TV to play videos.
The laptop has a S-Video out connector ... and it seems to
work fine
when I use the s-video adapter provided with the laptop (I
connect it to
the video in connectors on the front of the TV).
My question is this: What's the best way to connect the
computer to both
the TV for video and my stereo amplifier for audio?
I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio. Is
there a S-Video
cable that can split the video & audio into 3 connectors
so I can hook
up to the S-Video IN connector on the TV and the audio in on
my stereo?
I am *NOT* very sophisticated when it comes to audio/video
... so I'm
not 100% sure what I'm doing.
david
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2006-03-09 17:25:50 |
We just purchased two Philips 50" Plasma TV's for our
conference rooms here
at work. Then they come to me to get them setup and working
with a PC in
each room. I ended up having to get the HP Workstations (not
PC) with one
MOTHER of a "graphics" card (ATI Radeon
Crossfire X1800). This thing is so
"gamers" with the clear CPU cases - funky ninja
looking figure on the white
heat synch. The actual "fan" on the card (and
the width of the card) has a
clear case and red blades... Then add to that the Creative
Sound Blaster
X-FI XtremeMusic card and it is quite a setup
The connection to the TV to the PC is HDMI and then you get
the fun of
figuring out the settings on the TV (the manual that came
with it was 25
pages long and not very good. So I went to their website and
downloaded the
same manual and it was 46 pages long and had everything I
needed to know. 21
pages added...)
Chuck
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Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Connecting computer to TV &
Stereo?
David,
I assume that S-Video provides both video & audio.
As others have mentioned, S-Video feeds are strictly video
(as are RCA
"phono" jacks, typically yellow, composite video
feeds, and even DVI (ie
Digital Visual Interface) cables such as you mayuse with a
flat panel
monitor). The exception is the newer HDMI option available
on some DVD
players and TVs etc. The HDMI stands for High Definition
Multlmedia
Interface, and basically combines both DVI and audio signals
into a single
connector.
At the same time, HDMI interface circuitry also adds a bunch
of copy
protection and digital rights management which is another
reason it has such
a high level of support from places like the Motion Picture
Association of
America. They probably care more about the DRM aspect then
the simplicity
of consumer hookups.
I have not yet seen laptops with HDMI connectors, but I
wouldn't be too
surprised to see them start appearing.
Doug
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