Pc_Madness Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Hey guys, I have a big old Mitsubishi TV (SD, beyond that I dunno), and it has a single S-Video connector alongside the connectors for "AV 1". If I plug an S-Video connector into it, but I never pick up a signal. Could it be that I have to select the S-Video connector instead of Composite? (err, the yellow one) Am I likely to get much improvement in quality with S-Video over Composite anyway? (Mac Mini with some DivX videos) Thanks inadvance. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 As long as you set the television to the correct input, shouldn't it look for a signal over S-Video first, then go to CVBS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc_Madness Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 As long as you set the television to the correct input, shouldn't it look for a signal over S-Video first, then go to CVBS? Yeah, thats what I assumed.:(:( Maybe its a problem on the Mac's end.:unsure:e: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted April 26, 2006 Veteran Share Posted April 26, 2006 If the mac is anything like Windows, you have to go in a choose your TV as your monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 If the mac is anything like Windows, you have to go in a choose your TV as your monitor. You should just have to go to System Preferences -> Monitors. There's a button to search for monitors/displays in there, somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc_Madness Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 If the mac is anything like Windows, you have to go in a choose your TV as your monitor. Well, if I connect it via Composite, it picks it all fine and dandy as I turn on the Mac, but if I do it via S-Video, nothing. To make things more complicated, you plug the S-Video connector into the DVI slot, so you can't exactly plug in a monitor and then switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_snitch Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I use the Svideo on my powerbook almost everyday with my sony TV. What i do is plug in the Svideo cables to everything, and then change the tv input to the Svideo channel. Because the svideo port is alongside composite inputs, you choose that channel on the tv and it automatically chooses the Svideo input over the RCA input video. Then go to system preferences, displays, and choose "Detect displays". The video should appear on the TV. If you choose the "Arrangement" tab, you can choose whether you want to have the display mirrored or extended. If its extended, you can drag the arrangement of the 2 screens from whichever side you want. You can also drag the menu bar to either screen to make it the main monitor. For videos i use VLC player. Put the controller on whatever screen you want to watch and choose full screen, and you can then continue to work on teh computer. Quicktime doesnt seem to understand this - choose full screne in quicktime on your second display, and it just goes full screen on your main display :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc_Madness Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Then go to system preferences, displays, and choose "Detect displays". Hmm, I should be able to pull that off over VNC.. shall go try :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete_power Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yeah, thats what I assumed...:( Maybe its a problem on the Mac's end.. :unsure: You have a Mac now? Maybe you should have specified all the details in your initial post :) Also you would have said that you intend to connect the TV to the computer because your post is unclear regarding your question :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc_Madness Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 You have a Mac now? Maybe you should have specified all the details in your initial post :) Also you would have said that you intend to connect the TV to the computer because your post is unclear regarding your question :D (Mac Mini with some DivX videos) Sorry, I didn't feel it was particularly relevent anyway, if its a problem with the Mac then I'll post the problem in the Mac forum rather than bothering you guys with it.... not that I'm sure what you think I was trying to hook up to it.... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 6, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2006 Yes. S-Video is a considerable improvement over Composite. IMO, the difference between S-Video and Composite is greater than the difference between Component and S-Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 IMO, the difference between S-Video and Composite is greater than the difference between Component and S-Video. You don't care much about HD resolutions then, eh? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 You don't care much about HD resolutions then, eh:p:p lol thank god someone else said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 Well there is a HUGE jump between Composite and S-Video. Any line graphics on the screen jiggle with Composite. Composite is just awful. There is also a jump between S-Video and Component but I don't think that jump is as great as Composite to S-Video. Is that more clear or did you get me the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Well there is a HUGE jump between Composite and S-Video. Any line graphics on the screen jiggle with Composite. Composite is just awful. There is also a jump between S-Video and Component but I don't think that jump is as great as Composite to S-Video. Is that more clear or did you get me the first time? Oh I got what you said the first time, I just was...intrigued...at your lack of mention for HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 Oh I got what you said the first time, I just was...intrigued...at your lack of mention for HD. Indeed. Component allows for progressive svan 480p and much higher HD resolutions. Depending on your set, there could be a HUGE jump with component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffused Mind Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Indeed. Component allows for progressive svan 480p and much higher HD resolutions. Depending on your set, there could be a HUGE jump with component. How come s-video cant do progressive scan? Bandwidth limitation, or just not worth the $$$ to implement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..... Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 You don't care much about HD resolutions then, eh? :p Even without HD there's a big jump; S-Video only transmits half the colour resolution; which is very noticeable, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 7, 2006 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2006 How come s-video cant do progressive scan? Bandwidth limitation, or just not worth the $$$ to implement? I'm assuming bandwidth, but I'm honestly not sure why, exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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