Can I use a VGA to S-video on my PC to TV?

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    Derrek is offline Newbie

    Can I use a VGA to S-video on my PC to TV?

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    Im trying to find out if my video card support S-Video or Composite Video out through its VGA port.

    I want to buy this converter so I can run video to my tv.

    For only $1.36 each when QTY 50+ purchased - VGA to S-Video/RCA (Composite) Adapter Cable - Black | VGA to Svideo/RCA

    Any help would be appreciated. I couldn't get any answers from emachines and my searches didn't provide any results.

    Thanks,

    Derrek


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    townsbg is offline Senior Member
    If I'm reading this right this is just a cable to connect a VGA to S-video but it doesn't actually convert the signal.
    This item is a VGA VIDEO Card to S. Video or Composite TV Adapter Cable.

    Use it to connect the video card on your computer to a TV input. Your video card MUST be able to support s-Video or Composite out through it's VGA port. This is known as a TV out function.
    Your computer must already be putting out the correct signal. Now I found your GPU's technical specs and it doesn't seem to indicate that it has the correct signal. Yours is the far model to the right and across from TV encoder it says no. Now I did a search on newegg and found a converter. It looks like you'll have to get your own cable in addition to paying significantly more. That said If you want you can try the cable you found and if I were you I might because it is only $2 plus shipping and it has a money back guarantee but it doesn't look to me that it would work. Also I don't know anything about the company selling that cable.
    Last edited by townsbg; 19-07-2009 at 03:59 AM.

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    Derrek is offline Newbie
    I think the best choice is probably to buy a video card that has some capacity.
    Any suggestions on something cheap that will do the trick? I plan on buying a flat screen within the next year. I'm not sure if it would be worth it to get something that would have a DVI.

    Thanks for the earlier answer. Any suggestions are welcome

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    townsbg is offline Senior Member
    Graphic cards aren't my specialty but it depends on what you want to pay and what you want to do with it. Also from what I'm reading on your computer, which I got here, it has an PCIe x8 slot. That is not a slot widely found in computers today for graphics usage. Most of them are PCIe x16 slots and therefore most of the cards are PCIe x16 cards so you won't be able to take full advantage of a PCIe x16 card. I don't even know if anyone makes cards for that particular slot but I'm fairly certain that you can still use one of those PCIe x16 cards in your slot. I'm sure if I'm wrong that someone will tell me. That could also be a misprint.

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