S-Video Port on PC?

[amk]

What is the purpose of the S-Video port on computers? One of my computers is a Shuttle SPC SK41G which has such a port and I'm curious as to what it can be used for.
Thank you.

[BJ_M]

video out to a tv

could also be video in also

[rallynavvie]

could also be video in also

Are you sure you don't drink?

Is the port on your video card, a PCI card, or on the motherboard's I/O panel? Likely it isn't an onboard capture device, though if it is I may suddenly have a new favorite motherboard

I had S-video out on my old video card that I used with a small TV as a preview monitor when working in Premiere. Good way to get an idea what your video project will look like once it's played back on a TV (at least a traditional one).

[BJ_M]

rallynavvie - one of my systems here has a s-video IN on it .....

i suspect not in his case - but you never know ..

if doesnt say where it is located exactly ..

[rallynavvie]

S-video IN onboard though? I haven't seen system boards with video inputs onboard as it would mean it had a capture device onboard. That would certainly be a cool feature if the capture device was decent. I was hoping companies would start building HTPC motherboards with onboard features like that, maybe even SFF ones.

[BJ_M]

all the sgi's workstations have it (svideo IN) - even the older windows based ones going back to the late 90's

i have seen only a few others ..

[amk]

OK, the S-Video port is on the motherboard's I/O panel. As I said the computer is a Shuttle SPC SK41G (google this) which is sold as a "barebones" system ( no hard drive, memory or CD/DVD). The port is not labeled. The manual only states S-Video on the photo of the PC's rear.

[ViRaL1]

My vote is for TV-Out.

[rallynavvie]

It's an SFF.
http://www.shuttle.com/share/product_data/spec/SK41G.pdf

The port is video out, supports up to 800x600 resolution in NTSC or PAL.