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  1. 5th Jun 2006 21:08 #1
    wulf109
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    I've noticed that many new DVD players and recorders are being released without S-Video jacks. They have composite and component jacks but no S-Video output. Is this a new cost reduction move or is there some other reason?
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    Cost reduction. Good equipment still has it.
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    A good reason to avoid them. It couldn't add much more than $0.50 to the cost. What other compromises have they made?

    I usually feed S-Video to a secondary monitor.
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    i really hate those connectors
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    i really hate those connectors
    ...joke?

    What's wrong with S-video connectors, they come in very handy!
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    bad design .... those mini din connectors are awful to plug in blind
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  7. 5th Jun 2006 23:09 #7
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    Something funny: according to http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp :

    All DVD players are capable of downconverting a component video signal into a more suitable format for display on the current generation of consumer display devices. The first such downconversion step is to S-Video, which is a connector that will always be found on any DVD player.
    Guess they should update their page, eh??
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