vga to svideo or rca "cheep way out" help

[xyamom]

hello i was looking and bought one of these off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/VGA-to-TV-Converter-S-Video-RCA-OUT-Cable-Adapter-A06_W0QQitemZ250...QQcmdZViewItem
and it dosent seem to be working to. dose my output need to go below a resulotion that a tv can handle (is there a program to force it there) or is this cable made for only some video cards?

[jagabo]

hello i was looking and bought one of these off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/VGA-to-TV-Converter-S-Video-RCA-OUT-Cable-Adapter-A06_W0QQitemZ250...QQcmdZViewItem
and it dosent seem to be working to. dose my output need to go below a resulotion that a tv can handle (is there a program to force it there) or is this cable made for only some video cards?

TV-out is not on a standard graphics card VGA connector.

http://pinouts.ru/Video/VGA15_pinout.shtml

That cable is for some specialized device.

It will work with laptops and desktops with VGA cards that has TV-Out function capability through the VGA connector.

[edDV]

hello i was looking and bought one of these off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/VGA-to-TV-Converter-S-Video-RCA-OUT-Cable-Adapter-A06_W0QQitemZ250...QQcmdZViewItem
and it dosent seem to be working to. dose my output need to go below a resulotion that a tv can handle (is there a program to force it there) or is this cable made for only some video cards?

The ebay page says
"# It will work with laptops and desktops with VGA cards that has TV-Out function capability through the VGA connector."

"#Please check your PC & Video Card manual or manufacturer to make sure that your VGA card has TV-Out function capability through the VGA connector to ensure this cable will work for you! "

So copy the relevant pages from your computer manual so we can figure out what you have.

[BJ_M]

most vga do not have video out

[xyamom]

ok thanks i dont think it dose. im doing this on several computers so the only thing and can do is something like this like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-AV-S-Video-to-VGA-Converter-Scaler-1024x768-Pixel_W0QQitemZ1...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/AV-S-Video-to-USB-2-0-Adapter-Digital-Video-Capture_W0QQitemZ15005...QQcmdZViewItem
dose any one have any reclamation on what brand to get (not limited to the 2 links) limited to about 80 bucks ea. some of the computers are laptops so no pci.

[jagabo]

The first item you linked to is an s-video to VGA converter. It's for watching an s-video device (DVD player, VHS player) on a computer monitor.

The second is a USB video capture device. It's for capturing analog video on a computer.

Neither of those will convert the computer's VGA output to composite or s-video so you can watch it on a TV.

What you want is a VGA to composite/s-video scan converter:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/228093-REG/Focus_Enhancements_4448600_TVIEW_Micr...Converter.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/256726-REG/ADS_Technology_XGA128_TV_Elite_XGA_Scan.html

[SingSing]

A PC video card with VGA, S-Video and RCA output is only $29.00. It is more robust and better if you are upgrading a PC.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200105+4294967039&Ne=302...200_Video_Card

Note : Most morden laptop has s-video and VGA output.