Monitor with S-video in

whitecrook · 24 Oct 2011 at 15:11

Hi all

Could really do with a HDTV / monitor that has S-video in. I used to use an old Compaq 2020 (20.1" 4:3) but could really do with a widescreen variant.

Most 24" 16:9 screens seem to have only hdmi/vga no s-video ins..

What screen do I need? I know the dells will do it (like the 2405 onwards) but they cost a lot. Was hoping for around £150 quid ish.

kingy666 · 24 Oct 2011 at 15:30

If you get a HDTV with scart connections then you can get s-video to scart adaptors as i have one somewhere (mine is actaully a scart passthrough with composite and s-video connections). I never used the s-video connection so i can't tell you if the quality was good.

whitecrook · 24 Oct 2011 at 15:34

will depend if the scart is wired for s-video or not, unless it's actually converting the s-video to composite video.

kingy666 · 24 Oct 2011 at 15:38

It may be worth buying one as you can get them for a couple of quid

pingu666 · 24 Oct 2011 at 15:51

I think I did VGA to svideo ages ago with a old CRT, maybe you can do the reverse ?

whitecrook · 24 Oct 2011 at 16:27

kingy666 said:
If you get a HDTV with scart connections then you can get s-video to scart adaptors as i have one somewhere (mine is actaully a scart passthrough with composite and s-video connections). I never used the s-video connection so i can't tell you if the quality was good.

I have one of those adaptors, but haven't opened it up to see if it is actually wiring the 4 pin din to the right pins of the SCART or just converting the S-vid (with a resistor) to the SCART Composite pins.

Either way, a screen with a 4-pin din s-video would be preferable.

whitecrook · 24 Oct 2011 at 16:28

pingu666 said:
I think I did VGA to svideo ages ago with a old CRT, maybe you can do the reverse ?

This will only work in certain circumstances, the horizontal sync rate of just about every CRT won't sync low enough to match a PAL video signal.

Anyway, I could get an HDTV, but it's also for gaming/pc use, i heard the LGs were the best, but they are near 300 quif for 32 inch. Wanted smaller.

OK - which cheap monitor has the most input connections.?

kingy666 · 24 Oct 2011 at 20:26

What is it that you have that uses s-video in 2011?

whitecrook · 24 Oct 2011 at 20:35

kingy666 said:
What is it that you have that uses s-video in 2011?

sky+ box, dvd player/recorder, video player, and my amp routes s-video. Unfortunately, although the dvd-recorder upscales and outputs hdmi it doesn't route any input to the hdmi out. I have a sony 25" crt which is fine, but too big, I need something lower in height, 16:9, takes dvi/hdmi + s-video. that is cheap as.