wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) (05/15/91)
This is properly not the place to ask the question, but since I do not really know where to begin.... Does anyone know what the S-Video plug on the back of some TVs does? I'm not sure if it is specific to TVs in the US, or if it is worldwide. I know it supposedly gets better video signal than a composite video signal, and have seen it in use when I've hooked up my laser disk player to a nice tv, but what I want to know is what the pins do. Or where should I look, and what should I look for? Wim -- | wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu | The Loft BBS | 27313853@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu | (509)335-4339 | 72561.3135@CompuServe.com | USR HST Dual Standard HST/V.32
schuster@panix.uucp (Michael Schuster) (05/16/91)
In article <1991May14.211021.21704@serval.net.wsu.edu> wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) writes: >This is properly not the place to ask the question, but since I do not really >know where to begin.... > You're right .. it belongs in rec.video.... >Does anyone know what the S-Video plug on the back of some TVs does? I'm not >sure if it is specific to TVs in the US, or if it is worldwide. I know it >supposedly gets better video signal than a composite video signal, and have >seen it in use when I've hooked up my laser disk player to a nice tv, but >what I want to know is what the pins do. Or where should I look, and what >should I look for? > S-video transmits the luminance and chroma portions of a composite video signal separately. A lot of the artifacts visible on TV screens are due to filtering stages that separate the chroma/luma signals. Assuming that you have a high-quality source (a laserdisc player is one) you might get a slightly better signal using a S-video rather than a composite cable. Many people notice no difference. S-video is not confined to any particular country, brand, or type of video source. -- Mike Schuster | CIS: 70346,1745 NY Public Access UNIX: ...cmcl2!panix!schuster | MCI Mail, GENIE: The Portal (R) System: schuster@cup.portal.com | MSCHUSTER