VGA to S-Video or Composite

[Guest Guest]

Whats the cheapest way to get a VGA output to an analogue TV (composite/s-video)?

 

The PC is a SFF so doesnt have any card slots

Edited November 25, 2008 by Guest

[FN-GM]

Get a cheap graphics card with an S-Video output

[Guest Guest]

Get a cheap graphics card with an S-Video output

 

Opps, forgot. Its a SFF pc so no card slots.

[ChrisH]

You can build a VGA to SCART lead. I built one for my arcade machine so it could display the games at native resolution on the TV bypassing the encoding etc. I basically chopped the end off a vga and dismantled a scart lead and followed a wiring diagram. Fiddly but not too hard.

[FN-GM]

maybe this will do the trick

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VGA-TO-TV-RCA-S-VIDEO-ADAPTER-CONVERTER-CABLE-PC-LAPTOP_W0QQitemZ390003967052QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL?hash=item390003967052&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308

[dhicks]

Whats the cheapest way to get a VGA output to an analogue TV (composite/s-video)?

 

I've been wondering that, too. I had a look at some cheap converters on eBay - £20 seems to be about the price.

 

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David Hicks

[dhicks]

maybe this will do the trick

 

From the item description: "It will work with laptops and desktops with VGA cards that has TV-Out function capability through the VGA connector.". Hmm...

 

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David Hicks

[ChrisH]

I should have mentioned the lead I said about making will output in the best possible mode for a normal tv (RGB)

[rij_gr]

You can build a VGA to SCART lead. I built one for my arcade machine so it could display the games at native resolution on the TV bypassing the encoding etc. I basically chopped the end off a vga and dismantled a scart lead and followed a wiring diagram. Fiddly but not too hard.

 

Hello!

 

This is interesting! I already have a 2m vga cable fron an old monitor also i have some spare scart cables. this is a good idea to use all these scraps! There is any schematic to do this? the link above doesn work!

 

thanks