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Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: WpOsW2 on January 04, 2001, 06:38:09 PM
ive got surround hooked up with my ps2 and its GREAT but i keep hearing about this s video.  first of all whats it do and secondly is it worth it????
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: THX on January 04, 2001, 06:44:38 PM
S-video seperates the luminance from the chrominance to provide added picture clarity.  And yes, it is worth a measily $9.

Just make sure your TV has an S-video input.  I don\'t know how mant times this has been discussed before...
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: ddaryl on January 04, 2001, 06:59:42 PM
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IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???


Yes it is, it is a standard above your RGB cables and does make the colors crisper. I wouldn\'t worry about buying the best S_Video cable money can buy like Monster Cables cause IMO you\'ll get similiar results with Sony brand at 1/2 the price
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: Mr. Kennedy on January 04, 2001, 07:02:35 PM
take it a step further and get the monster cables, they provide better sound and picture
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: ddaryl on January 04, 2001, 07:42:15 PM
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Originally posted by TheOneBillyGunn
take it a step further and get the monster cables, they provide better sound and picture



Dude do you not read what almost everyone is saying. Monster Cables do not provide enough of a difference to warrant there expensive price tags.

I have a monster S-vid cable and I would recommend a SOny brand S-Vid cable for 1/2 the price
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: Black Samurai on January 04, 2001, 09:40:07 PM
With my monster cables the difference is noticed mostly in the sound. There is not much of a difference in video quality.
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: videoholic on January 05, 2001, 06:04:17 AM
Just get the normal S-Vid cables.  You have half a new game with what you would save.
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: akramh on January 05, 2001, 06:35:03 AM
WHat doEs this S-Video cable look like? i don\'t remember what it looks like. is it like one cable for both Video and Audio? what\'s so difirent with it than normal cables...

what are the luminance and the chrominance ??
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: on January 05, 2001, 10:22:26 AM
What are Monster cables and what type of input are needed for them?
excuse my ignorance.
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: on January 05, 2001, 10:54:25 AM
Guys, I\'ve got an RGB to S-Video adapter. So, if I use this with my existing RGB cable would that make the picture quality any better? I have a feeling that it won\'t, but I need a second opinion.
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: videoholic on January 05, 2001, 12:01:55 PM
Shadow: Existing RGB cable?  It doesn\'t come with an RGB cable.  It comes with 3 rca cables, but one is video and 2 are audio.  Your adapter would require you to have an RGB cable for that to work.  It wouldn\'t be any better than just getting the S-Video cables to begin with.

AK:  S-Video is just video, hence the name.  You still need to use the two rca cables or buy optical cable for audio.

Phoenix:  Monster is a brand name of regular old cables.  They are a little bit better than normal ones, but much more expensive.  They make S-Video cables, RGB, etc...
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: on January 05, 2001, 08:24:25 PM
If you TV supports it go all out and get composite...lol
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: Chrono on January 05, 2001, 08:38:50 PM
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Originally posted by akramh
WHat doEs this S-Video cable look like? i don\'t remember what it looks like. is it like one cable for both Video and Audio? what\'s so difirent with it than normal cables...

what are the luminance and the chrominance ??



nope, it runs audio seperatly

so you have

1 cable, end looks round
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ps2edge.com%2Fimages%2Fsvideo.jpg&hash=6d1a0079dcedc5240a196db061ab358594b203fa)

RCA, Audio or Video, looks like this
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ps2edge.com%2Fimages%2FRCA.jpg&hash=5d09b5b631b70256a769022cf6f0154c9ab10c21)
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: videoholic on January 05, 2001, 08:51:18 PM
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Originally posted by Ookima
If you TV supports it go all out and get composite...lol


Most tvs support composite..  Component is what you are talking about.  That\'s the bomb..
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: Chrono on January 05, 2001, 08:55:53 PM
so in other words

In order from best to worst

Component- Even more advanced cable
S-Video- Advanced Cable, see above pic
RCA- Standard PS2 Cable
Composite- Standard Coax
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: on January 06, 2001, 12:47:41 AM
Sorry Videohlic, yeah I meant an AV-Cable or RCA. I didn\'t know what it\'s name so I just assume it must be an RGB cable. Yeah, it looks like the second picture of what Chrono provide and my color is (standard) yellow, red and white.
So, what\'s an RGB cable then?
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: on January 06, 2001, 01:47:51 AM
errr..hahha I mean component..really I did...ey why are you turning away...get back here....errrrrr
Title: IS THE "S VIDEO" THING WORTH IT???
Post by: videoholic on January 06, 2001, 07:19:51 AM
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Originally posted by shadowflare
Sorry Videohlic, yeah I meant an AV-Cable or RCA. I didn\'t know what it\'s name so I just assume it must be an RGB cable. Yeah, it looks like the second picture of what Chrono provide and my color is (standard) yellow, red and white.
So, what\'s an RGB cable then?


With RGB cables you would actually have 5 RCA cables.  3 for video and 2 for audio.  Red Green, and Blue is seperated on it\'s own cable.  This is the best the PS2 can offer until they come out with a VGA option.