Help connecting G400 S-Video output

[adamhamilton]

I want to connect my G400-MAX to my TV using S-Video, but the G400 S-Video is 7 pin and my TV is 4 pin, and all the cables I can find only have 4 pins.
Is there some sort of converter I have to get?

I'm in England by the way.


[This message has been edited by adamhamilton (edited 19 January 2000).]

[SteveC]

IT still works though using the 4pin cables, doesn't it?

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[adamhamilton]

But how can I connect a male connector with 7 pins to a female connector with 4 holes?

[SteveC]

The g400's s-video connector is a female conector... unless I'm imagining things...
and if your cable has 4 pins, then it'll fit the matrox' 7 'hole' connector.

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Cheers,
Steve

"The chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million-to-one", he said.

[This message has been edited by SteveC (edited 19 January 2000).]

[adamhamilton]

oops, maybe I didn't look hard enough.
Thanks for the correction!

[skeoch]

just checked it is a 7 pin female connector, 4 pin?
sounds like an apple talk cable?
or a s-video extension they cay be wired differently.
I'm in England too.


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[adamhamilton]

OK, another question:

What would the MAXIMUM length of S-Video cable be before I start to get degradation?

My PC is up in a bedroom, and my TV is downstairs in the living room. It's quite a distance unless I start drilling hols in the floor/ceiling and moving furniture around - even then it'll be about 10 meters.

[skeoch]

as I understand it 10 metres is about the magic number, but you can go a little longer.


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[adamhamilton]

OK, I guess I'll stick with 10M then. I'll get the tools out this weekend.

Thanks for your help.

[JoeCool]

Hi,

I'm just using 15m of normal Videocable to my TV and it shows no diffence to 1,5m. Is that not normal?

Joe