s-video cable?

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Hi: I just bought this "ATI ALL IN WONDER 128 RAGE PCI TV TUNER VIDEO
CARD 32MG" off eBay and it installed no problem in my desktop PC. Now
I want to use its s-video capability to display on my TV. But, it
came with no cables and I'm not sure what cable I need to go from it
to the two RCA jacks on the front of my TV (my TV doesn't have s-video
input). Can you point me to one?

Here is link to picture of my card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=150096208875&rd=1&rd=1

thanks,
russ
 
Russ said:
Hi: I just bought this "ATI ALL IN WONDER 128 RAGE PCI TV TUNER VIDEO
CARD 32MG" off eBay and it installed no problem in my desktop PC. Now
I want to use its s-video capability to display on my TV. But, it
came with no cables and I'm not sure what cable I need to go from it
to the two RCA jacks on the front of my TV (my TV doesn't have s-video
input). Can you point me to one?

Here is link to picture of my card:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=150096208875&rd=1&rd=1

thanks,
russ
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The cable(s) you didn't get are shown in the MMC71.PDF file(or similar) on
the CD that came with the card. If you don't have the CD you should be able
to get the PDF from the website. The pictures are near the end in the
troubleshooting section. The connector on the card isn't S-video it's,
AFAIK, a proprietary ATI connector. The output has S-video, composite and
audio. Once you know what your looking for go to the ATI shopping website.

You won't get sound from the AIW to the computer without this cable or an
internal cable. This external output and the output from your sound card is
phone so you'll need a phone to phono adapter and extensions to audio and
video to the TV.
 
Captain Midnight said:
The cable(s) you didn't get are shown in the MMC71.PDF file(or
similar) on
the CD that came with the card. If you don't have the CD you should be
able
to get the PDF from the website. The pictures are near the end in the
troubleshooting section. The connector on the card isn't S-video it's,
AFAIK, a proprietary ATI connector. The output has S-video, composite
and
audio. Once you know what your looking for go to the ATI shopping
website.

You won't get sound from the AIW to the computer without this cable or
an
internal cable. This external output and the output from your sound
card is
phone so you'll need a phone to phono adapter and extensions to audio
and
video to the TV.
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The specs for the card say it has composite and s-video output, here:
http://ati.amd.com/products/rage128/aiw128/specs.html

There's also a pdf file here that lists most of the same information:
http://ati.amd.com/products/brochures/aiw128.pdf
I don't see why a s-video to rca cable wouldn't work. Do a google for
's-video to rca' and you'll get lots of hits. I haven't checked the ATI
store, but I would think they would be more expensive than something
else online. Maybe you can get the specs from ATI, and buy it
elsewhere.
 
Indeed, the specs for the card say it is capable of outputting to composite
and s-video. The card just needs a breakout cable to do it.

This is most likely the appropriate cable for the AIW Rage 128:
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2537999 The connector pin arrangement
matches the card, if the eBay photo is true (it may not be, according to the
disclaimer in the listing).
 
Indeed, the specs for the card say it is capable of outputting to composite
and s-video. The card just needs a breakout cable to do it.

This is most likely the appropriate cable for the AIW Rage 128:http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2537999The connector pin arrangement
matches the card, if the eBay photo is true (it may not be, according to the
disclaimer in the listing).
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Thanks for the help guys. I found this knock-off cable that I'm going
to try. The one at AMD/ATI costs $12.99 so i'll only waste $6 if this
one from monoprice doesn't work:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...cs_id=1040114&p_id=2512&seq=1&format=2&style=

much obliged!
russ
 
Russ said:
Thanks for the help guys. I found this knock-off cable that I'm going
to try. The one at AMD/ATI costs $12.99 so i'll only waste $6 if this
one from monoprice doesn't work:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...cs_id=1040114&p_id=2512&seq=1&format=2&style=

much obliged!
russ
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Didn't know anyone else was making cables for the AIW. Looks like it should
work if the connector on your card is 8 pin. I got the SB internal audio
cable for my AIW9600 locally for about 1/4 the ATI price and no shipping.

Good luck.
 
KCB said:
The specs for the card say it has composite and s-video output, here:
http://ati.amd.com/products/rage128/aiw128/specs.html

There's also a pdf file here that lists most of the same information:
http://ati.amd.com/products/brochures/aiw128.pdf
I don't see why a s-video to rca cable wouldn't work. Do a google for
's-video to rca' and you'll get lots of hits. I haven't checked the ATI
store, but I would think they would be more expensive than something
else online. Maybe you can get the specs from ATI, and buy it
elsewhere.
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The connector he has isn't S-video. It's the ATI's card connection. The
"octopus" cable he needs has composite, S-video and audio. The third
connector down on the card in your second link is the ATI version of what he
needs.
 
Accessories like cables and adapters typically carry the highest retail
markups at ATi. So if you can find equivalent cables for less, by all means.

Monoprice.com looks like a good resource for future purchases.
 
First of One said:
Accessories like cables and adapters typically carry the highest retail
markups at ATi. So if you can find equivalent cables for less, by all means.

Monoprice.com looks like a good resource for future purchases.

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Agreed
 
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