Kidcritta
06-10-2003, 03:58 AM
This may sound stupid to most people here but i want to know how i find out if my Video-Card has S-Video capabilities???????
And how do i find out what video card i have?????
Sorry for my dumbness guys but oh well :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:
Anonymous
06-10-2003, 04:20 AM
The easiest way is to look on the back of your computer :)
If you bought a prebuilt computer (compaq, dell, gateway, HP, Vaio, etc.), then most likely it will be labelled on the back. It will look like a PS/2 port (like the keyboard/mouse ports, not a Playstatin2 plug), but be black, and right next to or close by the spot where the monitor plugs into the back of your PC.
If you have a homebuilt computer (including a computer built by a local store, and without a brand name printed on it), then the S video port will be in the same slot as the plug from your video card, right next to it.
You may also have, instead of an Svideo port, a regular composite out (it looks just like the ones video game systems use).
As for the type of video card you have, well it depends on A) the version of Windows you are running, and/or B)whether it is a pre-built system or homebuilt.
A). If you're running Win95/Win98, right click on My Computer, choose properties, click on the Hardware tab (might also be called device manager, it's been awhile), and a list of items should appear. left click on the one labelled Display Adapters, and the name of the video card should appear right there. If you're running Win2k/WinXP, right click on My Computer (it's in your start menu), choose properties, click on the Hardware Tab, then click on Device manager, then left click on the one labelled Display Adapters.
B). If you have a prebuilt system, don't even bother, it's probably a non-gaming card, and it's probably built into the motherboard, so you can't replace it with a better model. Check with your PC manufacturer to see what they can do for you. If it's homebuilt, then the person you bought it from / built it should be able to tell you what it is. Homebuilt systems can still have the built in video cards, but there is a chance you have a good one in there.
Keep in mind that if you do have a video out, you will likely have to enable it in the display properties>Setttings tab>Advanced section. Again check with your manufacturer/local store/the guy who built it to get specific details.
Jorpho
06-10-2003, 09:30 AM
My old ATI All-in-Wonder Pro card, at least, has a jack in it that looks like an S-video port, but can actually only be used with a proprietary ATI cable that has composite video and S-video on the other end. I think some of ATI's newer cards are similar.
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Anonymous
06-10-2003, 03:32 PM
The all in wonder cards usually have a 'break out' box that needs a special plug, but I'd guess that if this guy is asking about what kind of video card he has, unless it's his parents, he probably doesn't have an all in wonder. As for the Split Svideo cable, I think regular Svideo will still work on those plugs, but all the newer radeon cards don't use it anyways, so it should be fine.