Hooking Up S-Video Cables

[ProjectCamaro]

I have an older TV that has composite connections but no S-Video connection. If I have an S-Video cable can I hook it up to the TV using only the composite connections and skipping the S-Video part altogether?

Thanks!

[skaar]

I have an older TV that has composite connections but no S-Video connection. If I have an S-Video cable can I hook it up to the TV using only the composite connections and skipping the S-Video part altogether?

Thanks!

This hurt my brain.

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[ProjectCamaro]

This hurt my brain.

>.<

Um, ok?

[theclaw]

It should work. Though composite is cheap/easy for a reason. I'd keep your expectations low from TVs that limited, they can only process lossy video input.

[RP2A03]

I have an older TV that has composite connections but no S-Video connection. If I have an S-Video cable can I hook it up to the TV using only the composite connections and skipping the S-Video part altogether?

Thanks!

Yeah, your post makes little sense. It sounds like you are either wanting to connect a DIN connector to an RCA jack, convert S-video to composite (which is easily accomplished), or... something weird.

[BlastProcessing402]

There are dongles that will turn an s-video din into a composite rca, I have one, but there's really no point, it will look no better than composite. Might as well just stick to composite cables if that's the best your TV supports natively.

[ProjectCamaro]

It should work. Though composite is cheap/easy for a reason. I'd keep your expectations low from TVs that limited, they can only process lossy video input.

Thanks!

[wiggyx]

I'm confused. Why not just buy a composite cable for whatever you're trying to hook up?