1) Either end of the cable could be loose. That happens more often than you think. Disconnect the wire at both ends, reconnect it, see what happens.
2) You don't tell us what this particular s-video is connecting. (Cable/satellite box? DVD player? Need make & model. What make/model TV? Is the TV HD? ED? All this stuff can make a difference.)
3) In the S-video signal path you basically have three points of failure - a) the output jack, b) the cable, c) the input jack. Obviously the fastest and easiet thing to troubleshoot is the cable. Try swapping your s-video cable with one you know to be working. If the you still have the problem on your TV, the problem lies elswhere. OTOH if the problem follows the cable, you've identified the culprit and have a really cheap fix available. (Just don't buy your cable at Radio Shack, because you'll probably pay too much. Try
Monoprice or
Blue Jeans cable.
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I'm no longer able to enjoy my dvds because anything not S-video or component is just VHS to me (even) when coming from a DVD source.
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???? If component if an option, why are you screwing around with S-video? The connection types in descending order of quality: HDMI, Component, S-video, composite, f-connector coax antenna connection. Again, without knowing what actual components are invovled and how they're connected, it is hard to know what is causing your problem.
Regards,
Joe