s video out on geforce2 gts (1 Viewer)

[Patrick_L]

i was looking at the s video out on my card and noticed that it has 6 holes NOT 4 like the 4 prong svideo cables that i own. needless to say, none of my cables plug into this jack. i've turned up nothing as far as adapters on google either. any advice?

 

[Gordon Moore]

And that video card would be (msi,asus,etc...)....?

 

[Patrick_L]

i included the type of card in the subject line, but not the manufacturer. LeadTek Geforce2 GTS 32mb.

 

[Tekara]

best guess off of the top of my head is that it is a composite plug, combonation of a video, left and right audio. they are quite common for computers. never have been able to figure why one would be used on a video card, but I've seen them used in video cards quite a bit.

if possible take a picture of the port for us and a better guess can be given.

 

[Patrick_L]

sure thing.

 

[Patrick_L]

so i take it i stumped everyone?

 

[Scott L]

Could it be a VIVO port for a Leadtek Breakout Box (BOB)?

 

[Patrick_L]

well, the instructions that came with the card say it's an s-video tv out port. it even came with a ft. long s-video cable that obviously doesn't fit.

 

[Steve_Ch]

OK, some Leadtek cards comes with an "Octopus" adapter (proprietary), what happens is it goes into the "plug" on the card, then "fan out" to 1 standard SVHS and 1 RCA connector. IOW, the "plug" on the card is NOT a standard SVHS connection. You need to check the manual of the card on the parts that comes in the retail box, or go to Leadtek website.

 

[Patrick Cate]

You just need to get an adapter. Check out:

http://www.svideo.com/6pintosvideo.html

You can also try doing a google search to find some other places that sell them. Hope this helps.

 

[Patrick_L]

wow, thx for your help guys! unfortunately $20 is not worth it for "trying out" the video output on a geforce2. it amazes me that they didn't include the adapter in the retail box. oh well, thx again.