BrandonRM
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- Dec 8, 2002
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I am considering getting a Sony FD Triniton Flatscreen Wega (24" - 27") and an S-Video VCR. Here is my dilemma and questions:
I have a bunch of game consoles all plugged into a Pelican switchbox. They currently use composite cable but when I get my Wega I will upgrade all the cable to S-video (the switch box does support S-video)
I want to be able to record from the game consoles (cinemas and in-game recording and such. I have no desire to record DVDs, just video from the games) and as such I will run the Pelican switchbox into the VCR, and the VCR into the TV.
As long as all my ables are S-video (well, except the coax/RF line coming in for the cable TV itself), will this work? Will the VCR record from the game consoles, and will the games show up on my TV? I just want to make sure that all S-video going tinto a VCR would be output through all of its S-video outs.
And, perhaps more importantly, will this retain the quality of S-video? By going through the VCR will the advantage S-video offers still be there? I know little to nothing about this stuff, so I just need to make sure.
BTW, what difference would "pass-through S-video" make? It's really really rare to find on a reasonably-priced (under $200) SVHS VCR, so I'm not considering getting it; just wondering.
If I need to elaborate or clarify please let me know since I tend to kind of ramble.
The highest thanks to any help you can offer. I don't want to buy this stuff only to find out I can't record from the games or that I only get composite quality and thus it was a waste to go all-out S-video.
Brandon
I have a bunch of game consoles all plugged into a Pelican switchbox. They currently use composite cable but when I get my Wega I will upgrade all the cable to S-video (the switch box does support S-video)
I want to be able to record from the game consoles (cinemas and in-game recording and such. I have no desire to record DVDs, just video from the games) and as such I will run the Pelican switchbox into the VCR, and the VCR into the TV.
As long as all my ables are S-video (well, except the coax/RF line coming in for the cable TV itself), will this work? Will the VCR record from the game consoles, and will the games show up on my TV? I just want to make sure that all S-video going tinto a VCR would be output through all of its S-video outs.
And, perhaps more importantly, will this retain the quality of S-video? By going through the VCR will the advantage S-video offers still be there? I know little to nothing about this stuff, so I just need to make sure.
BTW, what difference would "pass-through S-video" make? It's really really rare to find on a reasonably-priced (under $200) SVHS VCR, so I'm not considering getting it; just wondering.
If I need to elaborate or clarify please let me know since I tend to kind of ramble.
The highest thanks to any help you can offer. I don't want to buy this stuff only to find out I can't record from the games or that I only get composite quality and thus it was a waste to go all-out S-video.
Brandon