Fried Elliott Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 Like Boa, I too am a bit confused about the S-video and composite video connections between my Sony Trinitron television (monitor) and my HT gear. I have two "no alternative" devices feeding composite video to my AVR: the cable box and the VCR. If I hook up composite video from everything to everything, I get picture no problem. I then hooked up an S-video cable between the DVD player and the AVR, and another between the AVR's Monitor Out and the monitor, and removed their corresponding composite video cables. I guess I was expecting the AVR to use S-video when the DVD was the source, use composite connections for everything else, and feed S-video to the Sony. However, from what I can tell, I wasn't getting video to my monitor, no matter what the input source. I also tried S-video into the monitor's Video 1 and composite into Video 3, switching the video input on the monitor when I switched at the AVR but still nothing. What I didn't try was playing the DVD S-video directly into the monitor. In thinking it through, I now realize the AVR is not going to "convert" a composite input video signal to S-video. But I thought there was some sort of signal presence/precedence logic so that if a S-video input was present it would route it to the S-video Monitor Out and if my Sony monitor detected a signal on the S-video connection it would use it preferentially over the composite connection (assuming Video 1 had been selected on the Sony). After some more reading, I am now getting the sense that if I have ANY composite video inputs to my AVR, then it will not use the S-video Monitor Out? If I do hook up the DVD player directly to the monitor using the S-video, do I lose any video processing functions having now bypassed the AVR? (The DVD and AVR audio channels are hooked up via the optical digital link and that works fine.) As I said, I'm confused. MONITOR Sony 32" Trinitron KV32TS36 (Oct 1993) Video 1 (rear): S-video, Composite video, audio L&R Video 2 (front): Composite video, audio L&R Video 3 (rear): Composite video, audio L&R UHF/VHF (rear): F-connector HT Denon 1800 AVR: everything connection under the sun (except component video) Denon 1000 DVD: S-video and Composite video out; optical and analog audio out Toshiba VCR: Composite video in and out; L&R analog audio in and out Cable setbox: Composite video and UHF/VHF video out; L&R analog audio out This message has been edited by Fried Elliott on 09-10-2001 at 11:05 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avman Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 since your dvd player is your only s-video source, hook it up directly to s-video (video-1) in on your sony tv, and you can use composite monitor out from your a/v receiver for your other composite sources, hooked into video-3. avman. ------------------ 1-pair klf 30's c-7 center sony strda-777ES receiver NEW! sony playstation 2! dishnetwork model 7200 dishplayer satellite receiver/digital bitstream recorder pioneer dvd player sharp 35"tv panamax max dbs+5 surge protector/power conditioner monster cable interconnects/12 gua.speaker wire ksps6surrounds 'teens sub coming! KLIPSCH-So Good It Hz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eq_shadimar Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 Fried - I have the solution for you :-) I had the same problem on my HK AVR510. This receiver, and most others, will not convert the signal from s-video to composite and vice versa. There are some newer models out that are supposed to do this but I am not sure if they have been released yet. Anyway goto Radio Shack and get a composite to s-video converter. They should be by where they have all the s video, coax, and optical home theater hookups. They cost $20 or so. There are more expensive ones available on the web ($140) but I don't know how much better they are. So what I did for both my VCR and digital cable box is get a short 1' RCA male to RCA male cable, plug this into the composite to s video converter and then run a s video cable from the converter to the receiver. Then run a s video cable from the monitor out to the s video input on your tv. I have my DVD player, PC video out, the cable box, and a VCR all connected to my AVR with s video and then to the TV. This allows me to use the AVR to switch between all these sources without having to touch anything on the TV. EDIT - In case it was not obvious all the sound is also running thru the AVR also (I do not use the TV speakers at all for any source although I could). Radio Shack also has a S-video cable with optical cable attached (used for DVD palyer) and a s video cable with L/R RCA cables attached (used for cable box and VCR). Using all s video allows the higher defination s video signal of the DVD player to be used. NOTE - the composite to s video converters will not upgrade the signal to s video resolution. They only convert the composite signal to be used on a s video signal input. Hope this helps. Laters, ------------------ FOR SALE OR TRADE COMPLETE R*3 SYSTEM FOR 3 HERESY'S Main System - Cornwalls (L/R main) RC-3 RS-3's (white) SVS 20-39CS Harman Kardon AVR 510 Hafler P505 (running sub) ProMedia 4.2 v400 for PC This message has been edited by eq_shadimar on 09-10-2001 at 11:45 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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