rca to s-video adapters???

[tightcamry129]

hey guys, i have a problem. Now i've been enjoying my puny 5.6 inch monitor for my in-dash dvd player for about a year now. A week ago, i've decided to upgrade my monitor to a 7.2 inch tft monitor. The problem is this: the original (that i've been using) 5.6 inch monitor came with these three cables: video rca cable(yellow), 12v power wire (red), and ground wire(black). But the new 7.2 inch monitor just has one connection which seems to me as a s-video cable. Am i right? Now how do i connect this s-video thing into my dvd player that only accepts the rca connections?

[Toysrme]

<-- is jacking copyrights. Props to the owner<s>.


Pin Signal
1 Ground
2 Ground
3 Luminance
4 Chrominance
5 -
6 Composite Video
7 Ground

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Y = Luminance, Pb = Chrominance 1, Pr = Chrominance 2

I don't see how you could make it work, unless someone makes some really obscure black box. Doesn't look like a simple soldering job to me. You'd have to have some type of processor and buffer to convert the black-white-color signals on an S-video, into the tri-signal of "component" video.

[eddiem67]

you need a cable from rca to composite video

[tightcamry129]

Originally Posted by eddiem67

you need a cable from rca to composite video

where do i get such thing?

[finese1]

They do make an adapter for s-video so don't worry. Only thing s-video is suppose to be better. You could probably find it on www.radioshack.com.

[tightcamry129]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...735025625&rd=1

would this work too? Can the rca cable power up the monitor also?

[Pineapple]

It should work as long as it can plug into your monitor.
RCA got signal and ground, where is power?
Since when anything got power from RCA?
Sorry, answer is no.

[finese1]

Sh@t it can't work. Your screen uses the power from the s-video connection. What you may need is a type of modulator that can convert the s-video to a composite. I'm not sure if they have one for cars.

Good pick up Pineapple.

[VladImpaler]

I work for the cable maker that makes ALL of radio shacks cable.....They would only have a 6' or a 12' RCA to S-Video cable.....but it's not designed for cars...So it may not work at all.....you could try it though