Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum

Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: JesterDEV on September 27, 2002, 06:25:31 pm

Title: Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: JesterDEV on September 27, 2002, 06:25:31 pm

I'm thinking about using a tv in my cab. I have a Geforce4 card with tv out but I dont have the connector (from the card to the tv). Does anyone know where I can buy one? Perferably at a Walmart or radio shack. Something local. Also what is it called?

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: Malenko on October 13, 2002, 05:14:07 pm

if its a single prong, its an RCA / AV cable, very common very cheap. if its a round plug witha buncha little prongs its an S-Video cable, very common but justa little more expensive.

Radio shack or any audio/video store will have them

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: madk on October 14, 2002, 02:38:40 am

What type of GF4 do you have?  I have a TI4600 and it has a special cable that supplies the line in and the line out all in one cable.  I'm thinking that this is some sort of special cable only availiable through the manufacturer.  What happened to the one your card came with?

-madk

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: JesterDEV on October 14, 2002, 01:40:04 pm

I have a Geforce4 MX something... It did'nt come with a cord sadly. But
yes its an s-video out. I ended getting a 21" flatscreen tv for $156 !
Not a bad buy, and it looks amazing.

It took me forever to find out that it was an s-video out. I had no idea what the hell that was.... Guess I need to catch up.

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: jlampc on October 28, 2002, 01:29:34 am

Quote from: JesterDEV on October 14, 2002, 01:40:04 pm

I have a Geforce4 MX something... It did'nt come with a cord sadly. But
yes its an s-video out. I ended getting a 21" flatscreen tv for $156 !
Not a bad buy, and it looks amazing.

It took me forever to find out that it was an s-video out. I had no idea what the hell that was.... Guess I need to catch up.

Who made the TV? Was it an Apex or a Toshiba....Just Wondering!!  ;D

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: mc-escher on November 17, 2002, 11:24:27 am

Geforce 4 Ti 4600 has a special NVIDIA only connector on the back which looks a lot like SVideo, but has more pins

Anyway, VisionTek, at least, shipped the first batch of cards without  supplying the connector. (Which steams me)

You have two options
1) Mail their support department and get on a list (like I did) for them to send you a replacement. NOTE: THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT AFTER A YEAR, so you may have to bug them.

2) Try to find a Geforce2 which has old SVideo out and put the GF4 in your main computer =)

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: ssmrpopo on November 20, 2002, 12:10:07 pm

All the Geforce cards have those spots for extra pins but a standard s-video cable without the pins works fine. And if you need a composite signal they sell an s-video to composite adapter at Radio Shack for about 20 bucks.

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: Distortion on November 21, 2002, 11:00:21 pm

Avoid getting s-video cables from radio shack.  I got one for my tv-out on my GF3 and the screen is ALL screwed up.  Go to best buy and AT LEAST get Acoustic Research cables.

Title: Re:Goforce4 TV out Cord.
Post by: telengard on December 13, 2002, 04:16:39 am

I just got a Geforce4 4200, and the TV out looks like crap for 640x480 and under.
This is only when using the Windows drivers... anyone know of a way to fix it
or to disable the drivers  behavior under windows?  The TV Out looks great
until Windows/Nvidia's drivers take over.   :(