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Title: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: numbnutz48 on November 04, 2009, 07:21:42 pm
I'm looking to buy a good (cheap as possible) video card with S-video out for my cabinet? What is a good one? Seen a bunch on Ebay, just not sure what will work?

This is what i've been looking at....

ATI Radeon X600 PCI-E FH 128MB DVI S-VIDEO Video Card

Is it even close to what i need?

Any help would be appreciated. Plan on connecting to a 25" Television with at least a composite video. may have to adapt S-video to RCA??

I am a SUPER NOVICE at this so feel free to explain with as much detail as possible...lol
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: Malenko on November 05, 2009, 08:50:44 am
composite looks like crap, Svid is marginally better.
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on November 05, 2009, 09:26:25 am
Agreed. Composite is terrible. You want S-video minimum.
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: Kordova on November 05, 2009, 11:20:09 am
Look for an old (you can still get them new a few places) GeForce 7600GS.  It has S-Video and always worked very well on my gaming rig before upgrading last year.  EVGA is my personal fav brand.
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: BobA on November 05, 2009, 11:28:37 am
Just checking.   Your subject just asked for a good PCI video card.   Do you have a newer motherboard or an old one.   PCI and PCI E are not the same.   The cards you are looking at are PCI E (newer). 
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: numbnutz48 on November 06, 2009, 10:55:37 pm
prolly needing an older one. the computer is a few years old. It's a Compaq Presario 5000. Gonna be a dedicated MAME machine.

So with a video card that has S-Video, i can just plug it right into a standard television and it'll work just like a computer monitor??

What is a good size monitor (T.V.) to have in a cabinet? I built the Lucid style cabinet if that helps?
Title: Re: what is a good PCI video card with S-Video out?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on November 06, 2009, 11:01:29 pm
Quote from: numbnutz48 on November 06, 2009, 10:55:37 pm
So with a video card that has S-Video, i can just plug it right into a standard television and it'll work just like a computer monitor??

The resolution will make it hard to read much, but it's great for games.