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#217028 - 25/05/2004 08:00 S-Video splitter?
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 931
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
Is there such a thing as a splitter for S-Video? On my old TV (which didn't have a S-Video inputI) I used to have the Tivo's S-Video output to my DVC-150 (video capture) and then out to my computer. And I had the video cable from the TIVO to the TV. However, my new TV has S-Video input. But the Tivo has only one S-Video output. Do they make a splitter so I can have the S-Video feed to both?

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#217029 - 25/05/2004 08:01 Re: S-Video splitter? [Re: burdell1]
burdell1
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Registered: 14/01/2002
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Loc: Minnetonka, MN
by the way, it is a Tivo Series 1

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#217030 - 25/05/2004 08:23 Re: S-Video splitter? [Re: burdell1]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I'm pretty sure that there's no such thing as a passive S-Video splitter. You'll have to get a powered splitter, which is going to be much more than the $10 Y-cable you were hoping for.
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#217031 - 25/05/2004 12:31 Re: S-Video splitter? [Re: burdell1]
mschrag
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Registered: 09/09/2000
Posts: 2303
Loc: Richmond, VA
Yes there are S-Video splitter cables. You will degrade the signal strength substantially though. You can buy powered splitters that will do what you want withou the loss, though (for example: http://www.vpi.us/vsplt-sv.html -- i can't vouch for that, just one i found on google). I use an unamplified y-split cable between my gamecube + projector + computer and it's not too bad, but your mileage may vary. I'll try to find the place where I ordered that cable from, but I suspect you can google for s-video y-split cable and come up with some matches.

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#217032 - 25/05/2004 13:09 Re: S-Video splitter? [Re: mschrag]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Oops. My bad. I didn't think to search for "s-video y-cable", despite using those terms in my post.
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#217033 - 25/05/2004 13:33 Re: S-Video splitter? [Re: wfaulk]
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