S-Video Loop Back Question

[ChaOConnor]

Hello all! I read about the S-Video Loopback hack to watch Netflix on my Extender, and I believe I could use it to view anything on my desktop… correct? My real question is this: With the following hardware, can I accomplish the loopback or do I need something else?
- On board video card w/ RGB Out (I’m thinking I need an RGB to S-Video adapter here…)
- WinTV-PVR-350
- WinTV-HVR-2250

I notice the 350 and the 2250 have S-Video ins… the 2250 has a breakout port that has some added inputs. Are any of them viable to act as an S-Video out? Probably not… huh?

Just curious… appreciate any help or insight anyone can provide on this trick and what they’ve found to be the best configuration.

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by ChaOConnor

Hello all! I read about the S-Video Loopback hack to watch Netflix on my Extender, and I believe I could use it to view anything on my desktop… correct? My real question is this: With the following hardware, can I accomplish the loopback or do I need something else?
- On board video card w/ RGB Out (I’m thinking I need an RGB to S-Video adapter here…)
- WinTV-PVR-350
- WinTV-HVR-2250

I notice the 350 and the 2250 have S-Video ins… the 2250 has a breakout port that has some added inputs. Are any of them viable to act as an S-Video out? Probably not… huh?

Just curious… appreciate any help or insight anyone can provide on this trick and what they’ve found to be the best configuration.

It's easier if your video card has s-video out like a lot of the ATI cards do. I don't know if there is a VGA to s-video adapter but I haven't looked for one either. Your capture cards are video in. the 350 has video out but that card has for the most part been problematic. So you would use both the s-video in on your 2250 from your s-video out on your video card and audio in from your audio out port on your sound card.

Gerry

[ChaOConnor]

Thank you Gerry... I will give that a shot!