Displayport adapter

[Inq]

Hey, I recently bought a sapphire 4870 golden sample and it has 2x dvi outputs and a displayport.

illustrated here:



The problem is that my home theatre doesn't recognize those so I need to convert the output to s-video/rca/scart.

I've been googling a lot but I'm not sure what kind of adapter would suit my needs, or does one even exist?
You probably figured I have an old crt telly so I don't need hifi or 1080p, all I need is an old, analog way to input video to my system

[Qualitier]

It should be a Gainward, not a Sapphire. All Sapphire 4870's including the X2 have an s-video port between the two DVI's (DVI-I flavor which include the analog VGA signals).

The CRT should be connected through the DVI-I to VGA adapter if you were asking that.

According to these pages, an s-video to composite adapter is included. There's also an adapter for components, I suppose that from s-video too (I cannot see it well in the pdf and the Spanish shop doesn't specify it, it just says "1 components/HDTV output (3 RCA's)" under the paragraph "connections through adapter").
http://www.gainward.de/media/files/S..._datasheet.pdf
http://www.alternate.es/html/product...wTechData=true

But I cannot see how to use these with that card, although the Spanish site says that it features an s-video output (it lists it under the paragraph "direct connections").

[Inq]

Oh yeah sorry, it's a gainward.

The only adapter in the box was dvi -> analog monitor.
Is there any way to get rca/scart/s-video output from this card?

[Qualitier]

I suspect that there isn't an easy way. There are converters in the market but they aren't just adapters, they are devices and aren't cheap. I would ask to the vendor or email Gainward. I had assumed that the card has an inner s-video plug plus the adapters. Maybe there are different revisions and my links above describe other one, or even they have mixed info in error.

If you can return it still you could do so and get some other model, but take into account two details:

- S-video plugs require a mod to get color images (instead of b/w) in some cases, which I don't know exactly if it's for PAL, European s-video or what. The most handy way is to buy an adapter between s-video and scart and do the mod inside it, or getting it done by a technician. The mod is just a capacitor between two pins.

- Not all vcard models give clear VGA at high resolutions. The issue is just random although I believe that it depends on the model, not on the sample. If your vcard does it okay, you might want to use it despite other drawbacks.

[Spiritwalker]

The only way that I can think of is if you can get the dvi to vga and then find an old ati breakout box on ebay and plug the former cable into it...

Not sure if it will work though.

[Idle Wild]

You can get little media boxes which will convert vga or dvi to s-video and composite as the guy above states.

However if I was you I'd buy a new TV with DVI or HDMI, flat panel is the future and pretty cheap at the minute specially with the credit crunch, besides the quality of s-video is poor.

[Inq]

Looks like I'll start to save money for a new telly then

Thanks for replies!

[Auric]

Modern cards do not generally have an S-Video jack however they do usually have a mini-DIN jack which is capable of composite, S-Video, and component output.

Can the card not be exchanged for one with the mini-DIN? At least then the current TV could be used in the meantime. Does the TV also have component input? An active VGA to SCART convertor would probably not be worth buying. A quick search reveals there are DIY methods for VGA to SCART RGB but I would just go with the card with a mini-DIN. Then again, DP may be desirable if the PC display will be upgraded in the near future and if intending to replace the TV anyway.