Audio and Video
Hardware Guide
5–7
Connecting a Video Device
S-Video and Composite-Video Connections
A video device, such as a television, camcorder, or VCR, may
have an S-video-in jack or a composite-video-in jack.
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The S-video-out jack on the notebook or on an optional port
replicator supports any video device with an S-video-in jack
1
.
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The composite-video-out jack on an optional port
replicator supports any video device with a composite-
video-in jack
2
.
An S-video connection usually provides a higher quality image
than a composite-video connection.
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CAUTION:
To prevent video malfunctions, do not connect external
video devices to both the S-video-out jack on the notebook and the
composite-video-out jack on a port replicator at the same time. If
video devices are connected to both jacks while the notebook is
docked, neither video device will work properly.
Identifying an S-video jack (video-in or video-out) and a
composite-video jack (video-in or video-out)
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