Video sources, such as a VCR, laser disc, and television broadcast,
transmit video information through one signal conducting cable.
This signal is called the NTSC composite video envelope. Several types
of information, such as picture, sound, synchronization, and color are
grouped together into this composite format. By separating the color
information from the rest of the composite signal, better picture
resolution (clarity) is acheived. This two-signal format is known as
Y/C or S-Video.
VCRs and TVs tend to differ in output and sensitivity which could cause
inconsistency in performance. The CSV-900A Convertor's input signals are
routed through separate attenuators which provide separate adjustable
controls for the Y (luminance) and C (chroma) signals. This allows the
user to adjust each convertor used in the system for consistent video
presentation.
Prior to the development of the CSV-900A Convertor there was no inexpensive
way to operate all the video signals in a home theatre system in S-Video.
Usually, these video signals are a mixture of composite video and S-video.
That is, VCRs are generally composite video output only, while some laser
disc players have an S-Video output (others have only a composite video
output). DSS receivers have both S-Video and composite video output.
Most of today's A/V receivers and control centers do not process the
composite video inputs to the unit's S-Video outputs. This results in
extra switching requirements for the user and the necessity for multiple
remote controls to switch between a composite video source and an S-Video
source.
The CSV-900A Convertor solves the problem of multiple video formats. All
video sources can now be connected to the audio/video control center,
processor, TV or projector in S-Video format. This allows the entire
video system to be operated in S-Video, eliminating the need for multiple
remote controls and multiple switching commands.
The CSV-900A signal convertor will not improve the quality of the
composite signal to S-Video quality - this just isn't possible. On the
other hand, it will not compromise the quality of a composite signal either,
and in fact may produce an image that appears to be better than the original
composite signal, by virtue of the fact that the user can adjust the color
and brightness of the signal right on the convertor, to settings that are
more pleasing to the viewer.
Composite to S-Video Convertor
Because S-Video is an expansion of the composite video signal, it is relatively
easy to downgrade from an S-Video source to a composite video display.
This can be accomplished through a specially-wired cable that we carry.
S-Video to Composite Video Adaptor Cable
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