Using s-video out on EVGA 8800gts?

Howdy.

I purchased the EVGA 8800gts back in Nov when I built my new system. A very nice card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130071

I want to send the display to my TV as either an extended desktop or a clone.

The TV is a Sony trinitron 32" Wega flatscreen

according the the specs of the 8800gts card I have 2 dvi outs, and a HDTV / S-Video/Composite Out.

the card comes with a HDTV Cable and an s-video cable. the HDTV Cable fits in the slot on the back of the card but the s-video cable (also supplied) does not. Do I need to purchase a separate adapter to use the s-video cable?

the hdtv cable fits and has the 3 colored wires (red green blue) I do not want to use this cable as I already have my dvd connected to the component inputs of my tv. I have a free s-video input on the back of my tv and would like to use that instead. but, as I have stated, the s-video cable supplied by EVGA does not fit in the slot on the back of the card.

any help?

Jeff

S-video stinks. You should try use the component cable (RGB). You may need a dongle to get that setup, but your card should have come with it. Im not sure about the 8800. Just dont go with s-video.

My eVGA card came with a special adapter that plugs in the card. The adapter has various video plugs, such as S-Video

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step 1 - unplug RGB cables from dvd and tv
step 2 - plug in RGB cables from pc to tv
step 3 - plug in S-video from dvd to tv