N64 and S-Video cable too bright !

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<ppravier@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have just bought a Video cable for my N64 with both Composite and
> S-Video output.
> My problem is that the picture is way too bright. In order to have an
> acceptable picture I need to lower the brightness and the contrast of
> my TV to very low levels.
> It becomes then very difficult to have a correct balance, certain
> things being too dark while others being still too bright.
> I have the feeling that the N64 with this cable saturates the S-Video
> and the Composite outputs, so I can not really correct the problem with
> my TV settings anyway.
>
> I use the S-Video and Composite inputs of my TV with other devices and
> with satisfactory results. This problem is therefore specific to my N64
> and this cable.
> Using the N64 with the RF output does not show this issue (but of
> course then the overall quality is bad for different reasons).
>
> Has anyone have had the same issue with the Composite or the S-Video
> output of their N64 ?

I think the problem is that your cable doesnt have a resistor on the
luminesence Y output. Cant remeber what value it is meant to be, but if I
find out, I'll post. In the mean time, maybe someone else knows?