Dayton SVC1 S-Video Jack To RCA Plug Converter
by Dayton Audio
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Manufacturer: Dayton AudioProduct features:
- "Bi-directional design, S-video to RCA or RCA to S-video"
- Unique low signal loss miniature filtering circuitry
- Slim contoured body
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Customer Review: Perfect (unlike some other brands)
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen a number of S-Video to Composite (RCA) male adapters with very low product evaluations. This one is quite the exception, both in quality as well as fast shipping by the vendor. There's not a lot one can evaluate about an adapter plug other than appearance, durability, and quality of signal, but in all three areas this appears to be a top notch product. Video quality does not appear to have suffered at all, despite going through an adapter after a very long (15 foot) S-Video cable.
We had to replace our old DVD/VCR recorder and the new one does not have S-Video input (one of three options as output from my computer video card). Of course the digital output goes to the computer monitor, and I'm no longer using the SVGA output. It was easy to run the long S-Video cable from that output to the DVD/VCR recorder, thus allowing recording from the computer on a few rare occasions that we wanted to do so. With the length of the S-Video cable, I was already concerned about loss of signal, and was even more concerned about it when I had to put in an adapter. Simply not a problem.
The appearance certainly looks professional, regardless of where it might be made, and there is no hint of anything lacking durability-wise. So this gets 5-stars - something we only pass out when something tops out with respect to our hopes/expectations of a product. And the vendor, CablesOnline.com (Atlantic Computer Tech), is tops on this too. The invoice was professional looking, there was a small insert with a customer service email address and phone number, as well as their direct URL. They mention that they have over 5,000 items in stock, and also do special cable orders. Some may see that as just self-promotion, but I found it helpful to know that they have a very large variety of in-stock items - good to know for the future, perhaps.
Would I do business with them again either through Amazon or direct if needed? No question, unlike my local experience with a big-box store I'll simply call "WorstBuy," when I tried to get an adapter locally the other night. They promised me they had the item in stock, and the customer no-service rep said she had one in her hand (that was after seven different attempts to reach ANYone - busy, hung up, no answer, transferred with no pick-up, etc.). When I got there, it was in fact an S-Video to composite adapter, but the RCA end was female, not male that I very clearly specified and asked for verification. They don't even carry the male RCA S-Video adapter! Their fix? Buy a composite video cable with two male plugs and put yet another patch in the line, plus the added expense of a cable I didn't want or need (typical of almost every experience I've ever had at "WorstBuy"). In short, it was well worth waiting less than a week to have this plug through Amazon - ordered it on Saturday, had it in our mailbox Thursday. Considering they wouldn't have processed it until Monday, having it arrive through regular USPS delivery just three days later was impressive - and at a reasonable shipping/handling cost.
A simple little inexpensive, but necessary adapter plug resulted in a nice buying experience (with nice results minutes after it arrived). As for "WorstBuy" - I very reluctantly went in last Saturday to attempt to get this adapter. I won't waste my time with that place again - they're consistently awful. Amazon comes through once again, with the help of CablesOnline/Atlantic Computer Tech. (And no, I don't have any affiliation with that vendor - hadn't even heard of them before last Saturday.)
Description of Dayton SVC1 S-Video Jack To RCA Plug Converter
"Finally a high quality S-Video to RCA converter that plugs directly into your equipment without the need for additional costly cabling. A miniaturized passive converter filtering circuit is built inside the slim contoured body. The design is small enough that it easily fits directly into crowded panel mounted S-Video and RCA jacks found on the back of today's A/V equipment. Perfect for solving video connection problems when not all components have composite and S-Video inputs or outputs. Its unique low signal loss circuitry allows two-way conversion from S-video to composite. Note: While this product will convert the composite RCA signal to be viewed on an S-Video input, the signal will only be as good as the original composite signal."Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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