[mpeg2] Re: silly question from the A/V newbie

[Kees Cook <cook@cpoint.net>]

On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:02:56PM -0700, Lawrence Gold wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 01:35:42PM -0600, Kees Cook wrote:
> > Okay, the Svideo connector on the back of the Kfir I understand.  But what
> > in the world is this big bnc-like connector?  I know it's called
> > composite, but isn't that what also comes out of most VCRs?  Those
> > connectors are called ... RCA?  Left/Right audio + video in 3 cables.  Is
> > that video signal electrically the same as what the Kfir takes on the
> > composite?
> 
> I was confused by that at first, too.  Before I received the card, I
> thought this was a regular 50-ohm coax connector.  But then my friends
> said, "That looks like BNC..."
> 
> I found that there are RCA -> BNC adapters, and the signal must be the
> same since there don't appear to be any electronics in the adapter.  If
> you live in the U.S., you can find one for around $3 at Radio Shack or a 
> similar store--it should be labled "phono to BNC adapter" or something
> along those lines.

Ah!  Great!  Thank you very much.  *off to the store*

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Kees Cook					@outflux.net