looks like VGA to ...? (8-pin in a non-symmetrical pattern)

sorry for the blurry picture. it's all I have right now...

7/12/2009 10:19:49 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video ?

7/12/2009 10:22:13 PM

vga to s video

[Edited on July 12, 2009 at 10:23 PM. Reason : ^beat me]

7/12/2009 10:22:53 PM

^probably just that, a VGA D-sub to S-Video, the likes of which I've never gotten to work on my trusty Sony VVega

7/12/2009 10:23:49 PM

it's not s-video

s-video =
(a 4-pin + a plastic piece. the one I have is 8-pin with no plastic piece and the pins appear to be more rectangular than round)


[Edited on July 12, 2009 at 10:34 PM. Reason : .]

7/12/2009 10:29:02 PM

did you read the link i posted or just look at the 1 picture of the 4 pin s-video cable? there are multiple variations - although admittedly none are 8pin

if it's not s-video it's probably something proprietary

7/12/2009 10:48:08 PM

I skimmed through it. I meant it wasn't the normal S-video. and the others aren't 8-pin. the only other 8-pin on there is a din connector, which this is not.

I'm guessing it's just proprietary, as you said, since I can't find anything on it.

7/12/2009 10:51:47 PM

It's an 8pin video out cable for ATi video cards. specifically called an 8-pin Mini Din.

[Edited on July 12, 2009 at 10:54 PM. Reason : .]

7/12/2009 10:53:37 PM

yeah, that's definitely a mini-din connector.

i think noen has it right - maybe it goes to one of those older ATI TV Wonder cards that had weird connectors?

7/13/2009 1:21:55 AM

^ yep


proprietary as hell

7/13/2009 9:29:18 PM

I have a feeling thats one of the cables that come with the old NVidia cards where they would have dual dvi out + something that looked like s-video but it was for hooking up their proprietary cable to component for HD

7/13/2009 9:40:46 PM

I have a feeling it's an 8pin video out cable for ATi video cards. probably more specifically called an 8-pin Mini Din.

7/13/2009 9:46:46 PM

Quote :

"proprietary as hell"

hahah my old roommate bought an ati wonder back in like 02 or 03 that had one of those connectors and we were all like "WTF IS THIS HORSESHIT"

7/13/2009 9:47:39 PM

There's a new thread about this every four months or so.

7/14/2009 12:51:28 AM

i too can post in this thread. That connector is proprietary.

7/16/2009 2:45:33 AM