rob_v 0 #1 November 20, 2004 I want to buy an S-Video cable to transfer video from my VCR to Camera... then firewire to PC. S video cable prices range from 99 cents on e-bay for the cheapos to $99.95 for a 16 foot MONSTER Ultra Series THX® 1000 S-Video Cable. There's a cheaper Monster Standard® THX-Certified S-Video Cable for $20 for a 4 foot, $25 for an 8 foot... There's also other "professional" or "high quality" cables for $5-$15. Have you guys seen a difference in quality from cheap/medium/high priced cables?? I don't want to spend $100 on a single cable, I might pay $20 for a good monster cable, but if the $5 or 99 cent cable works just as good... Any thoughts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 November 20, 2004 Monster cable is a rip off. I've never seen any application, including broadcast television, that required anything the likes of which suggested by Monster for any of their products. For the distances involved (just a few feet) and the quality of the source material you're coming from (VHS), a $0.99 cable is going to be just fine -- Guaranteed.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pope 0 #3 November 20, 2004 QuoteI want to buy an S-Video cable to transfer video from my VCR to Camera... then firewire to PC. S video cable prices range from 99 cents on e-bay for the cheapos to $99.95 for a 16 foot MONSTER Ultra Series THX® 1000 S-Video Cable. There's a cheaper Monster Standard® THX-Certified S-Video Cable for $20 for a 4 foot, $25 for an 8 foot... There's also other "professional" or "high quality" cables for $5-$15. Have you guys seen a difference in quality from cheap/medium/high priced cables?? I don't want to spend $100 on a single cable, I might pay $20 for a good monster cable, but if the $5 or 99 cent cable works just as good... Any thoughts? remember Svid has no audio. p Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 November 20, 2004 While S-Video does NOT include audio, there are still advantages to using S-Video -- especially if the VHS tape was recorded on a deck that had taken advantage of S-Video to begin with. He can probably still get the audio portion from the VHS deck into the PC Camera by using the audio cables supplied by Sony.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob_v 0 #5 November 20, 2004 The cable supplied by Sony has a mini connector at one end (for the camera) and the other end is the red/white/yellow RCA connectors. I was going to use the red/white for the audio and use the S-video instead of the yellow connector. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 November 21, 2004 And that's exactly the proper way to do it and it can all happen at the same time too!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
