Commodore and Atari used an early implementation of s-video on their home computers in order to show off their computers’ advanced-for-their-time graphics. Many monitors sold for those computers featured compatibility with this feature, which was called “separated” or “y/c” composite or at the time. JVC called the feature “s-video” when they started using it on [...]
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Using s-video gear with Commodore monitors
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 6, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/03/using-s-video-gear-with-commodore-monitors/
How to connect an Amiga to a TV
Amiga monitors aren’t always the easiest thing to come by. Of course just about every Amiga sold was also sold with a monitor, but sadly, many of the monitors weren’t as reliable as the computer. You can hook them up to a TV. There are several options, and while some are far from ideal, most [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 5, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/03/how-to-connect-an-amiga-to-a-tv/
How to connect a C-64 to a modern TV’s S-Video input
In the 1980s, a computer monitor offered a clearer picture than a TV by eliminating the need to modulate/demodulate the video signal, which caused degradation. But in 2003, it’s next to impossible to find affordable composite monitors for 20-year-old computers, and when you can find them, their size pales in comparison to a $99 TV. Why bother with a really old, curvy 13″ monitor when you can retro-compute in luxury on a flat 19″ TV?
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 1, 2003
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2003/01/how-to-connect-a-c-64-to-a-modern-tvs-s-video-input-2/