4K AV receiver -how to connect s-vide

[Peter cli]

My laser disc outputs s-video . What is best way to connect to a 4k AV receiver ?
Do i need got get a SVideo to HDMI Converter ?

Thanks, Peter

 

[tcdriver]

If you specify the make and model of the receiver and laser disc player, you will get a more useful response to your inquiry.

 

[Peter cli]

My laser disc player is a Panasonic LX-600u

I have not bought the AV receiver yet.

 

[charles 1973]

If the player has composite video (yellow connection) use it if your TV has the same input. Even if you buy an AVR with s-video input, Like my Onkyo 575x, Most will not convert them to component or hdmi outputs.

It looks like you can buy a dedicated s-video to hdmi converter, but the ones I saw are expensive. Even then, the conversion itself might degrade the signal more then the composite video output.

If you have a large collection of laser discs and wish to keep them, I would buy at least one extra working LD player. Or do what I did with my small collection of video tapes and replace the ones I valued with the DVD for $5 - $15.

The very rare LD's you can't find on dvd can be converted to dvd or blu- ray for about $25 - $30.

 

[tcdriver]

Use the composite video output to connect to the composite video input on your new receiver. This is what I do. Just make sure that when you purchase a new receiver it has a composite video input. Many do but many do not.

 

[charles 1973]

It should also be noted that not all AVR'S even convert composite video to hdmi. My new (2018) Yamaha A770 does I believe, But my older Onkyo doesn't. That was frustrating.

Composite to hdmi converters are cheap, so even if the tv or avr has no composite input, Its not a problem.

 

[Peter cli]

isn't composite video a worse option than s-video?

 

[charles 1973]

isn't composite video a worse option than s-video?

You are correct when you connect an s-video player to a tv with an S-video input. These TV's have been calibrated specifically for this purpose. When I compared the two, I found the colors in s-video to be much richer.

But when we convert an s-video source for proper playback through an hdmi input it may loose much of the advantage as these two formats aren't very compatable.

We probably can convert s-video to hdmi quite well with a professional grade processor, But I doubt the ones we buy on e- bay for $200 - $300 would cut it.

 

[whoaru99]

S-video is a step above composite video.

Problem is AVR/processors started dropping s-video ports maybe 10-12 years ago. Some may still have composite video ports and component ports, and typically can convert those inputs to HDMI output.

So, I think your choices in order of preference are -

Convert S-Video to...
1. HDMI
2. Component

In the case of using composite the receiver/processor probably still has those ports and should convert the signal to HDMI by its internal conversion.