I need to find a low cost (<$50) device that converts COMPONENT-Video to S-Video.
Component not composite.
Component has 3 cables RED BLUE and GREEN; this is what I want to
convert to S-video.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 28 Jan 2004 13:24 PST

Would this meet your needs?

http://www.buy.com/retail/computers/product.asp?sku=10352650&loc=101

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Clarification of Question by mdoble-ga on 28 Jan 2004 14:46 PST

No.  The InFocus Component Video to S-Video adapter only works with a
Infocus projector.  I already tried to use this device and found out
it does not have a standard S-Video connector.

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Clarification of Question by mdoble-ga on 29 Jan 2004 16:58 PST

I don't want to pay more then $50.00.

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Request for Question Clarification by alexander-ga on 29 Jan 2004 23:35 PST

What is the source device whose component output you're trying to
convert to S-Video?

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Clarification of Question by mdoble-ga on 30 Jan 2004 08:25 PST

The source device is a Pioneer DVD Player Model number DV-F727.

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Clarification of Question by mdoble-ga on 31 Jan 2004 09:39 PST

The DVD has a S-Video and Componet out.  For some reson Pioneer does
not let you use them at the same time.  You need to switch a switch in
the back of the unit to switch back and forth between between S-Video
and Componet Video.  I want to use both Componet Video and S-Video at
the same time.  The Componet Video goes to my projector and the
S-Video goes to my TV.

After an extensive search I found only one discontinued item, plus the
non-useful infocus-specific item you mentioned, along with further
confirmation that the infocus-specific adapter definitely isn't usable
with anything else for reasons that go beyond simple connector type.
The one discontinued item's page was careful to show pictures so that
buyers would understand that substantial quality loss was involved as
well. The only viable solutions don't seem to meet your low-cost
criteria. Let me know if you have a specific maximum price in mind,
though.

According to http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_15020669_33506_tab=B,00.html?compName=PNA_ProductDetailComponent
, it has an s-video output.

I found exactly as Majortom did, one discontinued product (
http://www.svideo.com/comp2svideo.html ) and the infocus product.

Furthermore I also investigated much more expensive products for the
professional market and found converters of that type hard to come by.

There is one from Kramer electronics (
http://www.kramerelectronics.com/indexes/desc.asp?p=FC-4041C ) and a
few others, but all will be out of your intended price range.

Also, if you are able to find a converter, and install it between your
DVD player and TV and Projector, spliting the component out to create
the two outputs, you will find the picture is degraded. This is
because the signal will be double terminated by the converter and the
projector.

Regards,
Sycophant-ga