The S video cable is also known as a separate video cable like all cables this is also an analog video signal and carries only video data as two separate signals. They are luminance and chroma. They differ from composite and component video as they carry video definition and not audio along with them.
An S-video consists of 4-pin Mini-Din connector and is used in connecting several connectors. The luminance and the chrom signals are separately carried on different signal and ground pairs. In the 4-pin S-video cable, one pin is for GND (Ground(Y)), next is for GND (GROUND(C)), and next is for Y (Intensity -Luminance) and the last one for C (Color -Chrominance). They are arranged from bottom to top and this is a type of female connector. When connected into a device it maintains two separate signals so filtering is not essential. This in turn suppresses color cross talk and increases the luminance bandwidth.
Due to 2 separate signals they might also be compared with component video but S-Video carries color information in one signal. This supports 4:3 and 16:9 display formats when connected to a video source. This will automatically help in switching the display from one format to the other.
S-video cables also support widescreen signaling through a DC offset. S-Video also has 7-pin and 9-pin connector cable. It is found to replace component video, DVI and HDMI. The S video cable finds its use in TVs, DVD players, Game consoles, Video cassette recorders and graphic cards.
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