How to Extend S-Video Cable to Watch DVDs on TV?
My TV's built-in DVD player died, so I want to use my iMac as a DVD player but watch DVDs on the TV. The video cable (S-video?) as you know is about 6 inches long. The TV is approx. 15 feet from the iMac. Is there some sort of a cable extender to attach to the "TV" end of the video cable? Thanks.
Here's one possible option (I've never used them but they do do up to 100ft cables).
Remember that S-Video doesn't carry any audio so you'll need to wire that seperately; ideally you'll get something like this.
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