ATI Radeon 9000 Pro All In Wonder

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For the remaining connections, there is the output breakout cable and the DVI-I 15 pin VGA adaptor, as displayed below.

Cables

For connection to the DVI-I port on the card ATI supply a 15 pin VGA adaptor which converts the DVI header into a standard 15-pin monitor header, so for those users whom do not own a DVI capable monitor, the option of using the more common connection is available. As a side note, no degradation in image quality was witnessed as a result of using the adapter, and the picture retained all its definition and quality.

The breakout cable consists of four main output cables. The two video cables consist of an S-Video and Composite video out connection providing TV-Out.

The coaxial S/PDIF Connection (displayed in yellow) provides an AC3 pass through output for use with the ATI DVD Software, which basically relays the AC3 Audio Stream to an external unit capable of decoding a Dolby Digital 5.1 Signal.

The final output, also relating to audio, is a simple 3.5mm stereo jack. This connection allows the card to stream audio data attained from the Tuner and/or audio inputs on the breakout box, and relay them to an applicable sound device with the only requirement being a line-in socket to host the connection. Therefore it is essential this cable is connected otherwise sound will not be audible on the TV application.

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