Hi Martin,
If your TV, does not have a Composite (RCA "Phono") Connector for Video Input. You could get the Video into your TV, in a few different ways. When I first got my Pi model B (first edition), with 512mb of Ram. I hooked it up to my old CRT TV. By running the Composite, (RCA) Output, to a VCR. It worked well. You can read all about, how I did it on my Blog. Here, BishopCo.com DonsDeals Blog: The XBMC Raspberry Pi Solution Bundle from Element14.com - Review and First Experience by Don Bishop. There are Pics and Videos, as well. If you have a VCR, available. Or someone may be willing to give you their old one... You should, be able to hook up the Composite Output Signal, from the Pi. Going into the VCR, via an RCA Cable. Hook up the RCA Audio Cables too, if you want sound. Or, just hook the Audio up to a Speaker System, if you have one. And then, use the S-Video Output of the VCR, to go into your TV's S-Video Input. When you Boot-up your Pi. You may need to press 3 (for PAL Video ) or 4 (for NTSC Video) on you keyboard. In order to get the Pi to send out the Composite Video Signal (the Default it HDMI out). The text will be a bit Blurry. Due to the low Video Resolution, of Composite Signal. But, it is usable, in most cases. Especially, if you can enlarge the Text,in your App or OS. If you can't get your hands on a VCR. You could look around Online and see if you can find a Composite to S-Video Converter Cable. But, technically. A Composite Video Signal is not the same type of signal, as an S-Video Signal. Red this How To Article and see the differences between Composite and S-Video Signals. S-video to composite video adapter... http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/svideo2cvideo.html. So, you will need to do to a little research and make sure that the Converter Cable you buy, will work for this purpose. I do know, that I have an old Computer Video Card. That came with an Adapter Cable. Which sends out both S-Video and Composite Video Signals. It's a 2 way Splitter Cable. But, I'm not sure if the Video Card does something, within itself, that makes this work. Or if there is some Circuitry, with in the Adapter Cable. I know Composite to S-Video Converter Boxes, tend to be rather expensive. They are probably down to about $25 or so these days. A bit more than I would want to spend on such old Tech, though. I did a bit of searching my self, for Composite to S-Video Adapters and here's what I found...

Don

Hi Martin,
If your TV, does not have a Composite (RCA "Phono") Connector for Video Input. You could get the Video into your TV, in a few different ways. When I first got my Pi model B (first edition), with 512mb of Ram. I hooked it up to my old CRT TV. By running the Composite, (RCA) Output, to a VCR. It worked well. You can read all about, how I did it on my Blog. Here, BishopCo.com DonsDeals Blog: The XBMC Raspberry Pi Solution Bundle from Element14.com - Review and First Experience by Don Bishop. There are Pics and Videos, as well. If you have a VCR, available. Or someone may be willing to give you their old one... You should, be able to hook up the Composite Output Signal, from the Pi. Going into the VCR, via an RCA Cable. Hook up the RCA Audio Cables too, if you want sound. Or, just hook the Audio up to a Speaker System, if you have one. And then, use the S-Video Output of the VCR, to go into your TV's S-Video Input. When you Boot-up your Pi. You may need to press 3 (for PAL Video ) or 4 (for NTSC Video) on you keyboard. In order to get the Pi to send out the Composite Video Signal (the Default it HDMI out). The text will be a bit Blurry. Due to the low Video Resolution, of Composite Signal. But, it is usable, in most cases. Especially, if you can enlarge the Text,in your App or OS. If you can't get your hands on a VCR. You could look around Online and see if you can find a Composite to S-Video Converter Cable. But, technically. A Composite Video Signal is not the same type of signal, as an S-Video Signal. Red this How To Article and see the differences between Composite and S-Video Signals. S-video to composite video adapter... http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/svideo2cvideo.html. So, you will need to do to a little research and make sure that the Converter Cable you buy, will work for this purpose. I do know, that I have an old Computer Video Card. That came with an Adapter Cable. Which sends out both S-Video and Composite Video Signals. It's a 2 way Splitter Cable. But, I'm not sure if the Video Card does something, within itself, that makes this work. Or if there is some Circuitry, with in the Adapter Cable. I know Composite to S-Video Converter Boxes, tend to be rather expensive. They are probably down to about $25 or so these days. A bit more than I would want to spend on such old Tech, though. I did a bit of searching my self, for Composite to S-Video Adapters and here's what I found...

Don