If you want to check out a less expensive alternative, try going to Yahoo!Shopping and search for "videoware". If you navigate carefully around their site you'll find a 6 foot Male S-Video/Male RCA video cable (other lengths/types available). It's on sale for 20 bucks and 3.75 shipping. I got one to connect my only non-S Video component (VHS-VCR)and to my eyes it doesn't seem to degrade the resulting image any further than the already weak VHS image. For 24 bucks I figured it was worth the gamble rather than spending $250-300 for a new S-VHS unit. Just keep your expectations at VHS levels.