An information handling system outputs plural types of TV out signal
formats from a common TV out port by configuring graphics card
digital-to-analog converters to generate a selected TV out signal and
communicating the TV out signal through an appropriate adapter cable. For
instance, graphics card VGA digital-to-analog converters are selectively
configured to output component video with three converters, super video
with two converters or composite video with one converter. The TV out
signal is outputted at a super video port with component and composite
video communicated through an adapter cable having a super video
connector at one end and a component video connector at another end.
Automated selection of the TV out signal format is performed by detecting
the number of active TV out signals, three for component video, two for
super video and one for composite video.