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SCART shortage dilemma

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  • 28-10-2013 10:34am
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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks, looking for some advice.

    TV has 2 x HDMI, 1 scart and one component. I need to connect up the following: UPC Box, DVD player, VCR and a security camera. All of these are scart. Am I screwed?


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    knickerbocker
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭knickerbocker


    No your not screwed.... get one of these:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1078701/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/3|19780832|Television+accessories|14419521/c_3/4|cat_14419521|HDMI+cables%2C+scart+leads+and+accessories|28589753.htm

    I recommend that you get one of these (with the switches... I know you have to get up off yer arse and push a button!), the ones without switches/buttons are problematic, all your gear won't be of the same impedence so you'll end up with duff signal on some devices.
    So go with the switches.


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    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    dodzy wrote: »
    TV has 2 x HDMI, 1 scart and one component. I need to connect up the following: UPC Box, DVD player, VCR and a security camera. All of these are scart.

    I'm assuming you would already be aware if the DVD player was an upscaling type with HDMI and/or component output?


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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭dodzy


    knickerbocker wrote: »
    No your not screwed.... get one of these:

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1078701/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/3|19780832|Television+accessories|14419521/c_3/4|cat_14419521|HDMI+cables%2C+scart+leads+and+accessories|28589753.htm

    I recommend that you get one of these (with the switches... I know you have to get up off yer arse and push a button!), the ones without switches/buttons are problematic, all your gear won't be of the same impedence so you'll end up with duff signal on some devices.
    So go with the switches.
    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    I'm assuming you would already be aware if the DVD player was an upscaling type with HDMI and/or component output?

    Thanks KB, but was hoping for a remote option.

    Peter, yep, old school DVD player. I'll be installing FTA & Saorview combo setup next week so that'll take care of 1 HDMI. The DVD player, I might advise a new purchase of a HDMI unit ( cheap as chips these days ), Use the 1 scart for the surveillance camera and perhaps connect the vid via a scart to component slots at rear of TV. Can I use these connection points bearing in mind that the video only outputs to SCART ?


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    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    The VCR would use scart-to-composite (yellow phono connector, doubles as 1 of the component inputs on some tvs), along with the red & white stereo audio connectors. Or you could use the RF output (probably little or no difference in quality).

    Or use a RF modulator with the camera. Presumably it uses some sort of wireless feed?


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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,920 ✭✭✭dodzy


    Peter Rhea wrote: »
    The VCR would use scart-to-composite (yellow phono connector, doubles as 1 of the component inputs on some tvs), along with the red & white stereo audio connectors. Or you could use the RF output (probably little or no difference in quality).

    Or use a RF modulator with the camera. Presumably it uses some sort of wireless feed?
    Nope, s-vid cable from camera to scart connection (powered). I'll try the RCA leads and hopefully get a result!


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