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s-video from VCR socket on Thomson STB?

  • 06-02-2009 2:28pm
    #1
    MrB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭


    Is it possible to get s-video from the VCR scart socket on the back of the newer Thomson UPC STB?
    I currently have mine connected to the s-video socket on my media centre but the picture is Black and White and I really don't want to use composite!
    (BTW. the tv Scart is connected to my TV using RGB)

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,445 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Composite (or maybe RGB on TV out only)
    You can buy external RGB to S-Video

    Quality numbers from lower to higher:
    1 RF Modulator
    3 Broadcast RF reception
    4 Composite
    9 S-Video
    10 RGB SCART, RCA Composite, non-HD on HDMI.


  • #3
    MrB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭MrB


    watty wrote: »
    Composite (or maybe RGB on TV out only)
    You can buy external RGB to S-Video

    Quality numbers from lower to higher:
    1 RF Modulator
    3 Broadcast RF reception
    4 Composite
    9 S-Video
    10 RGB SCART, RCA Composite, non-HD on HDMI.

    Thanks watty.
    So VCR SCART socket supports RGB, that's good to know. I wasn't sure as there is no option in the settings to set it to RGB.

    I'm aware of the relative quality order of TV connectors which is why I am trying to get S-Video to work; it's the best the TV-card in my media centre PC takes


  • #4
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    The Thomson DVR doesn't output s-video, I guess the normal STB is the same so - kinda a downgrade from the old Sagem boxes which did output s-video on the second SCART output IIRC (though everything else was crap with those boxes).

    VCRs with 2 SCART sockets will generally support RGB loopthrough when you have your STB plugged into the 2nd socket and your TV in the 1st - with some you have to specify the 2nd SCART socket is connected to a "decoder", "cable/sat" or something along those lines (a switch on the back or something in the on-screen menu). However a VHS VCR will not be able to record RGB video, only composite (and S-video if S-VHS), and if you watch the STB using the VCR (i.e. on the VCR's AV channel) it will only be composite. RGB loopthrough usually works when the VCR is in standby.


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