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Poor quality image from HTPC

  • 21-11-2010 12:23am
    #1
    garo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,875 ✭✭✭


    I am having some trouble with a new HTPC setup and wondering if anyone can help. I have a video card with VGA, DVI and S-video output. Since my TV is an old tube TV it only takes in composite and SCART. I bought this S-Video to SCART converter but the resulting image on the TV is absolutely rubbish! The colours are all washed out and everything bleeds into everything else. Also, there is a lot of RGB noise. Is this the best S-video can do?


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  • #2
    bazwaldo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭bazwaldo


    S-Video is better than composite so the problem is not s-video directly. When you say convertor, I assume its just matching the pins up rather than converting anything as SCART has the pins for s-video.

    What resolution have you got your PC set to? It should be 720x576 interlaced 50Hz.


  • #3
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    garo wrote: »
    I am having some trouble with a new HTPC setup and wondering if anyone can help. I have a video card with VGA, DVI and S-video output. Since my TV is an old tube TV it only takes in composite and SCART. I bought this S-Video to SCART converter but the resulting image on the TV is absolutely rubbish! The colours are all washed out and everything bleeds into everything else. Also, there is a lot of RGB noise. Is this the best S-video can do?

    have you tried another source into the converter to see if it is causing the problems and not the pc? these cheap converters are usually a load of rubbish


  • #4
    garo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,875 ✭✭✭garo


    I am just using a passive converter that matches up the pins. http://www.dabs.ie/products/belkin-scart-adapter-3xrca-s-video-5DYW.html

    And I have never tried any other source. So you may be right and the converter is rubbish. I'm going to try the S-video output of my Sky box directly to see if there is a degradation there as well.

    WMC 7 automatically sets the resolution so I think it is 720x576 but I'll check that as well.
    Thanks for the replies.


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