UPC mediabox DVR - no scart on TV

bralan

Hi,

I've recently got a second hand NEC plasma TV, but it doesn't have a SCART socket.
Is there any way to connect my UPC Mediabox DVR to it ? It's the Thompson DC16221 model with just a scart connection at the back.

My screen has DVI, RGBHV (BNC), VGA, S-video and Component YPbPr (RCA) connections.

Does anyone know what is really coming out of the SCART on the UPC box, I have tried a SCART to RGB cable but no luck, I think I need a SCART to Component + Composite Sync cable, or maybe a scart to VGA. But it all depends on what comes out of the UPC box.

Any ideas ?

thanks

zilog_jones

RGB on SCART is always RGB and composite sync, can the BNC inputs handle this? I see you mention RGBHV - sometimes they can handle both, but if it's RGBHV-only it may only support computer-like frequencies (30 kHz horizontal) and not SDTV (15 kHz). If this is the case and you don't want to put up with crappy composite video, then a VGA upscaler may be your only choice.

icdg

OP, you don't mention it, but - does your TV have RF in? (If it doesn't incidentally its not actually a television at all but a video monitor).

If so, you could pick up an old VCR for peanuts (you may even have one around your house doing nothing), connect the STB to the VCR's SCART-in and use the tuner in the VCR to tune in the STB (usually on the EXT-1 or AV channel).

zilog_jones

He didn't mention composite video inputs so I assumed he would want RF even less

bralan

Hi, sorry for the delay in posting back.

After a bit more digging around the TV can take RGB and use the composite video signal as the sync on the Horiz sync input, so I just need to find the right type of scart cable that gives me this.

It can also take in the scart via the VGA connection, so I guess I can make up a cable for that.

oh and zilog, you are correct, I don't want composite and don''t see the point of trying RF - it is a 50" screen afterall ;-)

I do have a video upscaler and I already tried upscaling the composite to 1365x768 - it looked ok but I know it will look better using RGB+sync

It's this upscaler - http://www.tvone.com/csc-1600hd.shtml

Got all this kit from a video conf system that was recently decommissioned.

So any idea where I can get a scart to rgb+composite cable.

All I can find is scart-rgb or scart-composite.

thanks for you help so far.

zilog_jones

I have an old Sony 14" PVM series video monitor at home and it has RGB + composite sync BNC inputs, I ended up making my own SCART adaptor. You can get all the parts in Maplin, but can probably get it all cheaper online.

There's not much to it:
- SCART female connector
- 4x BNC plugs and some RG-59 co-ax
- Plastic component box big enough to fit the SCART socket on the side
- 2x phono sockets for audio (if needed)
- Soldering iron, drill and a junior hacksaw (or other method of making suitable holes in the box)

I soldered the co-ax directly to the SCART socket, I guess you could have BNC sockets on the adaptor box instead but it's more work.