SCART shortage dilemma

dodzy

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?

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.

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?

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 ?

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?

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!