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Hdmi too scart

  • 29-04-2015 8:23am
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭


    My parents have an old TV and it only has one scart input. The newer boxs she has bought only have hdmi outputs. Can you get a box switcher that has 3 hdmi inputs and only 1 scart output?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,797 ✭✭✭sweetie


    Possibly but the signal will be HD so will look far better on a HD TV rather than a crt.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    sweetie wrote: »
    Possibly but the signal will be HD so will look far better on a HD TV rather than a crt.

    I understand that but they aren't really interested in changing the TV if other options are possible


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭Hoagy


    I doubt you will get it in one box, more likely two and not cheap.

    3 way input selector

    hdmi to scart convertor


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If the TV has blue VGA input like a monitor then cheap n' cheerful
    http://www.buyincoins.com/item/18138.html €5.62

    ( yes you can get VGA to composite adaptors but the output is really fuzzy )

    3 port HDMI switcher with remote
    http://www.buyincoins.com/item/58687.html €6.24

    use paypal delivery takes about a month

    There's no point in spend lots on interfaces to old TV's when you could probably buy a second hand TV for less.

    What type of box ?
    might be cheaper to replace the box , and the picture quality would be way better than a converter


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    A sky HD box, android m8 and sky v8 box


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    MrMac84 wrote: »
    A sky HD box, android m8 and sky v8 box
    TBH there isn't much point in paying for HD if you only have SCART

    If you don't have a sky subscription then you might as well get an OLD sky box with SCART output.

    or if you do have a sky subscription then for the cost of a few months subs you could shop on http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/electronics/tv/149/price_100-250/ for something with HDMI in

    rare but some of the top end CRT's had VGA input


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    It's a HD box but it doesn't have the HD channels, it's going into the parents house ya see and the v8 and m8 only have hdmi outputs


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