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Scart to HDMI

  • 29-01-2018 8:38pm
    #1
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,836 ✭✭✭


    My parents bought a new TV last week. However it will not connect to their UPC/Virgin set-top box. The TV came with a HDMI to HDMI cable. The set top box uses a Scart cable. My question is if I purchase a Scart to HDMI converter such as this will that enable the TV to work?

    I realise that there will likely be a loss of quality but if it's good as what they were getting previously my parents (who are in their 70s) will not care. Yes, they should get onto their provider to upgrade their package to a HD one but again, they don't care about that.


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  • #2
    Dev84
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 739 ✭✭✭Dev84


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    My parents bought a new TV last week. However it will not connect to their UPC/Virgin set-top box. The TV came with a HDMI to HDMI cable. The set top box uses a Scart cable. My question is if I purchase a Scart to HDMI converter such as this will that enable the TV to work?

    I realise that there will likely be a loss of quality but if it's good as what they were getting previously my parents (who are in their 70s) will not care. Yes, they should get onto their provider to upgrade their package to a HD one but again, they don't care about that.

    Uograde the box. They dont need to take a hd package.


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Dev84 wrote: »
    Uograde the box. They dont need to take a hd package.

    +1 definitely do this, otherwise they will be messing around with a converter which will need a separate power socket. The analog signal from the SCART socket on the UPC box has to be converted to digital to go into the HDMI connection on the new TV so it won't be a simple adapter. Just ask Virgin Media for a new box because you can't use a SCART connection any more.


  • #4
    agent_88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭agent_88


    I had the exact same problem last week. I called virgin media and they tried to charge me €90 for a box with a HDMI connection. When I said I’d move to a supplier that would be provide me with a box that wasn’t using 1970s technology they miraculously waived the fee and I had the new box the next day. A decent converter cable will set you back €70 and are not easy to find.


  • #5
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,836 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    OK great stuff everyone. I'll get onto Virgin for them and get an upgraded box so


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