Standard Sky installation - scart lead

corkviewer

Does a standard sky installation include a scart lead running between the sky decoder and the tv or will they just use the rf socket and a piece of coax?

In other words will i have to provide the scart lead or will the installer bring one.?

sceptre

Includes a scart lead AFAIK. I've one hanging out of the box even though I don't use it.

watty

He usually plugs in the scart TO AVIOD TUNING THE tv.

Note: The Digibox by default is on Ch68 on RF which in some areas means crawly lines,

To change RF Channel

Services 4 0 1 Select

Go into RF settings. NOT Manual Tuning (Which is a "better" version of the normal "Add Channels" for "Other Channels".


SCART come in two main flavours:
Unscrew a cover at one end.
1) Poor type: All small wires inside one screen/sheath
2) Good type: The Video wires (R, G, B, Composite IN, and Composite out) are separate mini-coax cables each with own screen wire. Ideally the audio In L & R and Audio Out L & R are separately screened too.

If it is type (1) you get video buzz on audio and loss of detail on sharp video and other problems.

A "good" SCART lead is thus typically nearly 3/4" thick and nasty one much less than 1/2" thick.


Gold is a "cosmetic" marketing gimick.

Despite what "Belkin" and others claim it does NOT improve your audio, video or make data go faster.

Disadvantages of Gold:
In fact because Gold does not tarnish or corrode and very different to Tin on Electrochemical scale, the socket on the TV /VHS/ DVD/Digibox is likely to corrode unless it is gold too.

Since Gold is soft, if unplugged much, it will wear off.

Gold should only be used for infrequent disconnection and with gold fully covering all of both plug and socket (Many RCA/Phono/Cinch type connectors, even if gold flashed for appearanc on socket outer are tinned or nickle on inside.


Tin or Nickle in any combination is the most reliable for domestic use.

Frequent use (i.e. Broadcasting gear), Brass on Brass is best. It is self cleaning in use. P.O. 1/4" jack plugs unused for a long time may need rubbed with an Ink or pencil rubber.

(A P.O. jack, much used in BBC differs from ordinary domestic 1/4" stereo plug in having narrower "ring" and much narrower "tip" preventing tip touching ring or sleave of socket and ring touching socket sleave.)

Any SCART leads I ever got with gear were the cheap & nasty kind (no separate coax / screens).

Some SCART leads do not have the RGB wiring, only composite.

watty

Short answer:
Yes one is provided.

Yes you probabily want to buy a decent one, but avoid "Gold".

corkviewer

Thanx to all who replied