Page 1 of Sony DAV-s300 help please.

I have ordered one of these after reading the review on this site.
I noticed the review included information regarding the lack of RGB output.
Could someone please help me with the following questions....

1. Is the picture quality good through the scart provided, I`m assuming connection is achieved from 3 phono (DVD out) to scart (TV in).

2. Would a gold plated Scart lead (same as above) make much difference??

3. Whats the picture quality difference between the Scart connction and S-VHS (or S-Video) , as I have heard some reports about the picture being unnatural...... can someone who owns this player tell me what they suggest?? ( I have a panasonic TV if that info helps)

4. I am right in assuming that an s-video cable alone would not carry audio, like the name suggests, but would have to be accompanied by phono leads, to carry audio??

5. If the output isnt RGB from this machine what the hell is it??

and finally,

6. Do you need to connect s-video to s-video to retain image quality or would s-video to scart still work as well??

I hope you guys can help me out!!!

That`s all folks, thanks alot!!!

This item was edited on Sunday, 3rd June 2001, 21:30

1 - scart is a connection method. Scart can carry, in order of preference, RGB, s-video and composite. A 3 phono connection will be composite. It you have a Toshiba television you would prefer the s-video signal but on most other sets you would prefer RGB.

2 - it would be an improvement over a £5.99 scart lead but as to how huge would depend on the quality and size of your tv. Shielded cabling is more important than gold plate.

3 - none - you are asking what is the difference between a car and petrol. As for signal quality, i refer you to my answer to 1.

4 - correct. However, you are better off using s-video via the scart which will carry audio and widescreen switching signals via pin 8 where relevant.

5 - s-video or composite.

6 - scart to scart carrying s-video would be best.

very helpful thank you!!