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What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

Vormulac (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 19th October 2001, 12:03

Another stupid question from the people that brought you beeeer milkshakes *ding*.

RE: What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

John Howells (Competent) posted this on Friday, 19th October 2001, 12:33

SCART defines a type of connector, while s-video defines both a connector and the signal it carries. In principle:

RGB is better than
s-video which is better than
composite

all three of which can be carried via SCART, if the source and the TV allow. However, some TV`s (Toshiba?) don`t handle RGB too well, in which case s-video is the better choice.

RE: What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

Vormulac (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 19th October 2001, 12:50

Thanks, that`s interesting stuff. My tv (a Philips) has a couple of Scarts and an S-Vid input as well as the usual coax aerial socket, I guess one of the scarts could be RGB, I don`t know.

Thanks John.

RE: What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

clayts (Elite) posted this on Friday, 19th October 2001, 18:25

Don`t forget that if you do hook up S-video to S-video you bain`t be getting no sound, mister...

RE: What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

John Howells (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 21st October 2001, 15:04

If the TV supports RGB it`s usually SCART 1 (however it`s labelled).

RE: What`s better - SCART or S-Vid?

Vormulac (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 22nd October 2001, 11:20

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. Now I just need to get the player and try it out!

Thanks again.

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