On Mon, 07 Jan 1980 17:26:02 +0000, Mel Evans, Registered Arachne User wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> A SCART plug and socket are fitted (AFAIK) only to euro tv sets to
> enable direct connection of video recorder and camera outputs into the
> tv, but NOT at RF levels. Since the connection is direct and does not
> involve conversion to/from RF (radio frequency signals) then the quality
> of picture is much higher [they say!], I don't notice tooooo much
> difference myself.
> I am not aware as to whether or not these are fitted to US tv's, but you
> would need to check with mainly Philips make, or Grundig or Sony as
> these are the principal players in this game here.
> I am aware there are a couple of ham radio people on the list here from
> the US, they may be able to confirm or otherwise if Scart is a US
> standard fitment, but all my records show it is NOT.
> It is not possible to retrofit a SCART socket again as far as I know,
> mainly because this involves connections within the high voltage area
> of the tv, and would thus invalidate guarantee and also safety standards.
Mel ......re: my other reply on this matter.....I confirm that this
interface is NOT present on US sets, and from your description, it
would be very cumbersome to install it....BUT....I should be able
to accomplish the same thing (or similar) using our "video" type
input/output interface.....the important thing isn't the way it
is implemented, but that we dink around with the Video Card settings
drive to make it output a nonstandard (vert/horiz scan frequencies)
which match whatever TV standard we are using....then shove this
thru a standard VGA cable, then thru an adapter plug, and into the
Video Input of our VCR or TV......as usual, "the devil is in the
details"....but they souldn't be insurmountable
gregy
BTW......I've been there.....nice.....got there thru Jake's links
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