On 8/26/05, Craig Tinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there > > I'm in the UK too - with a sony skybox and a mx440 going to an *old* > Sanyo widescreen CRT TV (which I *wish* I could figure out how to get a > proper modeline to work with that TV!) > > Can you buy convertors like you describe? or do you *have* to solder > them together? > > I'm not much use with a soldering iron so would prefer to buy one if > possible > > If I *have* to solder one - is there anywhere I can look for *easy* > instructions on what will be needed? > > Thanks > > Craig
I'm afraid you have to solder it, nobody sells them because there's a theoretical possibility they can damage your TV, although i've never heard of that actually happening and it's been working fine for me for over a year. I managed to put one together or around £10 of parts. It's easiest if you can salvage a VGA cable from an old / dead monitor and half a scart cable. I've never soldered anything before in my life but didn't have a problem, so it can't be that hard. I pretty much followed this guide http://www.sput.nl/hardware/tv-x.html although I had to put power on a few other pins so the TV recognised that a signal was present and was widescreen (google for a scart pin-out and you find this information). If you're anywhere near the Bath area i'd be happy to demonstrate the results. Steve _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
