Re: Sam scart to PC Monitor converter

2011-07-20 Thread Roger Jowett
if you shove a tv tuner or a vga card with a tv encoder - although most of the bundled software with the vga card and tv encoders wont allow you to view fullscreen the image you are recording - a bit naff tv tuners do but not many support analog or digital subtitles or text features yet - or integ

Re: Sam scart to PC Monitor converter

2011-07-15 Thread david brant
Yes Aley although my TV does the same thing with the scart! (flicks on and off) David On 14 Jul 2011, at 21:35, Aley Keprt wrote: > In my opinion, today a PC display is just a cheap crippled TV set. If you go > and buy a proper fully featured LCD/LED TV set, you can get not only better > pictur

Re: Sam scart to PC Monitor converter

2011-07-14 Thread Aley Keprt
In my opinion, today a PC display is just a cheap crippled TV set. If you go and buy a proper fully featured LCD/LED TV set, you can get not only better picture, but also a standard scart input on it. And you won't need to stick with third party HDMI converters etc. Best regards, Aley   ___

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-10 Thread Andrew Collier
>On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 10:27:52PM +0100, Andrew Collier wrote: >> At 12:21 pm +0100 7/4/99, Ian Collier wrote: >> >Or get a lead which converts SCART into three phono plugs (stereo audio and >> >composite video) since that's pretty much guaranteed to work as long as you >> >have phono sockets on

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-09 Thread Ian Collier
On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 10:27:52PM +0100, Andrew Collier wrote: > At 12:21 pm +0100 7/4/99, Ian Collier wrote: > >Or get a lead which converts SCART into three phono plugs (stereo audio and > >composite video) since that's pretty much guaranteed to work as long as you > >have phono sockets on your

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Andrew Collier
At 12:21 pm +0100 7/4/99, Ian Collier wrote: >On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 10:10:53AM +0200, Frode Tenneboe wrote: >Or get a lead which converts SCART into three phono plugs (stereo audio and >composite video) since that's pretty much guaranteed to work as long as you >have phono sockets on your tv/vid

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Justin Skists
> From: Dan Doore [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> i think it would be nice to get a diagram of the real scrat > connector, and compare it to the sam's >one. >> i hope many of us are able to make their own cable if we > would know what pins to connect. > >The Pin-outs are in the back of the normal man

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Aley Keprt
>I think I an was saying that most SCART input sockets >don't tend to use the r,g,b signals but just use the composite >video so if you wire a lead with the r, g, b, sound, and >composite video signals connected, then that could be three >wires wasted there would be more than three wire

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Dan Doore
> i think it would be nice to get a diagram of the real scrat > connector, and > compare it to the sam's one. > i hope many of us are able to make their own cable if we > would know what > pins to connect. The Pin-outs are in the back of the normal manual, and the tech manual but here are the p

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Andrew Gale
I think I an was saying that most SCART input sockets don't tend to use the r,g,b signals but just use the composite video so if you wire a lead with the r, g, b, sound, and composite video signals connected, then that could be three wires wasted Andy

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Aley Keprt
> > >Well, I have made my own one several years ago too. > >I have connected coomposite out to my tv's composite in. That's all. > >And it works perfectly. Especially when my power supply is broken and > >i can see nothing when using regular tv-out. (can anybody help?) > > Well, the SAM makes the

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Justin Skists
Aley asked: >Well, I have made my own one several years ago too. >I have connected coomposite out to my tv's composite in. That's all. >And it works perfectly. Especially when my power supply is broken and >i can see nothing when using regular tv-out. (can anybody help?) Well, the SAM makes the c

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Aley Keprt
> Well, I just made my own. Not exactly difficult? The pinout is in the > manual... > > Mine might not do exactly what you want yours to do though. It just brings > out the stereo sound (pins 1 and 3, ground 4) and composite video (pin 19, > ground 17) onto phono plugs, which I can then connect

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Justin Skists
Si Owen wrote: >Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: >> anyways... if you want it lemme know... (same goes for anyone else, >> though justin did bagsy, and i cant ignorr the rules of the playground > >Better let him have first pick, or he'll only get some of his friends to >come and beat it out of me! *laugh

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Ian Collier
On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 10:10:53AM +0200, Frode Tenneboe wrote: > No - as far as i remember, the SAM's SCART has a different pinout from > standard SCART. The outward pins are the same but since the Sam does not accept incoming video it has used the pins for various other purposes - so it's not a

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-08 Thread Si Owen
Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > anyways... if you want it lemme know... (same goes for anyone else, > though justin did bagsy, and i cant ignorr the rules of the playground Better let him have first pick, or he'll only get some of his friends to come and beat it out of me! I may have a go at doing it

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Andrew Collier
At 4:51 pm +0100 6/4/99, Si Owen wrote: >Justin Skists wrote: >> I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? >Ooo, I'd like one too if it means I can hook it up to my TV (Sony)! Well, I just made my own. Not exactly difficult? The pinout is in the manual... Mine might not do

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Justin Skists wrote: > > Guys... > > I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? > > Justin. well... i have one (i think), stuck over at my dads in liverpool if you want i can get him to post it here (or go and meet him even :o>...) and then post it on to you it wo

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Justin Skists
> From: Si Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Anybody know why a nice standard feature like a SCART became non-standard on >the SAM? Real shame that... Probably to make a few bob for someone... (Like the use of BBC B printer cables instead of PC ones) >Is anyone up to make a few bob from putting s

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Si Owen
> >No - as far as i remember, the SAM's SCART has a different pinout from > >standard SCART. > > That is what I heard, too... I remember trying a normal SCART lead, and I could see the picture but it was like the vertical hold was slipping - it just scrolled up and up (or down and down!). Anybody

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Justin Skists
>> So, what's the problem? Simply go to the shop and buy a standard vcr scart >> cable. > >No - as far as i remember, the SAM's SCART has a different pinout from >standard SCART. That is what I heard, too... Justin.

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Frode Tenneboe
> >Guys... > > > >I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? > > > > > >Justin. > > So, what's the problem? Simply go to the shop and buy a standard vcr scart > cable. No - as far as i remember, the SAM's SCART has a different pinout from standard SCART. -Frode

Re: SAM Scart

1999-04-07 Thread Aley Keprt
>Guys... > >I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? > > >Justin. So, what's the problem? Simply go to the shop and buy a standard vcr scart cable. Aley Keprt

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-06 Thread Justin Skists
> From: Si Owen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Justin Skists wrote: >> I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? > >Ooo, I'd like one too if it means I can hook it up to my TV (Sony)! Bagsy: I get the first one!!! Jut.

RE: SAM Scart

1999-04-06 Thread Si Owen
Justin Skists wrote: > I'd like to get hold of a SAM-style SCART cable. Can anyone help? Ooo, I'd like one too if it means I can hook it up to my TV (Sony)! Si