[vdr] [OT] Questions to VGA2SCART cable

2009-02-25 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear readers, I am planning to set up a low budget VDR using the VGA2SCART patches [1]. Therefore I need a VGA2SCART cable. The distance between the VDR and the CRT TV will be probably 5 meters. There are some howtos on the WWW on how to build a cable yourself [2]. But I am not experienced in so

Re: [vdr] [OT] Questions to VGA2SCART cable

2009-02-25 Thread C.Scheeder
Hi, as far as i read, all these are kabels to connect a scart-OUTPUT to an VGA-INPUT. (scart-out of receiver to vga-in of a beamer/lcd-tv) These cables are useless for connecting a VGA-card to a monitor, as they do not handle the vga-sync-singals correct. If you use them, you probably won't get a

[vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set (was: Re: Options for deinterlacing (or not))

2009-02-25 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear Thomas and fellow developers, Am Mittwoch, den 21.01.2009, 17:42 +0100 schrieb Thomas Hilber: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 05:07:40PM +0200, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: > > I think someone should step ahead and help with the english docs.. > > unfortunately I can't do that atm, too busy with other t

Re: [vdr] [OT] development infrastructur for VGA2SCART patch set (was: Re: Options for deinterlacing (or not))

2009-02-25 Thread Thomas Hilber
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 01:35:01PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote: > Is there a homepage for the VGA2SCART patch set with information about > it? A repository? due to lack of time and interest I do not yet run a full blown homepage. But at least I started to collect the plain patches here [3]. > There

Re: [vdr] [OT] Questions to VGA2SCART cable

2009-02-25 Thread Tony Houghton
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:07:53 +0100 Paul Menzel wrote: > I am planning to set up a low budget VDR using the VGA2SCART patches > [1]. Therefore I need a VGA2SCART cable. The distance between the VDR > and the CRT TV will be probably 5 meters. > > There are some howtos on the WWW on how to build a

Re: [vdr] [OT] Questions to VGA2SCART cable

2009-02-25 Thread Thomas Hilber
On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 02:51:05PM +, Tony Houghton wrote: > I'm not sure whether C Scheeder is right, but it seems highly likely. Christoph is right. The buyable cables operate the wrong direction for our purposes. > Different cards need diffeernt types of cable. For example ATI and > Matrox

Re: [vdr] [OT] Questions to VGA2SCART cable

2009-02-25 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear Christoph, thanks for your answer and saving me from trouble. I moved your answer inline. Am Mittwoch, den 25.02.2009, 13:25 +0100 schrieb C.Scheeder: > Paul Menzel schrieb: > > Dear readers, > > > > > > I am planning to set up a low budget VDR using the VGA2SCART patches > > [1]. There