Author Topic: RGB SCART Cable for 8 consoles (Xbox, Cube, PS2, PS1, DC, SFC and Saturn) (Read 3150 times)

Cowboy Mac · « **on:** January 07, 2003, 09:30:35 am »

thought this might intrest some of you. this cable (click here) allows you to output all the major console systems to an RGB signal. could be useful..

android · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:40:43 pm »

Would be actually useful if you also posted the link to it...

Silverwind · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:48:49 pm »

Not too bad... I have a composite/coax input on my computer... so if they use RCA cables (like PS/xbox etc) then I can plug em right in..

wonder what the quality would be like going through my tv tuner rather than plug straight through?

I guess one bonus is that I wouldn't have to swap cables if used in arcade cab..

rampy · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2003, 01:53:30 pm »

Quote from: android on January 07, 2003, 01:40:43 pm

Would be actually useful if you also posted the link to it...

i'm not sure why original poster edited out the link...

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=2355

*shrug*

rampy

EDIT as pointed out by silverwind, I'm retarded... the ironic thing is I visited the link this morning, but now in the afternoon I couldn't "see" the link *shakes head*

Silverwind · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2003, 02:04:08 pm »

Quote from: rampy on January 07, 2003, 01:53:30 pm

Quote from: android on January 07, 2003, 01:40:43 pm
Would be actually useful if you also posted the link to it...

i'm not sure why original poster edited out the link...

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?products_id=2355

*shrug*

rampy

it's there.. just click on the word "this" he linked it to that..

Cowboy Mac · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2003, 05:35:56 pm »

errr, the link was there all along, i just make it look neater by adding a proper hyperlink. its edited now for those who cant see.

Silverwind · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2003, 05:57:21 pm »

Back OT

So has anyone used a cable such as this? How was the quality?

rampy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2003, 06:10:29 pm »

isn[t this cable scart output though... which i don't those of us in the US have on our tv... though it could easily be modified...

*shrug*

rampy

Silverwind · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2003, 06:22:12 pm »

don't know much about SCART, sorry bout that

Cowboy Mac · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2003, 09:38:07 pm »

a SCART cable wouldnt be hard to modify. there is a recent thread here that contains some SCART info with diagrams of pinouts.

rampy · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2003, 09:51:51 pm »

Quote from: Cowboy Mac on January 07, 2003, 09:38:07 pm

a SCART cable wouldnt be hard to modify. there is a recentthread here that contains some SCART info with diagrams of pinouts.

oh I stand corrected... but I vaguely remember from way back in the early interfacing PC's to arcade monitors that scart was electrically plausible /easy(er) to hack.... but I'm not even remotely knowledgable on arcade monitiors or scart interface... (or spelling knowledgeable).... *Shrug*

it does seem like a promising solution to the multi-console interfacing if a scart to svid or

?

rampy

Silverwind · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:13:46 am »

Quote from: rampy on January 07, 2003, 09:51:51 pm

Quote from: Cowboy Mac on January 07, 2003, 09:38:07 pm
a SCART cable wouldnt be hard to modify. there is a recentthread here that contains some SCART info with diagrams of pinouts.

oh I stand corrected... but I vaguely remember from way back in the early interfacing PC's to arcade monitors that scart was electrically plausible /easy(er) to hack.... but I'm not even remotely knowledgable on arcade monitiors or scart interface... (or spelling knowledgeable).... *Shrug*

it does seem like a promising solution to the multi-console interfacing if a scart to svid or ?

rampy

Rampy... what do you think of my original idea?

Most of the more recent consoles (XBOX, Gamecube, Playstation) utilize RCA cables to attach to the TV (audio left, audio right, video)

I have an ATI TV tuner (not the all in wonder, this is a stand alone tuner the TV wonder) and it has the same RCA inputs...

if I put the same set of RCA jacks underneath my CP, I could just haul up a console and plug it in.. doesn't matter which one.. and viola I can play on the mame cab?

Dave_K. · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2003, 02:49:10 am »

I posted some information on SCART in the new "Game Console" section (http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_consoles.shtml). I'm currently using a modified scart cable (with LM1881 to split the sync) to my arcade monitor. Its absolutly the best quality video you will get out of the PS2 for games (barring the 480p Tekken4 and PS2 Linux

).

I'm curious how this cable will invoke RGB on the xbox or gamecube without having the proper jumpers set (unless its done inside the connector?). Cowboy Mac, have you varified this actually works, or is it that all to common lik-sang hype?

Cowboy Mac · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2003, 03:34:21 am »

dave_k: no i havnt got one, i just found it while looking on their site. why would it not work? its sold as an RGB connection and why would it not perform that? it would be illegal to sell it if it didnt output RGB via the SCART. if it does this there is no reason the SCART could not be connected to an arcade monitor?

Anonymously · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2003, 04:28:47 am »

Quote from: Cowboy Mac on January 08, 2003, 03:34:21 am

if it does this there is no reason the SCART could not be connected to an arcade monitor?

Hmm, sounds like a good product. If it really does what it says. I know there are information available on the web, on how the connect SCART to an arcade monitor and some really helps me a lot with my project. See link here.

Does it have an svideo out also? If it does then you can just connect it to your computer's with an svideo out, and be able to have Windows running on your monitor.

Hmmn the posibility. Anybody want to give it a shot?

rampy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2003, 10:18:40 am »

Quote from: Silverwind on January 08, 2003, 12:13:46 am

Rampy... what do you think of my original idea?

Most of the more recent consoles (XBOX, Gamecube, Playstation) utilize RCA cables to attach to the TV (audio left, audio right, video)

I have an ATI TV tuner (not the all in wonder, this is a stand alone tuner the TV wonder) and it has the same RCA inputs...

if I put the same set of RCA jacks underneath my CP, I could just haul up a console and plug it in.. doesn't matter which one.. and viola I can play on the mame cab?

Silverwind,

Note: I'm not a TV/video/console guru so take whatever I say with a grain of salt...

It sounds like it would work fine if it is a true TV card (which it probably is)... what is your destination monitor again? (if it IS NOT a VGA PC monitor there probably isn't much point in going through the PC, IMHO)

My working theory (coming from my audio knowledge) is that the less "conversions" a signal goes through the better for signal quality but one doesn't have to be a signal quality snob (gold plated monster connectors - bah!).

But there is something to be said for KISS (keep it simple stupid) and using what you already have available in ways that make sense...

as noted earlier, I don't have a lot of experience with this (I don't even own a console anymore!) but i believe there are seeds of truth in my generalizations above...

hope I didn't confuse the issue...

Good luck!

rampy

Silverwind · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2003, 11:06:44 am »

I have not purchased yet.. but I was planning on going with a WG D9200..

it is a true tv card.. no passthrough either it utilizes your video cards overlay feature..

also has s-video input.. TV quality is decent.. and not that you would want to... but the TV output to your screen runs the same if it's the active application or not.. so you could play MAME in a window.. and play a console in the TV window at the same time.. heh.. not that you would want to...

(or you could play (XX) emulator windowed while watching TV.... give you something to do during commercials lol)

Dave_K. · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:17:13 pm »

Silverwind, read the Game Consoles section. Composite (RCA jack) is not the best quality video (epsecially if you want to display on a wg9200). Although using composite out is pretty much universal among consoles, its only a good idea if the monitor you use is a TV. But even then, s-video (which is an input on most TVs now, is better than composite).

Best quality/clarity is either RGB/SCART or Componant out.

SNAAAKE · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2003, 05:52:38 pm »

okay i got a simple question here.

Would it work if i just cut this scart cable and try to hook up my arcade monitor to consoles..like you know...R G B sync ground.

any inputs?
Dave_k..try to make things little clear will ya..i am trying to hook up PS2 to my arcade monitors.
Sorry for the thread high jacking

.

rampy · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2003, 07:35:18 pm »

Quote from: SNAAAKE on January 08, 2003, 05:52:38 pm

okay i got a simple question here.

Would it work if i just cut this scart cable and try to hook up my arcade monitor to consoles..like you know...R G B sync ground.

any inputs?
Dave_k..try to make things little clear will ya..i am trying to hook up PS2 to my arcade monitors.
Sorry for the thread high jacking .

Have you looked here Snaaaake? http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_consoles.shtml#rgb

rampy

Dave_K. · « **Reply #20 on:** January 09, 2003, 02:13:31 am »

Thanks Rampy. Snaaake, its all in the game consoles section like I keep telling everyone. I hacked a scart cable for my ps2 to arcade monitor, but had to also use the lm1881 to split the sync from the composite video line (there is no other sync in the scart cable). Read the scart section first and look at the pinouts for the Japanese and Euro scart, then look at the lm1881 link for how to extract sync.

SNAAAKE · « **Reply #21 on:** January 09, 2003, 05:45:08 pm »

OH $:-\$ ....didnt realize the answer was there..

I will try to get it work.

Thank for the help

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