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How to use SCART for our hobby
Zebidee:
Clear your head and look at it again. What brand TV?
LeedsFan:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 27, 2010, 02:28:18 pm ---Clear your head and look at it again. What brand TV?
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It's a Roadstar CTV1020. It's only a 10" screen which is perfect for the bartop.
EDIT: I'm beginning to wonder if this TV doesn't accept RGB signal... only composite. I can plug my Skybox in to the TV and get a picture. Skybox is set to RGB but would I still get composite signal if the TV scart didn't accept RGB? I was also able to plug XBox360 into it and get a picture.
Any sure way way to check if the scart does accept RGB or not? I don't have a manual or remote control for this TV unfortunately.
Zebidee:
It happenned to me once: A Goldstar (= Sh!tstar) branded TV with SCART input that only accepted composite through pin 20 - ARRRRRGH! Your Roadstar sounds suspiciously similar.
I think that the only way to be sure is to whip the back off the TV and see if you can trace any RGB signal lines going from the SCART into the video input stage.
LeedsFan:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on April 27, 2010, 06:37:54 pm ---It happenned to me once: A Goldstar (= Sh!tstar) branded TV with SCART input that only accepted composite through pin 20 - ARRRRRGH! Your Roadstar sounds suspiciously similar.
I think that the only way to be sure is to whip the back off the TV and see if you can trace any RGB signal lines going from the SCART into the video input stage.
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Well I wouldn't know how to do that really. I can tell you that I tried the bartop on the main TV in the house (38" Samsung) and this has two scart sockets, one of which is clearly labeled "RGB". But I still get the same result... a black screen. I was expecting it to work on the Samsung tbh, which would have confirmed my fears over the Roadstar. It should at least work on the Samsung surely?
Zebidee:
Yes, if the cable is good then It should work on the Samsung, assuming that you have the TV in the right video mode etc ... although the cable itself should auto-select most of this.
If you like, I can make a cable for you for a fair price + shipping. The cable would be fully tested with multiple SCART TVs before leaving my hands. If for some wierd reason it doesn't work for your equipment, you can return it to me for full refund (less shipping) within a reasonable period. However, I have never had an unhappy customer.
Your VGA-SCART cable would have a molex plug for 5v & 12v input from PC, and look something like this: