question about classic systems and hdtvs (more specifically, scart to component)

[notaburger]

hey guys

here's my problem...i have all the great systems of old, but i also have a wife that doesn't want video games on more than one tv...so...i need to come up with a nice way to hook up the old systems to my new tv

this becomes more complicated because my panasonic plasma does NOT have a vga input, so i have to rely on component video

i know that the sega systems and the old nintendo systems (minus the NES) have scart adapters for our friends that don't live in the U.S.

i've seen lots of forum posts from people that use rgb-to-component adapters, but i haven't found one that people recommend the most

does anyone here have their old systems hooked thru one of these adapters?

if you are just reading for fun and think that this probably isn't worth your time, check out the following two pictures:

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/composite.jpg
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/component.jpg

night and day

i did see one person online recommend using jrok's adapter (http://www.arcadeshop.com/rgb/rgb2ntv4co.htm)

i have no clue how i would get this hooked up, but it seems like the cheapest option

please let me know if any of you have any suggestions

thanks,

dave

[Blanka]

What about updating the music on your system too?  Trade one TV for a surround receiver and 4x4foot tall speakers and a 3foot wide center. That's a good deal male-wise!
Those amps got great upscaling to HDTV of all the stuff you feed them:


By the way, does the plasma have an s-video port? That should be OK. Classic games actually do better on S-video than VGA, as they make pictures for interlaced TV tubes already. Even the bad old yellow composite plugs will do equal good to VGA in this case. Your TV must have a bunch of those I guess.
And I hope the Plasma has some good upscaling algorithms to chose from.

[notaburger]

i've got an old n64/snes s-video cable laying around, so i'll give that a try to see if it improves the picture at all
right now i have everything hooked thru composite cables for simplicity sake (my system selectors have to be all using the same cables, so i can't just have one s-video and leave the rest the same)

i already have an audio receiver, but it doesn't upscale to hd quality

any recommendations?

i doubt i'll be able to find something that will take everything

[SavannahLion]

(my system selectors have to be all using the same cables, so i can't just have one s-video and leave the rest the same)

That's annoying as hell. I've got the same problem. Both the amplifier selector and the TV do that on my setup. I'm itching to just build my own selector box and be done with it.

[waveryder]

Had a similar problem. Loads of old consoles and only one  component on my telly. I bought a joytech 245c component switcher.

It has component, composite, svhs, toslink and ethernet onboard through 7 selectable channels. The good thing is they go for next to nothing on ebay as they have an issue with the WII. Of course a single email to joytech can solve that problem 

[somunny]

The switchable optical port is a nice option to have.  I have a different switcher but it also has the optical.

[notaburger]

i'm planning on getting a nice audio receiver in the next year or so, so i'm probably going to hold off on the system selector right now, but thanks for the info

has anyone around here created a setup where they can plug the scart cables of old systems into their hdtvs?

[Silver]

has anyone around here created a setup where they can plug the scart cables of old systems into their hdtvs?

I had a setup with a similar system selector from joytech (all rgb scart) which I then ran the output from the selector through a RGB->Component converter. (CYP CSY2100)

I then ended up with an AV reciever that could up-convert composite & s-video to component. Still needed RGB->Component converter unless you stick with composite/s-video output from your consoles.

[huygens]

I have a CYP CSY2100 as well. It's well built and the picture's great. The only drawback is that it doesn't pass through the audio on the scart cable. I just opened up the case and soldered an audio cable to the appropriate cart socket pins. A less drastic solution might be to get a breakout adapter like this.