Dstv SD PVR Scart Out to RGB on Samsung LED

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hjno72

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Equipment:
DSTv SD PVR (before the HD PVR)
Samsung 7 Series LED

I have been trying to use a Scart to RGB from my decoder to the TV, but with no luck, the tv ain't picking it up.

I know from experience that RGB is much better than composite. I also don't want to invest in HD PVR because its just stupid to have one viewing area... and the effort and cabling of extraview is just well, c.rap.

Also UEC.co.za will be releasing a HD PVR soon, which may be dual view... so I be waiting....

In the meantime if anyone can assist, with my immediate problem it will be much appreciated.

H.
 
Which has the SCART? the TV or the decoder?

I would go SCART to SCART or component to component ftw.
Any kind of converter device (that you must be using) = quality loss and may as well stick with composite. :rolleyes:
 
My Bad, decoder has scart out.
What do you get on the tv on that input?
 
The SCART output on a PVR supports RGB, SVideo and composite

The Samsung TV supports HDMI, component and composite inputs

Unfortunately the only common ground is the composite video signal. If you want better than composite you have to get an HD PVR with an HDMI output

RGB is not the same as component. The cost of a box to convert far outweighs the benefit, especially as the DSTV picture quality is so poor due to overcompression. My Panasonic HDD recorder does take RGB in and has a component output so I have this option which I have tried. I connect the PVR to the Panasonic with a 21 pin SCART cable.

What I have found with both the PVRs I have had is that the RGB output is darker (lower level) than composite or SVideo, so I have resorted to using SVideo for the best overall picture quality. The Dual View I used to use had a far better quality RGB output than the PVR.
 
SDM said:
RGB is not the same as component.
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Often used loosely since you have a Red Green and Blue RCA cable when refering to TV equipment as opposed to monitors etc.

The SCART output on a PVR supports RGB, SVideo and composite
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In most cases (that i've ever seen) RGB uses BNC connectors. I would assume if his devices are all RCA, they would be Component.
SCART -> Converter device -> TV all RCA would mean component to me.

You have tried one cable at a time into the tv, trying one input at a time.?
One should give a balck & white pic, another green (or blue maybe), only one carries the sync. All grey in my memory now.
You should get some picture along the line, not just nothing.
 
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I bought a scart to rgb from zakspeed in woodmead.
It is suppose to work. My tv takes rgb as an alternative.
Problem is, well it does not.

I've used scart to scart from the sd pvr to a lg tv before and rgb is much better than composite.

Also to settle uncessary explainations. Composite is the yellow for video and red and white for sound; whereas rgb is video only except each of the primary colours are carried over a different cable... Red blue green
 
hjno72 said:
I bought a scart to rgb from zakspeed in woodmead.
It is suppose to work. My tv takes rgb as an alternative.
Problem is, well it does not.

I've used scart to scart from the sd pvr to a lg tv before and rgb is much better than composite.

Also to settle uncessary explainations. Composite is the yellow for video and red and white for sound; whereas rgb is video only except each of the primary colours are carried over a different cable... Red blue green
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And Sync?
 
just to be pedantic, you can have sync on green, or SOG.

but in the scart standard you have sync running on pin20 iirc, which also carries the composite signal,so some people refer to it as composite sync

whatever...this thread is so badly corrupted already i think everybody is now confused.
 
hjno72 said:
Also UEC.co.za will be releasing a HD PVR soon, which may be dual view... so I be waiting....
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It won't be dualview.

Just get an HD-PVR, then keep your SD-PVR with Xtraview.

This gives you the option to watch 3 channels, and record another 3
 
Dunno why you're getting so technical - Multichoice MPEG quality is shocking, so if you've got a bad source, you can stand on your head but it's not going to get that much better no matter what connection you use
 
scart, rgb, component, s-video, composite, bnc, rca, vga ?

dvi/hdmi is the only way to go IMO if you have a HDTV.
 
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