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6th Apr 2019, 9:24 am | #1 |
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, UK.
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Scart to VGA lead
Morning chaps,
This is driving me mad. I have an old Panasonic freeview recorder which I want to connect to a VGA monitor. The monitor is connected to various VGA devices via a 4 way switch box. I bought leads from eBay and Amazon, none work. I do understand that not all SCART devices have the RGB pins connected. According to the Panasonic manual, the recorder has RGB output on SCART 1. I opened up the SCART connectors on both leads, guess what,both are wired completely different. So, then I thought, I have at least the SCART plugs and VGA leads to make me own, so I googled for a suitable schematics, found some, guess what, they are different as well. Some are quite complex, using NPN transistors to boost the RGB signals. Before go any further, I ask has any forum member ever made a SCART to VGA adaptor and can share the schematics, please? Thanks, Stef. You may ask why not use a proper telly:the answer is simply no more space. And I want to know how to make an adaptor.
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6th Apr 2019, 9:36 am | #2 |
Heptode
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Gloucestershire, UK.
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Re: Scart to VGA lead
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6th Apr 2019, 9:45 am | #3 |
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Re: Scart to VGA lead
Oh dear, not so straight forward as I thought. Thanks, Scimitar, I’ll look for a converter, then.
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6th Apr 2019, 1:28 pm | #4 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Haarlem, Netherlands
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Re: Scart to VGA lead
SCART to "VGA" leads are usually intended to connect certain older decoders to TV sets with a SCART socket "suitable for decoders".
For converting an actual VGA signal to a TV signal or vice versa, a converter is needed which can usually be had for cheap on ebay or aliexpress. |
6th Apr 2019, 2:14 pm | #5 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Posts: 5,553
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Re: Scart to VGA lead
Scart to USB is much easier.
You just need a low spec computer of some kind. It can't be done without a powered adapter. |
6th Apr 2019, 4:51 pm | #6 |
Hexode
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, UK.
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Re: Scart to VGA lead
Converter it is then, thanks guys. Just purchased one of Amazon for 16 quid.
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