OT (ish) - Video Sender / scart problem...

[m__murray]

Hi all... I tried looking in various tv / dvd / electronics groups, but didn't find what I was after, and was frankly unsure of which of those groups to post my question to, so thought I'd try here. (you've never let me down before)...

Situation:

--> cable -> VCR --co ax --> Digi Box -- scart -> TV DVD -- scart ----/

I bought a video sender which has :

scart --> transmitter --> receiver --> scart

PROBLEM: My 2nd TV does not have a Scart input (only co-ax).

Wrong Solution: I bought a cheapie video (which I kinda wanted anyway) to 'convert' the scart signal to co-ax, but of course the video only has scart out. (DOH!)

Question:

1) does anyone know a cheap video with a scart in option? 2) Failing (1), can anyone suggest a source for a scart -> Coax conversion mechanism? 3) Any other bright ideas?

-TV2 does not have ANY inputs other than co-ax

-video sender receiver also has the red/yellow/white output option.

I have soldering iron / access to maplins and prepared to D-I-Y cable if anyone knows if it would work / what pins to use...

[Hippo]

In answer to question 2 I believe you require a Scart to UHF converter such as

is an add on to the aei digisender which also requires a scart connection on the receiving TV No idea if it will work with your set up although I can't see why not.

Could also try satcure

[Lurch]

On 12 Mar 2005 11:22:14 -0800, m_ [e-mail] strung together this:

RF modulator. Search for one on

[John]

Also Maplins

[Capitol]

Most videos IME, will accept a scart input. The scart connector is bidirectional, so unless you are using the scart socket already, it should work. If you are using the scart connector for output, you can buy a multi way scart connector from someone like CPC for a few pounds, this will allow a scart input at the same time.

Regards Capitol

[Aaron]

You're video player should be able to use it's scart as in and out... the pin out for scart includes video/audio in and out, they aren't switched as such. So if you tune you're video to AV and then tune you're TV to the UHF channel of the video it should work, but you may run into the problem of macrovision, which will basically make the picture flicker and usually be unwatchable. An RF modulator is a good way to go.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You want an RF modulator.

Not sure if you get them with a SCART input, but you can get SCART to phono leads.

Maplin have what looks to be a decent one on offer at 30 quid. L14AQ

One thing to consider is I doubt you'll find one which gives stereo NICAM sound.

[m__murray]

Restatement of Problem:

I'm a blind idiot.

TV does after all have scart socket. Wife laughing hysterically in the background. However, I now know what an RF Modulator is, what it does, how much they cost, and where to get some, should I need one in the future.

Thanks for the advice, and sorry for being such a muppet !

M.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It's also worth remembering most SCART are a two way device for stereo audio and composite video. They only become an input or output as regards RGB and S-Video.

[m__murray]

stereo

Capitol, Aaron & Dave,

3 points each for the bi-directionality of scart observation. So, not only did I miss the scart socket on the back of the TV (I still maintain it was in a silly place), I'm now not using it anyway !

How wrong can you be when trying something so simple? Sometimes I wonder if its safe to let me out...

thanks again all, M=2E

(incidentally, the cheapie AV Sender in the Argos Catalogue (=A329.99) is great (once you plug it in.))

[Zikki Malambo]

Did I miss something here?

I thought the OPs original problem was that he was unable to connect the output of the video sender to his non SCART TV. He then tells us he's discovered that there is a SCART on this TV, but that he's not going to use it. So how is he connecting to this TV??

And what was all the discussion about SCARTs being bi-directional? I know they are, but how would this have helped him with his original problem.

Interesting to hear of Videos with no RF out though, I didn't know such beasts existed - forwarned is forarmed!

As an aside, my Hitachi VCR acts quite happily as a SCART to RF converter with no problems from the Macrovision circuitry.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It was a general point. If you have a VCR with a single SCART connected to a TV also with a single SCART because you want stereo sound not normally achievable via RF, it's possible to use the aux input on the VCR via the SCART as an extra input. But you'd need to modify a standard SCART cable or make a new one - although I daresay it would also be possible but messy with those SCART lead to phono sets that Maplin etc sell.

[m__murray]

OP here: Zikki, re: Missing something: Not as much as I did ! It has to go down as one of my most impressive displays of incompetence ever...

I bought the AV Sender and checked its outputs. It only had scart. I 'knew' the TV didn't have a scart socket, so was wondering re scart->Coax conversion options. I was recommended a number of options, but all in the =A320-=A325 range. At that price I thought I'd buy a vcr, and use the scart 'in' socket to connect to the AV sender, and co-ax out to the TV.

At this point, I didn't know

- scart was bi-directional,

- that the vid I'd bought only had one scart,

- that the AV sender's power lead hadn't been plugged in

Now, all is working well, with the AV Receiver plugged into the (clearly labelled 'in' on the VCR) scart socket, and the VCR connected to the TV via co-ax as the (only) VCR Scart socket is occupied. One of those days when stopping for coffee would have halved the time taken.

[Zikki Malambo]

Aha!

Now I understand!

Way beack when you wrote

Wrong Solution: I bought a cheapie video (which I kinda wanted anyway) to 'convert' the scart signal to co-ax, but of course the video only has scart out. (DOH!)

I thought you said it only had SCART out, you meant it only had SCART out, ie no coax out (I have done a bit of Googling, and Ferguson where actually daft enough to sell such a device, a sort of combined VCR and Chocolate fireguard! :=))

Now I understand it dos have COAX, all is made clear.

Top marks for coming up with the correct solution to your own problem! :=))

[Zikki Malambo]

B**l*cks & double B**l*cks!

What I meant to write was...

When you said it only had SCART out, I thought you meant it only had SCART out, ie no coax.........

bet this message will turn up before the one it's correcting now.

/mummble off/