RE: Question for you Meridian gurus (you know who you are.)

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

If you're not looking for the quality (given your sources listed there)
then
there is a passive composite to S-Video convertor available...

....just can't remember from who off hand.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 26 October 2001 09:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Question for you Meridian gurus (you know who
you
> are.)
>
>
> Phil,
>
> Thanks. This confirms my suspicions. It's not the VCR-type sources
that
> are the issue, but ones like HomeVision and the (coming soom) X-Cams
> that will output composite.
>
> As long as I know, then it's OK. I'll simply rig up the Pronto to
input
> on Scart instead, and run a composite->SCART cable.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Harrison
> Head of Systems, eKingfisher
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 October 2001 16:08
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Question for you Meridian gurus (you know who
you
> are.)
>
>
>
> As far as I'm aware the 562V doesn't transcode between S-Video and
> Composite
> (or vice versa) ... I had the same "problem" with my DSP-A1
as I was
> running
> DVD and LD as S-Video and the VCR was composite.
>
> To get round it I bought an S-VHS VCR (which hence could connect as an
> S-Video source) and the "problem" was solved.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 25 October 2001 13:13
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Question for you Meridian gurus (you know who
you
> > are.)
> >
> >
> > I may be doing something wrong, but as far as I can make out, my
562V
> > won't switch inputs on an S-video connector to composite out, or
vice
> > versa.
> >
> > Given I have S-Video out AND composite out, and the ability to
switch
> my
> > telly at the same time as I switch the 562V at the same time,
this
> isn't
> > too much of a problem.
> >
> > However, if there is an obvious setting I'm missing, I'd rather
not
> have
> > to go through the fag of reprogramming all my Pronto macros to
select
> > diffent inputs types ;-(
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mark Harrison
> > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> >
> >
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