Re: More on SCART leads

[W T Taylor <bill-taylor@xxxxxxx>]

KD> Quoting tannedblondbloke <tannedblondbloke@xxxxxxx>:

>> Sorry, meant to include this question in my earlier posting.
>>

KD> No problem

>> I set up SCART leads on my sister's home cinema set-up.  SCART 1
on
>> the TV is connected to a freeview digibox.  According to the
manuals,
>> both the TV and digibox support RGB format, so I selected this
option
>> in the digibox menu - and the resulting picture was very green. 
Went
>> into the menu and selected composite video instead, and the
picture
>> returned to normal.  Any thoughts as to why the RGB wasn't working
>> correctly, please?

KD> Sounds like either the RED or BLUE signals werent getting through.
Not all
KD> SCART leads are fully wired but normally if it isnt fully wired you
wouldnt get
KD> anything on RGB. Another possibility is that the TV has not been set
up
KD> correctly in the factory.

Another possibility is that one of the pins on a scart plug has got
pushed back or bent. The're one of the nastiest connectors ever
designed, and the cheaper plugs seem to be prone to this problem.

Bill


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