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Cheap and nasty scart cables
Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I
use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? http://www.amazon.co.uk/SCART-ribbon... 868667&sr=1-8 SCART plug to SCART plug, ribbon cable, 0.75m, bag and header by Skytronic Price: £1.96 |
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"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ups.com... Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? A proper SCART cable has individual coax for the video signals and individually screened audio. Many use unscreened cables and you get crosstalk. This doesn't look like it has the screens but it is hard to see. Price is no guide to performance with SCART cables I have bought £1.99 ones that are fine and taken back more expensive ones after opening them up to look at the cable. |
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Martin Pentreath writes Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? http://www.amazon.co.uk/SCART-ribbon.../B000LAY5K0/re f=sr_1_8/026-3903704-0410050?ie=UTF8&m=AO3C0EO70FD6B&s=generic&qid=1179 8 68667&sr=1-8 SCART plug to SCART plug, ribbon cable, 0.75m, bag and header by Skytronic Price: £1.96 No cheaper than you find in CPC offers They seem OK -- geoff |
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"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ups.com... Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? http://www.amazon.co.uk/SCART-ribbon...0LAY5K0/ref=sr _1_8/026-3903704-0410050?ie=UTF8&m=AO3C0EO70FD6B&s=generic&qid=1179 868667&sr =1-8 SCART plug to SCART plug, ribbon cable, 0.75m, bag and header by Skytronic Price: £1.96 Normally less than a pound in the trade and perfectly acceptable for short links on normal domestic equipment where they are fitted and forgotten. Bob |
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"dennis@home" wrote in message
... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ups.com... Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? A proper SCART cable has individual coax for the video signals and individually screened audio. Many use unscreened cables and you get crosstalk. This doesn't look like it has the screens but it is hard to see. The amazon page does state "Individually screened cable". |
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Cheap and nasty scart cables
Grumps wrote:
"dennis@home" wrote in message ... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ups.com... Or cheap and cheerful? Why is this so cheap, and what will happen if I use it to connect my freeview box to my telly? A proper SCART cable has individual coax for the video signals and individually screened audio. Many use unscreened cables and you get crosstalk. This doesn't look like it has the screens but it is hard to see. The amazon page does state "Individually screened cable". Never had a problem with Pound Shop scarts |
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