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

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...

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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...


In answer to question 2 I believe you require a Scart to UHF converter such
as
http://www.easylife.com/catalog/prod...products_id=47

This 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
http://www.satcure.co.uk



Hippo.

On 12 Mar 2005 11:22:14 -0800, strung together
this:

2) Failing (1), can anyone suggest a source for a scart - Coax
conversion mechanism?

RF modulator. Search for one on http://www.cpc.co.uk
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SJW
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-- 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).


Also Maplins

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?...eria=modulator

john

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

In article .com,
wrote:
2) Failing (1), can anyone suggest a source for a scart - Coax
conversion mechanism?

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.

--
*If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Dave Plowman London SW
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wrote:

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


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 !

hangs head in shame

M.

In article . com,
wrote:
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.

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.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article . com,

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.

--

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.))

In article ,
Zikki Malambo wrote:
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.

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.

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*Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

Dave Plowman London SW
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Zikki Malambo wrote:
wrote in message
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snip

Did I miss something here?


OP he
Zikki,
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.