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TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:28 pm
by Zambo
One for you techies out there. I can currently connect between the above by RGB, scart and hdmi. However looking to buy new tv and upgrade my Virgin box. There will be no scart or RGB connections, so I'm looking for possible adaptors. Have been warned off the cables with hdmi one end and scart the other due to poor picture quality.
Does anyone know if you can get adaptor box, where I can plug hdmi lead in one end and scart in the other to connect between tv and dvd and dvd to Virgin box. Thanks.
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:49 pm
by Eaststand
still going to get bad picture quality there mate, scart isnt High definition
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:00 pm
by Zambo
Eaststand wrote:still going to get bad picture quality there mate, scart isnt High definition
Got excellent picture at the moment on tv (hdmi tv hdmi virgin box). Also dvds (RGB, scart adaptor, scart to dvd). Problem I'm going to have is connecting tv to dvd without RGB or scart connections on new tv. Thats why I need some way of connecting hdmi to scart. May have to get new dvd as well.
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:13 pm
by Eaststand
hdmi to scart convertors, theyre about a tenner on amazon. Personally, Id buy a bluray player, theyre dirt cheap now, then you still watch your DVD collection but start buying blurays which are in 1080p and 4k
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:15 pm
by Eaststand
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:00 am
by Zambo
Thanks for that East, looks like that will fit and do the job perfectly.
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:50 am
by Eaststand
No worries
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:03 pm
by warmleatherette
If your DVD player is so old it hasn’t got HDMI it’s probably time to get a new one.
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:01 pm
by Zambo
warmleatherette wrote:If your DVD player is so old it hasn’t got HDMI it’s probably time to get a new one.
Yeah, you are right, Samsung DVD-VCR, think I bought it about eleven years ago. This should be in the old electrical appliances thread
Re: TV, DVD, Virgin Box Connections and Cables
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:30 am
by antdad
Strictly speaking scart can carry HD via component video (YPbPr) as I have a HD flat screen and satellite boxes that carry those connections but it really isn't worth accommodating unless you have to. As above budget for a new DVD/Ray player as they can be for very little nowadays and make sure your new TV has more than you need USB connections.
You want old? I still have my first Pace analogue satellite receiver from 1992 as I'm still waiting for digital armageddon.
