rgb specific scart cable?

jay_cee_2

hi
is there such a thing as a RGB specific scart cable? and is the difference between that and a standard scart noticeable whilst viewing Sky Digital?

thanks
Jon

Inactive

I have never come across such an item, a scart lead ( fully wired ) is a scart lead as far as I am aware.

whitelined

Yes. It's basically a scart cable with the Audio and other conductors left out to reduce crosstalk (interference), and, supposedly, improve the video signal. It all sounds good in theory, but unless you have a really good TV you probably won't see a difference, unless your existing scart lead is a cheapo.

jay_cee_2

ok, thats sorted that then. think i will get a individually screened cable to try and get a better picture...

isofa

Most cheap/standard Scart leads are just composite video leads, without the separation connections for RGB - leading to a poorer image quality (especially on DVD and gaming consoles).

It also doesn't have to be a lead with the audio left out, it's specifically wired for RGB, rather than composite video - but it can also have audio too! Many good TVs offer at least one Scart socket which supports RGB (it'll be labelled RGB Scart, just the manual). But check first, if your TV doesn't support it, you'll see no improvement in quality and it'll be a waste of money.

A quick Google brought this up supplier: http://www.futureshop.co.uk/scart-leads-scart-to-scart-leads-c-75_77.html
they stock quality leads with many different true RGB scarts from £20 to £130!

Our Sony TV has one standard Scart and one RGB scart, which we use for the DVD player, and it definitely makes a difference in picture quality, less colour creep and more sharpness.

R0CKY

Jay, the posts above (apart from isofa) have given you bad advice I am afraid. There most definately is a difference between a RGB scart and a normal (Euro) scart.

Most tellys will have more than one scart socket at the back, but usually only only of these will actaully be a scart socket - it should have a symbol like a happy face, but with three dots for eyes instead of two, if you know what I mean.

To take full advantage of the RGB Scart socket, you'll need to use a RGB Scart cable, you can spot these because they will be labelled as RBG Scart or Fully RBG Wired on the box.

You will notice the improvement on virtually any telly when using on screen info like TV scheduling from your cable box (the lines and text will be clearer), but mostly they are favoured by gamers who get a far better picture for their games console using a RGB cable and RGB socket because it produces better colours, clearer text, and generally a sharper image.

Hope that helps, but in summary, make sure you get an RGB scart cable, and make sure you plug it in to the specifically RGB Scart on your telly.

OK_Sauce

Vary rarely do you come across non-RGB compatible scarts nowadays. Generally these will have fewer pins. (Only 10, I believe). If a scart has 21 pins it generally will do RGB. The main difference between these and RGB labelled scarts are the type of shielding used. RGB is far more succeptible to RF interference therefore tends to need better shielding, hence the difference. As Rocky has stated there tends to be only one RGB scart on the telly (usually AV1), AVs 2 and 3 tend to be selectable between composite (CVBS) and S-Video.

cowbutt

In my experience, Wilkinson and Aldi's SCART leads are fully-wired, and therefore suitable for RGB signals.

Using RGB, rather than composite, makes a worthwhile difference to picture quality. The quality of the cable itself is less important.