Beagle,
Thank you for your suggestions. I was overwhelmed with suggestions, both on this site and from outside. I unfortunately don't have much spare time on my hands, and it was coincidental that I was speaking to the Sky tech about another query, when we went through the problem. (At 10.500 pm- the best, and maybe only time to get through to their technical department without a 25 minute wait) Your comments were however very much in mind !
As a matter of interest, since I seem to be able to do everything with the Scart set-up that I originally had (Everything set to RGB, record on Sky+, record from Sky+ to DVDR, record from VCR to DVDR, record TV onto DVDR, watch TV, Sky+, DVDR, and VCR, what is the advantage of the Scart hook-up that you were advising?
Thanks fo your help.
Regards,
Tosh