Scart to VGA (or vice versa) Possible?
I have a soon to be redundant DVD player with a SCART socket, and I also have an LCD monitor with a VGA socket. On the face of it, the two items would make a dedicated DVD system.
I have a feeling that linking the two, would not be as simple a matter as obtaining a lead with appropriate plugs at each end. Is there more to this than meets the eye? (So to speak) Differing signal characteristics, for instance? Incidentally, the DVD player also has a phono type socket labelled 'Co-axial - Digital'. Would this be of any use in the system I have in mind? Any assistance gratefully received. Ta :ok: Yours confusingly, N o t a Seasons Greetings to all assembled. |
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Bingo! Now why didn't I think of that? (Be charitable - it IS Christmas!)
Many thanks, I'm very grateful to you:ok: N o t a |
As there's no signal conversion taking place I'm sure the above solution won't work.
Something like THIS will sort out the video, but you still need to sort out the sound. |
Ah............ things are never straightforward, are they?
I must admit, I hadn't given any consideration to the matter of sound. Thanks for that, Ant. More thought required this end before proceeding further. N o t a :ok: |
SCART is just a plastic connector. VGA is a whole signal level/timing spec. You can't convert one to the other :)
Assuming the SCART is a standard video signal (PAL or NTSC), conversion to VGA (say 640x480 or 1024x768 etc) requires a frame buffer. You have to digitise the video signal into a bit of memory, one frame at a time, and then resample the frame buffer into the desired output resolution. The frame rates will be different at the two ends... a very tricky piece of hardware. Many years ago a box which did this would be £10,000 but now they are dirt cheap. I bought one on Ebay recently which goes the other way round (VGA to PAL), called Grand Ultimate XP Pro PC-TV Converter, about £50. I don't know if this does the sound also but I believe it does. I am sure there are others which go in the direction required here. |
I think I'll just quietly abandon the project!
Thanks everyone for your replies. N o t a :ok: |
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