Hi, as far as i read, all these are kabels to connect a scart-OUTPUT to an VGA-INPUT. (scart-out of receiver to vga-in of a beamer/lcd-tv) These cables are useless for connecting a VGA-card to a monitor, as they do not handle the vga-sync-singals correct. If you use them, you probably won't get a picture and perhaps will fry your tv and/or vga-card..... Christoph
Paul Menzel schrieb: > Dear readers, > > > I am planning to set up a low budget VDR using the VGA2SCART patches > [1]. Therefore I need a VGA2SCART cable. The distance between the VDR > and the CRT TV will be probably 5 meters. > > There are some howtos on the WWW on how to build a cable yourself [2]. > But I am not experienced in soldering, so I have the following > questions. > > > 1. Are VGA2SCART cables you can buy also suitable and do you have > experiences what manufactures produce good quality cables? > > Searching the WWW I found the following offers but no comparison or > review about the quality. > > http://www.amazon.de/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=vga+scart+kabel&tag=googhydr08-21&index=aps&hvadid=1182511121&ref=pd_sl_9bos8gcjec_e > http://www.kauflux.de/?id=FROOGLE&_artnr=8429706 > http://shop.strato.de/epages/61223614.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61223614/Products/avkabscavga50&ViewAction=ViewProductViaPortal&Locale=de_DE > http://www.google.de/products?hl=de&q=vga+scart+kabel&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=G3ChSabnMtKd_gbns83WCw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title > http://www.supernature-forum.de/allgemeine-computerfragen/63171-grafik-gibt-es-vga-scart-kabel.html > http://forum.fachinformatiker.de/hardware/122150-vga-scart-kabel-tv.html > > inakustik claims to have high quality cables. > > http://www.in-akustik.com/de/KABEL/Home-Video/VGA-Scartkabel.htm > > > 2. Are there any disadvantages in buying these cables? > > a) I would guess, that most of the cables do not have plugs for audio > next to the VGA plug, so that I will need to either use an amplifier or > have to modify the cable and solder some wires to the SCART-plug. > > > Thanks a lot, > > Paul > > > ¹ With around 10 € for a 5 meter cable they do not seem to be that much > expensive. > > > [1] http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/2008-July/017347.html > [2] http://www.vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?postid=742945#post742945 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr