Re: What's the Problem with set-top boxes?

From: Nigel Barker (nigel_at_hp.com)
Date: 12/03/04


Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:20:40 GMT

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 04:41:03 -0800, "Gregory" <Gregory@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Now this is where I get confused. A set-top box has a scart output. Scart
>adapters output to composite video or s-video. Some set-top boxes (mine
>included) don't output s-video. Where does RGB (component) come into the
>picture? I don't know about the US, but UK boxes (at least not the ones I've
>seen) don't have component outputs.

We have had RGB here in Europe for quite some years. Component is the US version
of it which is a relatively recent introduction at least widely available on
consumer products. All Sky digiboxes output RGB on the SCART & I suspect most
all UK & European STBs will also give RGB on the SCART as do DVD players.

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur


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