Re: What's the Problem with set-top boxes?
From: Gregory (Gregory_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/03/04
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:37:02 -0800
Ok. I learnt something new.
I have now found the menu on my Pace 4000 cable box and selected RGB output
(there are only 2 options: composite and rgb). Yes, the picture quality is
better when viewed directly on my TV.
Now, as noted previously, I have a scart adapter and connect my PC using a
composite video cable. Even though I have changed the output of the cable box
to RGB, the composite video cables still work and my PC receives a colour
signal. If I was to attach an s-video cable to the adapter and then setup my
PC to receive s-video instead of composite, will I receive a colour signal? I
have spent so much time doing this in the past, I am loathed to do more
testing unless I know it will definitely work.
"Nigel Barker" wrote:
> 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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