Scart Controllers - Not Enough Scarts?

Since the introduction of the scart as Europe’s standard connector it has been updated to take advantage of technical developments.

S-Video and RGB signals can now be carried via Scart. Fully wired scarts are useful to carry both these signals.

Today an RGB connection is essential for making the most of digital set top boxes and DVD players.

Most TV’s developed over the last ten years or so, are equipped with two or more scart sockets. Usually one of the scarts is wired for Composite & S-Video plus stereo audio, while the other is wired for Composite & RGB plus stereo audio. However due to the number of devices today that offer you an RGB signal, there is never enough RGB scart sockets available.

This can be overcome by using a simple scart-switching device. There are many versions on the market, (manual, automatic, S-Video or RGB compatible, wide screen switching supported with anything from 2 inputs to five inputs).

So now it is possible to have a VCR, DVD Player, Satellite/Cable Box, Games Console all connected to one RGB Scart input.

Today with the Plasma & LCD Screens becoming even more popular, hook-ups have become even more of a headache as a lot of these type of screens do not offer any simple scart solutions. However, there are many ways of overcoming these problems by again using a scart control device and then changing the output signal from the scart controller (using a format converter) to a connection compatible with the screen.

See - Auto Scart Controls

See - Plasma/LCD/Projector Connectivity