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question on Cables and connections TV-DVD

  • 23-10-2006 5:27pm
    #1
    blazesoftware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am trying to wire up My TV, DVD and Sky box. I have the Tosh WL66, a Sony DavZ111 DVD and a regular Sky Box. I was going to use component cables to hook the TV and DVD together and a scart from Sky direct to TV and from Sky to DVD another scart so I can hear the sound from Sky via the DVD amp.

    DVD uses component but has 1 scart
    TV has 2 scarts and component


    First does that sound ok in terms of setting it up

    What type of component cables do I need. I say RGB component cables in Maplins but they also had more expensive ones. Are their different types of component cables. Also I assume I need 2 audio cables too as there are 5 slots. 3 video and 2 audio. That right?

    Thanks in advance

    I have 2 HDMI but not getting a HDMI DVD player yet as I want to use the 5.1 sound via the Sony DVD.


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  • #2
    Balfa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    I'm not very familiar with sky boxes, but as long as it has two SCART outputs, it sounds perfectly feasible to me.

    As for component video, there are a number of different kinds of component video formats, including S-video, RGB and YPbPr, but that doesn't really matter. I presume the three component video connectors on your TV and DVD player are RCA connectrors*. If this is the case, then technically any coaxial cable with RCA connectors will carry the signal. You can even try it using cheap, skinny audio cables, and it'll work, but it might look pretty freaky. Get some decent cables (don't be conned into overspending on the "premium" cables) that say "component video" on the box and have standard RCA connectors on the cables, and you won't go wrong.


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