[mythtv-users] How to output to Standard TV

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM, David Watkins <watkinshome at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't know if video cards with SCART connectors are available, certainly
>> they are not here in the USA, Europeans could probably tell you better on that
>> score.
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> I've never been totally clear what TV manufacturers mean when they
> refer to having a SCART connector?

Thats because it is two standards in one. There's quite a bit about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scart

"Due to an insufficient number of pins, SCART cannot carry both
S-Video and RGB signals at the same time. It is, however, possible to
output S-Video and RGB alternately (for example, from an S-VHS + DVD
combo player), and the TV set will adapt automatically if it
understands SCART's S-Video extension. Many DVD players sold in Europe
offer the ability to output either RGB or S-Video, which is either
selected in the DVD player's set-up menu or by a switch on the back of
the system."