[mythtv-users] how to achieve best quality with SD and an old TV set

[John Veness]

On 19/08/2013 12:32, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:
>
> I still run an old CRT(?)-based TV set, a european Grundig "Elegance" ...
>
> Why not, it still works, has quite good sound and is large enough for my
> room. Cheap solution until it breaks ...
>
> My mythtv backend records via DVB-S ... I only use SD-quality so far
> because I would have to upgrade the whole chain to make use of DVB-S2
> (-> HD quality). The DVB-card is capable of DVB-S2 but afaik it wouldn't
> make sense with this TV-set, right?
>
>
> Right now my frontend is connected to the TV via S-VHS and some adapter
> to make it work with the SCART-inputs on the Grundig.
>
> Is this the best solution given the parameters SCART and SD-only?
>
> What would be the reasonable "next step" ... without spending too much
> money?
>
> Thanks, Stefan

If your TV has an SCART socket that accepts RGB signals, look into 
VGA-RGB-SCART adapters which will output the best possible signal you 
can get on that TV. I still use a CRT with SD TV too, and use an adapter 
following the instructions on http://www.nexusuk.org/projects/vga2scart/

Cheers,

John

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John Veness, MythTV user, UK, DVB-T