Quoting Andy Smith <andy@???>:
> Hi there,
>
> I know nothing about connecting audio/video things together so I'm
> not really sure what I'm doing.
>
> I have a Humax PVR which connects to my portable TV via SCART cable
> and the output is set to RGB. The Humax can also do S-Video over
> this SCART, apparently.
>
> Since I have bought two monitors each of which is better than the
> TV, and also because the TV is now not visible from where the
> computer desk is, I thought I would try to find a way to plug the
> Humax into my desktop and watch TV on one monitor. But I'm a bit
> confused over exactly what I need.
>
> The computer bit needs to be USB as I don't have any slots left. I
> don't need a tuner as I only want to plug the Humax in. I'd like to
> be able to watch it in a window or fullscreen if I want.
>
> Will this work?:
>
> http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4JKQ
>
> Then presumably I would just need a SCART->S-Video cable and to
> change the Humax to outputting S-Video?
I did have a svideo to scart cable which didnt work at all well when i had a
3do games console. The output had alot of ghosting around objects and was too
poor to put up with.
Might be a good idea to find some user reviews on a prospective conversion cable
to see if it works well enough.
Martin N
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