Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos!monu6!ccc121e From: ccc121e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Dave Schwarz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Help wanted on SCART connector Summary: Using scart on Amigas Keywords: SCART, help Message-ID: <1990Jul20.074335.10120@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Date: 20 Jul 90 07:43:35 GMT References: <1990Jul16.094028.12793@siesoft.co.uk> Distribution: comp Organization: Monash Uni Caulfield Campus (Was Chisholm Inst of Tech) Lines: 82 In article <1990Jul16.094028.12793@siesoft.co.uk>, stuart@siesoft.co.uk (Stuart Hood) writes: > I have just bought a TV which has a SCART input. I am thinking of > buying an Amiga if: > > a) it is possible to connect it to the SCART. When i Got my Amiga 1000 it came with a 1081 color monitor which was connected to the amiga by a, yep you guessed it a SCART connector so, yes it is possable to connect an Amiga to a monitor with a scart connector Try this for a start (ps It has molded plugs so this was fun) looking at the scart connector from behind I will call the top left hand pin 1 and the bottom right hand pin 20, where the top left hand pin is next to the bit that juts out. (I am sure there is an official pin out but I dont have it) ---------------------------------+ \ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | | 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |<------------------ +--------------------------------+ \ Amiga db23 Scart \ gnd on plug grn (on mine its soldered to the metal case \) 3 13 (analog red) 4 15 (analog green) 5 17 (analog blue) 10 1 (composite sync() pin14 is a shield for 13 pin16 is a shield for 15 pin17 is a shield for 17 pin2 is wired in parrellel to pin12 pin2 is a shield for pin1 I think that all the shields go to pins 16,17,18,19,20 which are ground on the amiga db23 as well my plug has audio into the monitor from 2 rca plugs which plug on the back of tha amiga and go into left audio pin 8 right audio pin 10 audio grn pin 9 on the scart plug > b) the quality of the picture is sufficient to read 80 columns of text. the quality will depend on you monitor, mine is excellent, but it is after all a proper monitor, but from what I understand most monitors with scart connectors should give very good displays, better than a TV. > > A friend has an Amiga with which I could test this but we don't know > which of the Amiga's connectors to wire to the SCART. Any information > on which to use and whether a mistake could damage either the TV or the > Amiga would be much appreciated. When doing things it is always possible to blow up things (I know cause I have !) but when playing with vidio its hard to blow up things unless you realy try. Basicly Dont solder conectors while they are still plugged in (both ends must be unplugged), and it is very hard to go wrong. Please note that when you go inside a monitor its a different story > > If this is not possible, does anyone know what the quality is like > using a UHF modulator? The moulator that I have seen works, give color but is not very easy to read, If you intend to play games its ok but for programming,using as a terminal and the like it realy hurst your eyes after a while, and its hard to read when in 80 column mode, you have to use 60 column mode. > > Thanks in advance, > > Stuart. > > -- > Stuart Hood 65-73 Crockhamwell Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3JP, UK > Phone: + 44-734-691994 Email: stuart@siesoft.co.uk > -------- Happiness is a state of mind, not a state of employment ------------ Dave... (In Melbourne Australia) (On his trusty 1000) -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dave Schwarz @ Monash Uni Caulfield Campus | Dont you just love a | |900 Dandynong Rd,East Caulfield,Vic,Australia| place that takes away | |ccc121e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au <------ |your name and gives you a number|