PS1 RGB SCART cable - some help please?

I haven't seen crosstalk on a TV like that since.... well, 15 years ago? I remember I used to have a similar problem. Running the scart through a VCR (so, PS1 - VCR - TV) fixed the issue for me. Maybe a Multi-scart Switch box will do the same thing?

 

So it is crosstalk? Try removing pin 19 from the SCART plug. It can cause crosstalk.

 

Just tried that right now - doesn't change anything,the scrolling picture in the video is still present.

 

I would suggest opening up the TV and removing pin 19 from the SCART socket but that's dangerous on CRTs so don't do it.

I'm not sure what could be causing it. I say take Atomizer's advice and try running it through a VCR with RGB capable SCART sockets.

 

That would be an option but another problem arises - no VCR in my house can output 60Hz. Also,I don't have a second SCART-SCART cable (the RGB cable I did for my PS1 was originally a SCART-SCART cable left over from my first PS1,when I didn't have a SCART-RCA adapter like I have now on the Wii)

Ah well,guess I gotta live with it.

Might try and see if I can do one for my Wii as well - I do remember still having a Component cable for it. Also,I have some SCART cables cut up around here to use. This one may be pretty easy - there's no C-Sync unlike on the Playstation.

 

The VCR should just have a straight pass-through on it. Is the problem only in 60Hz mode?

If you need an extra SCART cable, I've seen some online for cheap. This one might work well. I would offer you mine but it's the only one I have and it isn't too great of quality.

As for the Wii, it's better to use Component cables. With those, you can get 480p. SCART will only work for Low Definition and Standard Definition content on the Wii. Enhanced Definition (480p) requires a component cable. Also, if you adjust the brightness and/or contrast settings on your TV, you can make the component cables look just like an RGB SCART cable.

 

Most that I've had didn't have any straight pass-through or if it was it would take RF and wouldn't take AV unless I would connect another VCR (broken) that would allow me to record stuff from Wii,PS1 and such - because of the way it would go - front RCA of broken VCR - 1x home-made SCART-RCA cable to PC (output to see what I record) - 1x SCART-SCART cable to second working VCR. One problem that would arise though,is that it would be 50Hz only,regardless of console - 60Hz games would constantly flicker if recorded.

Also I don't have the space for a VCR.

Most cheap cables I've seen have most of the wires missing. Rarely I had a fully wired SCART to work with on my hands.

I'm trying to migrate my consoles to RGB SCART - not all the features may be 100% exploited - however Component is just splitted S-Video,or so I've heard somewhere. I got few consoles to make RGB SCART cables for - Xbox,Playstation and Wii are all I've got. Not to mention I have to get a modchip for the Xbox since I stupidly erased blank the TSOP.

 

Ah ok.

Sorry to hear about your Xbox. Hopefully you get it repaired. Speaking of repairs, mine needs a new laser....

You are right about component. It is just a further separation of the Luma/Chroma signals. Instead of one Luma and one Chroma signal like S-Video, YPbPr is one Luma signal (Y) and two Chroma signals (Pb and Pr). Y is pure Luma, Pb is Luma-infused Blue, and Pr is Luma-infused Red. The green color is not provided by the cable. Instead, it is filled in by the TV. It can be better than RGB in some cases (6th gen, 7th gen, and 8th gen systems) but most of the time, RGB is better. TriMesh knows more about this than me so if you want to learn more, PM him or check out this article on Wikipedia.

 

Component is potentially miles better than s-video. Vga and component are capable of 720p, s-video is not. If u want to get to the bottom of this problem u will need to test on another tv and use another cable, without doing this u cannot troubleshoot the real problem. Good luck.

 

Another idea. Some TV's have the option to set one of the Scart sockets to be Output. See if you can set the AV input that you are using to have output on another Scart socket. That would potentially stop it from talking to other signals.

 

There's only one SCART socket.