Amiga display cables - will this work?

Gordon · 21 January 2009, 20:21

i have normal 20 inch LCD monitor. what i want to do is connect my amiga to it, the cheap way(no scan doubler). so i have come up with this.
if i buy this scart to vga cable
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2M-SCART-LEAD-...1%7C240%3A1318

and connect that to a standard amiga rgb scart cable

using a scart coupler

will it work?

thanks

alexh · 21 January 2009, 20:26

Might be shit quality but it will work.

Why not buy a Sync Dongle?

Gordon · 21 January 2009, 20:29

i tried that however my monitor cannot handle 15.7mhz signals so i thought this might work

alexh · 21 January 2009, 20:30

If that is the case then course it wont work!

If your monitor will not sync to 15KHz Horizontal and/or 50Hz vertical there is nothing you can do at least for games. You will need to buy a scandoubler.

If you only want to use Workbench you CAN use a Sync Dongle but to get it to work you must choose the DBLPAL or DBLNTSC screen mode (or perhaps VGA mode) in PREFS under workbench. You may need to copy the monitor types from STORAGE to DEVS.

Gordon · 25 January 2009, 15:29

hey guys

im thinking of getting this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-M198WA-19...ata/B000S0Y5XU

if i buy an amiga RGB scart cable, will it work with this? it doesnt say if its rgb scart but it says 21pin

alexh · 25 January 2009, 15:49

Might do. It is a widescreen LCDTV so it's not the best type to use with an Amiga (which is 4:3)

You'd be better off buying one from your local supermarket and if it does not work, or it flickers you can return it easily.

Gordon · 01 February 2009, 18:43

what do you mean by flicker? becuase i bought an RGB scart cable and conneceted it to a LCD TV and while its crisper than composite i get all these waves across the screen. is the cable the problem or the TV?

alexh · 01 February 2009, 19:29

Hard to understand what you mean.

Gordon · 01 February 2009, 19:37

its hard to explain. its like your watching TV with a normal aerial, but even though the picture is sharp im getting the noise

rkauer · 02 February 2009, 03:45

Looks like a crappy quality SCART cable, buy a decent one.

Gordon · 03 February 2009, 15:23

the problem was the audio cables(attached with the RGB end), once i plugged them in it was ok. stranged how they are linked.

got myself a samsung 940mw and its great. i can play it now for more than 20 mins without my eyes hurting from the compsite

thanks for your help

alexh · 03 February 2009, 17:45

Badly wired SCART cable missing some/all the grounds except audio.

When you wired in the audio it complete the gounds.

21 January 2009, 20:21	#1
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Amiga display cables - will this work? i have normal 20 inch LCD monitor. what i want to do is connect my amiga to it, the cheap way(no scan doubler). so i have come up with this. if i buy this scart to vga cable http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2M-SCART-LEAD-...1%7C240%3A1318 and connect that to a standard amiga rgb scart cable using a scart coupler will it work? thanks

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21 January 2009, 20:26	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Might be shit quality but it will work. Why not buy a Sync Dongle?

21 January 2009, 20:29	#3
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	i tried that however my monitor cannot handle 15.7mhz signals so i thought this might work

21 January 2009, 20:30	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	If that is the case then course it wont work! If your monitor will not sync to 15KHz Horizontal and/or 50Hz vertical there is nothing you can do at least for games. You will need to buy a scandoubler. If you only want to use Workbench you CAN use a Sync Dongle but to get it to work you must choose the DBLPAL or DBLNTSC screen mode (or perhaps VGA mode) in PREFS under workbench. You may need to copy the monitor types from STORAGE to DEVS.

25 January 2009, 15:29	#5
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	hey guys im thinking of getting this http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-M198WA-19...ata/B000S0Y5XU if i buy an amiga RGB scart cable, will it work with this? it doesnt say if its rgb scart but it says 21pin

25 January 2009, 15:49	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Might do. It is a widescreen LCDTV so it's not the best type to use with an Amiga (which is 4:3) You'd be better off buying one from your local supermarket and if it does not work, or it flickers you can return it easily.

01 February 2009, 18:43	#7
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	what do you mean by flicker? becuase i bought an RGB scart cable and conneceted it to a LCD TV and while its crisper than composite i get all these waves across the screen. is the cable the problem or the TV?

01 February 2009, 19:29	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Hard to understand what you mean.

01 February 2009, 19:37	#9
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	its hard to explain. its like your watching TV with a normal aerial, but even though the picture is sharp im getting the noise

02 February 2009, 03:45	#10
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Looks like a crappy quality SCART cable, buy a decent one.

03 February 2009, 15:23	#11
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	the problem was the audio cables(attached with the RGB end), once i plugged them in it was ok. stranged how they are linked. got myself a samsung 940mw and its great. i can play it now for more than 20 mins without my eyes hurting from the compsite thanks for your help

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03 February 2009, 17:45	#12
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Badly wired SCART cable missing some/all the grounds except audio. When you wired in the audio it complete the gounds.