WTD: fixed RGB Scart to Amiga Cable

Djay · 27 December 2010, 02:53

i really need an RGB Scart to Amiga cable, one that has been doctored (fixed) to work on LCD TVs

if anyone has the know how to do this themselves and would then charge me a reasonable fee please reply

i could either supply the cable and your fee or supply the money for both

i have the money in paypal waiting!

i would actually like 2, but 1 is all good for now

Richardsk · 01 January 2011, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

i really need an RGB Scart to Amiga cable, one that has been doctored (fixed) to work on LCD TVs

if anyone has the know how to do this themselves and would then charge me a reasonable fee please reply

i could either supply the cable and your fee or supply the money for both

i have the money in paypal waiting!

i would actually like 2, but 1 is all good for now

Just buy the RGB scart from Amigakit. The ones on ebay you can never tell.

alexh · 01 January 2011, 20:59

Are the cables from Amigakit wired correctly? Most are not.

FOL · 01 January 2011, 21:02

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Originally Posted by alexh

Are the cables from Amigakit wired correctly?

Yes they are.

alexh · 01 January 2011, 21:21

I'm impressed. Most are only partially wired and miss out lots of grounds. Others have the wrong resistor value (or no resistor) on the composite sync wire and RGB/AV select wires.

If it is wired as described in Stedy's RGB SCART diagram then you should include a similar wiring diagram alongside this item on the Amigakit website. This would increase confidence when buying.

Had this information been on the website then I would probably have bought one rather than make my last one.

FYI there is a dead link on the AmigaKit SCART webpage to a 4.8m cable.

Djay · 01 January 2011, 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Yes they are.

can you confirm that they are wired for LCD TVs, like Stedy's RGB SCART diagram?

if so i will buy one write now!

haymigga · 03 January 2011, 23:12

I would also buy a cable if the diagram from Ian is used.

Otherwise, I guess I might as well try my luck with this one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Commodore-Amig...ht_3190wt_1141

on surface it at least has @gold@ connectors that could signal some quality

amigakit.com · 04 January 2011, 01:11

Our cables are correctly wired. If you want the cable confirmed to be identical to a specific wiring diagram, place your requirements in the order comments during Checkout.

PowerPie5000 · 04 January 2011, 07:27

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Originally Posted by haymigga

on surface it at least has @gold@ connectors that could signal some quality

I've yet to see/hear this make a difference (i think it's just a marketing gimmick). Are your TV scart sockets, Amiga RGB & audio ports gold plated?

haymigga · 04 January 2011, 07:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigakit.com

Our cables are correctly wired. If you want the cable confirmed to be identical to a specific wiring diagram, place your requirements in the order comments during Checkout.

Order for the 5m cable sent and paid

FOL · 04 January 2011, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerPie5000

I've yet to see/hear this make a difference (i think it's just a marketing gimmick).

I agree, if anyone can physically see the difference, then they must be super human.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerPie5000

Are your TV scart sockets, Amiga RGB & audio ports gold plated?

No, they never have been.

Photon · 04 January 2011, 20:21

Gold (etc) plating has less to do with noticable difference and more to do with knowing that you have the best possible connection. But it's only necessary for big installations such as a chain of cables totalling 500m in a studio, for example. And only for weakly-amplified signals that don't resemble power connections. Nobody needs gold-plated 230V cables, the power will get there...

Even if the contacts have etched/rusted/deteriorated. But for portable equipment that see a lot of exposure to the elements or long installations that should stay the same for years and years, gold (noble metal) plating serves a purpose.

And btw the 5M SCART cable I bought from Amigakit a couple years ago gave a washed-out, composite-quality picture on my CRT TV. No, I haven't checked properly that the TV has RGB SCART. Suffice to say that all other equipment connected via scart (DVD, cable-TV box and misc computers via s-video and composite had better picture quality...

But for me I don't really care, main thing that I have the cable, so I can solder it to my liking. Just some feedback.

FOL · 04 January 2011, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Gold (etc) plating has less to do with noticable difference and more to do with knowing that you have the best possible connection. But it's only necessary for big installations such as a chain of cables totalling 500m in a studio, for example. And only for weakly-amplified signals that don't resemble power connections. Nobody needs gold-plated 230V cables, the power will get there...

Even if the contacts have etched/rusted/deteriorated. But for portable equipment that see a lot of exposure to the elements or long installations that should stay the same for years and years, gold (noble metal) plating serves a purpose.

lol, All you had to say is, you couldnt see a difference.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

And btw the 5M SCART cable I bought from Amigakit a couple years ago gave a washed-out, composite-quality picture on my CRT TV. No, I haven't checked properly that the TV has RGB SCART. Suffice to say that all other equipment connected via scart (DVD, cable-TV box and misc computers via s-video and composite had better picture quality...

Huh, important words to point out here "A couple of years ago".
No. 1, I didnt work for Amigakit a couple of years ago, so you proberly had a NOS cable, wired for CRT standards.
No. 2, Bet you didnt report anything to Amigakit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

But for me I don't really care, main thing that I have the cable, so I can solder it to my liking. Just some feedback.

Your giving feed back on a product you bought over 2 years ago and you have decided that our new cables are the same?

PowerPie5000 · 04 January 2011, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

No, they never have been.

I'm basically implying any audio/visual benefits a gold plated scart cable can offer (if there are any) will be rendered useless as Amiga's don't have gold plated ports and neither do most TV's. I'm sure the materials used will need to be the same throughout the whole system and not just the cable

Djay · 04 January 2011, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigakit.com

Our cables are correctly wired. If you want the cable confirmed to be identical to a specific wiring diagram, place your requirements in the order comments during Checkout.

Order 16576

i have ordered a cable from Amigakit.com and requested that it is one has been fix for LCD TVs in the notes...

Photon · 05 January 2011, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

lol, All you had to say is, you couldnt see a difference.

lol, I gave the list of situations where gold plating makes a difference. I'm not talking about me at all, or picture quality. It was alleged that gold plating in general was only "for show". Not quite.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Your giving feed back on a product you bought over 2 years ago and you have decided that our new cables are the same?

Bought July 2008 and still being sold, so now that you made me go look I have no choice but say yes. Even though I specifically said that I didn't care because I can solder them to my liking. It was suggested that all Amigakit SCART cables are problem-free. Well, mine wasn't.

lolafg · 05 January 2011, 06:58

Minimig related , it seems i have the same problem that is explained in this thread : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...=minimig+scart

@ Fol , did you have a look to had this +5v to vga to scart cable for Minimig or is there a way to buy one from Amigakit or send you back the one i bought to have this modification done ?

Thanks.

FOL · 05 January 2011, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

It was suggested that all Amigakit SCART cables are problem-free. Well, mine wasn't.

They are now, I didnt suggest they all were in the past.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolafg

Minimig related , it seems i have the same problem that is explained in this thread : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...=minimig+scart

@ Fol , did you have a look to had this +5v to vga to scart cable for Minimig or is there a way to buy one from Amigakit or send you back the one i bought to have this modification done ?

Thanks.

Completely unrelated.
So you want a wire and resisitor hard wired to your Minimig?

Please post in the other thread.

prowler · 05 January 2011, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Completely unrelated.
So you want a wire and resisitor hard wired to your Minimig?

Please post in the other thread.

Hey, the other thread is closed!

Djay · 11 January 2011, 18:45

received cable it works perfectly and is indeed fixed for LCD TV...

i have no interference effect anymore... just a crisp picture

thanks FOL

27 December 2010, 02:53	#1
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	WTD: fixed RGB Scart to Amiga Cable i really need an RGB Scart to Amiga cable, one that has been doctored (fixed) to work on LCD TVs if anyone has the know how to do this themselves and would then charge me a reasonable fee please reply i could either supply the cable and your fee or supply the money for both i have the money in paypal waiting! i would actually like 2, but 1 is all good for now

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01 January 2011, 21:21	#5
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	I'm impressed. Most are only partially wired and miss out lots of grounds. Others have the wrong resistor value (or no resistor) on the composite sync wire and RGB/AV select wires. If it is wired as described in Stedy's RGB SCART diagram then you should include a similar wiring diagram alongside this item on the Amigakit website. This would increase confidence when buying. Had this information been on the website then I would probably have bought one rather than make my last one. FYI there is a dead link on the AmigaKit SCART webpage to a 4.8m cable.

03 January 2011, 23:12	#7
haymigga Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aarhus Posts: 32	I would also buy a cable if the diagram from Ian is used. Otherwise, I guess I might as well try my luck with this one... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Commodore-Amig...ht_3190wt_1141 on surface it at least has @gold@ connectors that could signal some quality

04 January 2011, 01:11	#8
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,015	Our cables are correctly wired. If you want the cable confirmed to be identical to a specific wiring diagram, place your requirements in the order comments during Checkout.

04 January 2011, 20:21	#12
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Gold (etc) plating has less to do with noticable difference and more to do with knowing that you have the best possible connection. But it's only necessary for big installations such as a chain of cables totalling 500m in a studio, for example. And only for weakly-amplified signals that don't resemble power connections. Nobody needs gold-plated 230V cables, the power will get there... Even if the contacts have etched/rusted/deteriorated. But for portable equipment that see a lot of exposure to the elements or long installations that should stay the same for years and years, gold (noble metal) plating serves a purpose. And btw the 5M SCART cable I bought from Amigakit a couple years ago gave a washed-out, composite-quality picture on my CRT TV. No, I haven't checked properly that the TV has RGB SCART. Suffice to say that all other equipment connected via scart (DVD, cable-TV box and misc computers via s-video and composite had better picture quality... But for me I don't really care, main thing that I have the cable, so I can solder it to my liking. Just some feedback.

05 January 2011, 06:58	#17
lolafg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tours/France Age: 52 Posts: 1,233	Minimig related , it seems i have the same problem that is explained in this thread : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...=minimig+scart @ Fol , did you have a look to had this +5v to vga to scart cable for Minimig or is there a way to buy one from Amigakit or send you back the one i bought to have this modification done ? Thanks.

11 January 2011, 18:45	#20
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	received cable it works perfectly and is indeed fixed for LCD TV... i have no interference effect anymore... just a crisp picture thanks FOL

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