Type of scart lead?

We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the digibox
connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video to the TV with
another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch DVDs we would need to
unplug the video scart lead from the TV and plug in the one in that's
attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few years ago
where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other end has a scart
connection, with a socket for another scart lead to be plugged into the back
of it, piggyback-style, which would effectively mean we could plug this lead
into the video and the TV, then plug the DVD player into the piggyback
socket, also going into the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to
explain, does anyone know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's
called - we've been searching online but haven't come across one so far.

We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from Argos,
but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting through
properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

In article , Kirsty
wrote:

We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the digibox
connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video to the TV with
another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch DVDs we would need to
unplug the video scart lead from the TV and plug in the one in that's
attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few years ago
where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other end has a scart
connection, with a socket for another scart lead to be plugged into the back
of it, piggyback-style, which would effectively mean we could plug this lead
into the video and the TV, then plug the DVD player into the piggyback
socket, also going into the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to
explain, does anyone know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's
called - we've been searching online but haven't come across one so far.

Don't do this - you are effectively paralleling two pieces of equipment
and this will upset the connetion.


We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from Argos,
but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting through
properly.

What you probably want is this one from Maplin:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...33166&doy=11m3
It's £20. I use it myself: there is no signal degredation as it is
purely a passive device (no amplifiers) - though it has no remote
control and so you will have to operate the switches on it to select
your device.

Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video to
the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few
years ago where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other
end has a scart connection, with a socket for another scart lead to
be plugged into the back of it, piggyback-style, which would
effectively mean we could plug this lead into the video and the TV,
then plug the DVD player into the piggyback socket, also going into
the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to explain, does anyone
know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's called - we've
been searching online but haven't come across one so far.
We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from
Argos, but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting
through properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital box
and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the way it
should be connected, unless your digital box only has one scart.

{{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:

Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video to
the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital box
and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the way it
should be connected, unless your digital box only has one scart.

Yes but what do they do when they want to watch a DVD????

The way to go is to get a switched scart splitter. Be aware that some
do not switch all the possible inputs.

--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook wrote:
{{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:

Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video
to the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital
box and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the
way it should be connected, unless your digital box only has one
scart.

Yes but what do they do when they want to watch a DVD????


That part of the question was answered, didn't think I needed to state
the same. I just wanted to make sure they were currently connected up
properly.

The way to go is to get a switched scart splitter. Be aware that some
do not switch all the possible inputs.

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Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video to
the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few
years ago where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other
end has a scart connection, with a socket for another scart lead to
be plugged into the back of it, piggyback-style, which would
effectively mean we could plug this lead into the video and the TV,
then plug the DVD player into the piggyback socket, also going into
the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to explain, does anyone
know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's called - we've
been searching online but haven't come across one so far.
We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from
Argos, but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting
through properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital box
and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the way it
should be connected, unless your digital box only has one scart.
The guy from Virgin Media who installed it yesterday set it up so the
digibox is connected to the video, and the video is connected to the TV,
both with scart cables. The digibox has two scart sockets. Would it make
any difference if it was connected the other way round? It all works at the
moment, although I think the digibox would need to be turned off if I wanted
to record something from the TV via the analogue aerial (i.e. record BBC1
while watching ITV or similar).

We've tried plugging the DVD player into the spare scart socket on the
digibox, but that seems to stop the digibox working, although the DVD player
does work.

Kirsty wrote:
"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in
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Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video
to the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few
years ago where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other
end has a scart connection, with a socket for another scart lead to
be plugged into the back of it, piggyback-style, which would
effectively mean we could plug this lead into the video and the TV,
then plug the DVD player into the piggyback socket, also going into
the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to explain, does anyone
know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's called - we've
been searching online but haven't come across one so far.
We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from
Argos, but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting
through properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital
box and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the
way it should be connected, unless your digital box only has one
scart.
The guy from Virgin Media who installed it yesterday set it up so the
digibox is connected to the video, and the video is connected to the
TV, both with scart cables. The digibox has two scart sockets. Would
it make any difference if it was connected the other way round?
It all works at the moment, although I think the digibox would need
to be turned off if I wanted to record something from the TV via the
analogue aerial (i.e. record BBC1 while watching ITV or similar).

We've tried plugging the DVD player into the spare scart socket on the
digibox, but that seems to stop the digibox working, although the DVD
player does work.


The correct way is the way I described.

You would still need a scart switching box, you would connect the DVD
and the digital box to that.

Kirsty,

Look on here. It will show you how it's done.
http://www.dtg.org.uk/consumer/connection_wizard.html

Mel.

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Kirsty wrote:
"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in
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Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video
to the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few
years ago where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other
end has a scart connection, with a socket for another scart lead to
be plugged into the back of it, piggyback-style, which would
effectively mean we could plug this lead into the video and the TV,
then plug the DVD player into the piggyback socket, also going into
the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to explain, does anyone
know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's called - we've
been searching online but haven't come across one so far.
We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from
Argos, but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting
through properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital
box and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the
way it should be connected, unless your digital box only has one
scart.
The guy from Virgin Media who installed it yesterday set it up so the
digibox is connected to the video, and the video is connected to the
TV, both with scart cables. The digibox has two scart sockets. Would it
make any difference if it was connected the other way round?
It all works at the moment, although I think the digibox would need
to be turned off if I wanted to record something from the TV via the
analogue aerial (i.e. record BBC1 while watching ITV or similar).

We've tried plugging the DVD player into the spare scart socket on the
digibox, but that seems to stop the digibox working, although the DVD
player does work.


The correct way is the way I described.

You would still need a scart switching box, you would connect the DVD and
the digital box to that.

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
k...
Kirsty wrote:
"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in
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Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video
to the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

My husband is sure he remembers having a type of scart lead a few
years ago where one end is a normal scart connection, and the other
end has a scart connection, with a socket for another scart lead to
be plugged into the back of it, piggyback-style, which would
effectively mean we could plug this lead into the video and the TV,
then plug the DVD player into the piggyback socket, also going into
the TV. If you understand what I'm trying to explain, does anyone
know if this actually exists? And if so, what it's called - we've
been searching online but haven't come across one so far.
We've tried one of the automatic multiple scart connector boxes from
Argos, but the picture was bad; the signal didn't seem to be getting
through properly.

Thanks, Kirsty.

Do you mean the VCR is connected to the video socket on the digital
box and then the digital box is connected to the TV, as this is the
way it should be connected, unless your digital box only has one
scart.
The guy from Virgin Media who installed it yesterday set it up so the
digibox is connected to the video, and the video is connected to the
TV, both with scart cables. The digibox has two scart sockets. Would it
make any difference if it was connected the other way round?
It all works at the moment, although I think the digibox would need
to be turned off if I wanted to record something from the TV via the
analogue aerial (i.e. record BBC1 while watching ITV or similar).

We've tried plugging the DVD player into the spare scart socket on the
digibox, but that seems to stop the digibox working, although the DVD
player does work.


The correct way is the way I described.

You would still need a scart switching box, you would connect the DVD and
the digital box to that.


"Mel" wrote in message
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Kirsty,

Look on here. It will show you how it's done.
http://www.dtg.org.uk/consumer/connection_wizard.html

Mel.


Thanks for that site Mel - it looks promising, I'll give it a try!

Kirsty

Kirsty wrote:


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Kirsty wrote:
"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in
message ...
Kirsty wrote:
We have just had digital TV installed, and we currently have the
digibox connected to the video with one scart lead, then the video
to the TV with another (the TV only has one scart socket). To watch
DVDs we would need to unplug the video scart lead from the TV and
plug in the one in that's attached to the DVD player instead.

Look on here. It will show you how it's done.
http://www.dtg.org.uk/consumer/connection_wizard.html

Thanks for that site Mel - it looks promising, I'll give it a try!

As it says what that site suggests is not ideal as conflicts may
occur.

TV---Digibox---VCR---DVD

Probably the best way is to connect things like this.

---Digibox----VCR
TV --- Scart Switch
---DVD player.

This will enable you to record from the digibox whilst watching a DVD
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"