Short, Cheap, Good Quality, Flexible SCART leads...

ChrisM wrote:
I fear that at least two of the above parameters are, to some extent
mutually exclusive,
Any recommendations gratefully received!

I use some 0.5m (or was it 0.3m?) flat SCARTs that I got from CPC (I
think). They're fully wired for RGB and cost about £1.30-some each.
Highly recommended.

--
Gareth Halfacree
http://gareth.halfacree.co.uk

I fear that at least two of the above parameters are, to some extent
mutually exclusive,
but can anyone suggest the best compromise?

I'm basically trying to sort out the rats nest behind my TV, and I want some
reasonable quality SCART leads to interconnect DVD, Cable box, VCR and TV.
The ones I have at the moment are about 6ft long and 1/2" in diameter.
Looking for something shorter (1-2ft) and a bit more flexible, so I can
bundle them together and make it all look nice and neat (in case you didn't
guess, I'm on a mission for SHMBO).

Any recommendations gratefully received!

--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

"ChrisM" wrote in message
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I fear that at least two of the above parameters are, to some extent
mutually exclusive,
but can anyone suggest the best compromise?

I'm basically trying to sort out the rats nest behind my TV, and I want
some reasonable quality SCART leads to interconnect DVD, Cable box, VCR
and TV. The ones I have at the moment are about 6ft long and 1/2" in
diameter.
Looking for something shorter (1-2ft) and a bit more flexible, so I can
bundle them together and make it all look nice and neat (in case you
didn't guess, I'm on a mission for SHMBO).

Any recommendations gratefully received!

--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)




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JohnT

"ChrisM" wrote in message
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I fear that at least two of the above parameters are, to some extent
mutually exclusive,
but can anyone suggest the best compromise?

I'm basically trying to sort out the rats nest behind my TV, and I want
some reasonable quality SCART leads to interconnect DVD, Cable box, VCR
and TV. The ones I have at the moment are about 6ft long and 1/2" in
diameter.
Looking for something shorter (1-2ft) and a bit more flexible, so I can
bundle them together and make it all look nice and neat (in case you
didn't guess, I'm on a mission for SHMBO).

Any recommendations gratefully received!



Try Cable Universe, which I have always found to be excellent.
http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catal...&cPath=165_166
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JohnT

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Gareth Robert Halfacree Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:

ChrisM wrote:
I fear that at least two of the above parameters are, to some extent
mutually exclusive,
Any recommendations gratefully received!

I use some 0.5m (or was it 0.3m?) flat SCARTs that I got from CPC (I
think). They're fully wired for RGB and cost about £1.30-some each.
Highly recommended.

Sounds ideal! Don't suppose you have got a part-number?
CPC's website seems a little confusing, including a part called: SCART TO
SCART LEAD -FLAT/0.75M
which seems to be 3m long....

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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

ChrisM wrote:
In message ,
Gareth Robert Halfacree Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:
I use some 0.5m (or was it 0.3m?) flat SCARTs that I got from CPC (I
think). They're fully wired for RGB and cost about £1.30-some each.
Highly recommended.

Sounds ideal! Don't suppose you have got a part-number?
CPC's website seems a little confusing, including a part called: SCART TO
SCART LEAD -FLAT/0.75M
which seems to be 3m long....

Whoops - I fear I may have lead (SCART lead?) you up the garden path
with that one. I got them from Screwfix, not CPC - and they were £3.49
each or £16.58 for five. More expensive than I remember, sorry.

0.5m Flat Scart Cable - item number 72541 on www.screwfix.co.uk.

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Gareth Halfacree
http://gareth.halfacree.co.uk

ChrisM wrote:
So these then:
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...h_search=72541

Them's the puppies.

Do you think... (anybody can answer this) that those ^ are better than
these v :

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/mo...cpc/252388.xml

Judging by the photo they're identical. At least, the CPC photo looks
exactly like what I've got plugged into my telly right this moment.

I've never used flat SCART cables before, any issues or problems that I
should be aware of?

Eeerm... You lose a bit of length if you have to twist one end 180 (due
to awkward dupside-own SCART sockets). And that's about it. Picture
quality is just as good as the gold-plated oxygen-free unidirectional
ultra-shielded Signature Edition £500 things that shop salesmen try to
convince you to buy.

--
Gareth Halfacree
http://gareth.halfacree.co.uk

In message ,
Gareth Robert Halfacree Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:

ChrisM wrote:
In message ,
Gareth Robert Halfacree Proclaimed from the
tallest tower:
I use some 0.5m (or was it 0.3m?) flat SCARTs that I got from CPC (I
think). They're fully wired for RGB and cost about £1.30-some each.
Highly recommended.

Sounds ideal! Don't suppose you have got a part-number?
CPC's website seems a little confusing, including a part called:
SCART TO SCART LEAD -FLAT/0.75M
which seems to be 3m long....

Whoops - I fear I may have lead (SCART lead?) you up the garden path
with that one. I got them from Screwfix, not CPC - and they were
£3.49 each or £16.58 for five. More expensive than I remember, sorry.

0.5m Flat Scart Cable - item number 72541 on www.screwfix.co.uk.

So these then:
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...h_search=72541

Do you think... (anybody can answer this) that those ^ are better than
these v :

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/mo...cpc/252388.xml

I've never used flat SCART cables before, any issues or problems that I
should be aware of?



--
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

In message ,
Gareth Robert Halfacree Proclaimed from the tallest
tower:

ChrisM wrote:
So these then:
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;js...h_search=72541

Them's the puppies.

Do you think... (anybody can answer this) that those ^ are
better than these v :

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/mo...cpc/252388.xml

Judging by the photo they're identical. At least, the CPC photo looks
exactly like what I've got plugged into my telly right this moment.

Thanks very much for your help. And mega-speedy replies! Will probably go
for the CPC ones then as they are a bit cheaper (dispite the sneaky
'handling' charge that suddenly appears on my order when I go to the
checkout.


I've never used flat SCART cables before, any issues or problems
that I should be aware of?

Eeerm... You lose a bit of length if you have to twist one end 180
(due to awkward dupside-own SCART sockets). And that's about it. Picture
quality is just as good as the gold-plated oxygen-free
unidirectional ultra-shielded Signature Edition £500 things that shop
salesmen try to convince you to buy.

What! Are you saying that cables such as that are... are a ... rip-off??!?
;o)

Loss in length should not be a problem, most of the sockets are only about 6
inches apart


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

Gareth Robert Halfacree wrote:
I've never used flat SCART cables before, any issues or problems that
I should be aware of?

Eeerm... You lose a bit of length if you have to twist one end 180 (due
to awkward dupside-own SCART sockets). And that's about it. Picture
quality is just as good as the gold-plated oxygen-free unidirectional
ultra-shielded Signature Edition £500 things that shop salesmen try to
convince you to buy.

I can attest to the fact that some cheap SCART
leads do appalling things to signals.

A while ago (ages, actually) I bought
a VCR which came complete with a
freebee scart lead.

The picture quality on playback was so bad
I called the repairman out, thinking I had
a faulty VCR.

He took one look, went to the van,
returned with a different scart lead,
plugged it in, problem solved.

I obviously wasn't the first :-)

BugBear