Component vs SCART

Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Any help appreciated.

Scott wrote:

Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection?

RGB scart is equivalent quality to component, except scart cannot handle
more than SD resolution.

Composite scart is lower quality then RGB scart or component.

"Scott" wrote in message ...
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Any help appreciated.

The Y Pb Pr Component interface will be compatable with progressive scan signals from your DVD player

--
Graham.

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"Scott" wrote in message
...
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Any help appreciated.


main difference is component can carry a progressive scan signal unlike
scart - if your device isn't progressive, you'll probably not see a
difference.



--
Gareth.

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In message , Andy
Burns writes
Scott wrote:

Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection?

RGB scart is equivalent quality to component, except scart cannot
handle more than SD resolution.

Composite scart is lower quality then RGB scart or component.

In my limited experience with lower-priced TV equipment, what 'the book'
says about the relative picture quality 'ain't necessarily so'. I
suspect it varies from setup to setup. For example, I've got three TV
sets and, with all of them, a composite video input seems to be a bit
sharper than RGB. I have no idea why. It's probably best to try things.

For example, with a hard disc recorder, I get the impression that TV
scart RGB or the composite video is slightly better than interlaced
component, but it is worse than progressive component (which is sharper
and seems less 'jerky'). From what I remember, there is a disadvantage
in that the TV set doesn't auto-detect the picture aspect ratio with the
component input, but 'tries to' with the scart input (but I might be
wrong about this).
--
Ian

A lot of the problem is that you are in the hands of the circuit designers.
all things being equal, rgb should look better, the fact that many say its
not is rather a sad inditement of the designs in the various interfacing
components.

Brian

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"Ian Jackson" wrote in message
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In message , Andy Burns
writes
Scott wrote:

Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection?

RGB scart is equivalent quality to component, except scart cannot handle
more than SD resolution.

Composite scart is lower quality then RGB scart or component.

In my limited experience with lower-priced TV equipment, what 'the book'
says about the relative picture quality 'ain't necessarily so'. I suspect
it varies from setup to setup. For example, I've got three TV sets and,
with all of them, a composite video input seems to be a bit sharper than
RGB. I have no idea why. It's probably best to try things.

For example, with a hard disc recorder, I get the impression that TV scart
RGB or the composite video is slightly better than interlaced component,
but it is worse than progressive component (which is sharper and seems
less 'jerky'). From what I remember, there is a disadvantage in that the
TV set doesn't auto-detect the picture aspect ratio with the component
input, but 'tries to' with the scart input (but I might be wrong about
this).
--
Ian

In message , The dog from that film you
saw wrote


"Scott" wrote in message
.. .
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Any help appreciated.


main difference is component can carry a progressive scan signal unlike
scart - if your device isn't progressive, you'll probably not see a
difference.


There can be a difference () dependant on how the TV processes the
signal after it has been received. On another forum I read opinion seems
to divided 50:50 to which is best. This is probably a combination due to
personal taste and the make of the equipment supplying and receiving the
signals.

On my set-up the RGB output from my SD PVR gives a more pleasing picture
than the component output. The component output gives an unnatural
sharper picture resulting in a more "noisy" image that shows more of the
digital compression artefacts.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

"Scott" wrote in message
...
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Are you using RGB through the scart, or just composite video?
If it's the latter then component will be better.
If it's the former then there won't be much in it.

--
Alex

"Scott" wrote in message
...
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Any help appreciated.

The important thing is to use good quality cables particularly SCART ones. I
don't mean the ridiculously priced ones that make even more ridiculous
claims about their performance. The ones supplied by Solent Cables are top
quality and in my experience the company gives excellent service..

http://www.solentcables.co.uk/acatal...art-Cable.html

Peter Crosland

On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 09:33:40 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:


"Scott" wrote in message
.. .
Is there any difference in picture quality between a SCART connection
and a component connection? I'm running out of SCART sockets on my TV
and I am wondering whether to connect my best device or worst device
using a component lead. (I know to use HDMI if the device will
support it.)

Are you using RGB through the scart, or just composite video?
If it's the latter then component will be better.
If it's the former then there won't be much in it.

It depends. I need to investigate more. I've got a PVR (Humax), hard
disc recorder and VHS recorder. I only have two scart sockets on my
new TV. I wondered about connecting one of these using a component
lead. From what people are saying (except Alan) this should either
make no difference or be an improvement.

I am puzzled about the distinction between RGB and component. I
though RGB was component and composite was the alternative (and not as
good).