[BNM] [OT] Mac-mini media centre > DVI -> S Video -> Scart ?

[Jamie Campbell]

Most likely the scart socket or an execrable lead.

Check it on another TV at least you'll eliminate the lead from the
equation. Sometimes you can get signal reflections in the leads causing
ghosting, additionally poor earthing does not help.

If the TV is old you may have dirt in the scart socket or dry solder
joints where the socket meets the board, both of which would give a bad
connection.



On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 14:29 +0000, Steve Esson wrote:
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> I'm hooking up my mac-mini to the TV for ease of film viewing and have a few
> niggles getting a reasonable picture.
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> My TV is an old Sony with a single scart at the back and  S-Video /
> Composite video ports under a flap on the front.
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> I bought a DVi to S-Video converter and when I hooked up the mac DVI to
> S-Video into the S-Video port on the front I got a surprisingly clear
> picture and was delighted. Front Row looks awesome! Trouble was all the AV
> cables hanging out the front of the TV. So I picked up an S-Video to scart
> converter and  plugged it in the back. Now the picture is terrible - almost
> impossible to see. What gives? Should there be a difference? Is the cable
> faulty? Any ideas people?
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> To summarise:
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> Mac-Mini DVI -> S-Video -> TV (S-Video in) - 9/10 picture quality.
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> Mac-Mini DVI -> S-Video -> SCART -> TV (SCART in) - 1/10 picture quality.
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> Any ideas?
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> Steve
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