Suggestions for using a SCART RGB cable on a US TV?

[dsheinem]

I have a Duo-R modded for use with a SCAR RGB cable, but none of my TVs have a SCART connection. So, as I see it, I have five choices.

On my HDTV with HDMI, Component, and VGA inputs:
1. SCART to HDMI box (Seems to be around $70 online?)
2. SCART to VGA cable ($30?)
3. SCART to Component cable ($30?)

On my CRT TV with S-Video and Composite inputs:
4. SCART to S-Video adapter ($5?)
5. Scart to Composite adapter ($3?)

Is it worth the extra coin to get it running on the HDTV, or will the scaling make things look bad anyway? Is my best bet the S-Video adapter? Thoughts?

[CRTGAMER]

LCD vs CRT
On a Vizio LCD, my PS2 had Dot Crawl imaging issues even when set at 480p with a Component connection. If you have a Plasma or newer LCD maybe not an issue. The CRT will be more forgiving of the lower resolution of the Retro console.

SCART Adaptor
I am not too keen on SCART cable connections since I live in the U.S. Maybe the SCART Analog signal may not work with just an adaptor cable for Analog SVideo, VGA or Component. I think a converter box might be needed. On a semi related note, someone posted a while back about a direct PS2 VGA cable mod, but would only work on certain computer monitors.

Analog to HDMI
Another point is if the Analog to HDMI conversion would even work. On my HD CRT I could not get the Dreamcast 640x480 VGA box to an HDMI adaptor to work. Even a Laptop VGA out with different resolutions would not display on the CRT with that digital conversion adaptor. On the Vizio LCD the Laptop did work, but the Dreamcast's VGA lower 640x480 resolution would not. Even with the direct Dreamcast VGA box connection.

[scott33]

I recently tried the SCART to Component on my HDTV and it didn't recognize the signal (i'm one of the unlucky ones).
However, i did try the SCART to HDMI converter and it works and looks great on my 42" HDTV.

This is the one i'm using:
http://tinyurl.com/45bq7cb

On a side note. I did get the Component converter working on my Trinitron CRT and it definitely rivals the SCART to HDMI converter. The colors look better and more accurate on the SCART to Component converter, but it doesn't do any scaling. I personally prefer the Component converter, as it looks more natural to me.

[dsheinem]

LCD vs CRT
On a Vizio LCD, my PS2 had Dot Crawl imaging issues even when set at 480p with a Component connection. If you have a Plasma or newer LCD maybe not an issue. The CRT will be more forgiving of the lower resolution of the Retro console.

SCART Adaptor
I am not too keen on SCART cable connections since I live in the U.S. Maybe the SCART Analog signal may not work with just an adaptor cable for Analog SVideo, VGA or Component. I think a converter box might be needed. On a semi related note, someone posted a while back about a direct PS2 VGA cable mod, but would only work on certain computer monitors.

Analog to HDMI
Another point is if the Analog to HDMI conversion would even work. On my HD CRT I could not get the Dreamcast 640x480 VGA box to an HDMI adaptor to work. Even a Laptop VGA out with different resolutions would not display on the CRT with that digital conversion adaptor. On the Vizio LCD the Laptop did work, but the Dreamcast's VGA lower 640x480 resolution would not. Even with the direct Dreamcast VGA box connection.

No offense, but this post is not helpful at all - it is full of things which are obvious and/or don't apply to my case. Did you even read my question?

I recently tried the SCART to Component on my HDTV and it didn't recognize the signal (i'm one of the unlucky ones).
However, i did try the SCART to HDMI converter and it works and looks great on my 42" HDTV.

This is the one i'm using:
http://tinyurl.com/45bq7cb

On a side note. I did get the Component converter working on my Trinitron CRT and it definitely rivals the SCART to HDMI converter. The colors look better and more accurate on the SCART to Component converter, but it doesn't do any scaling. I personally prefer the Component converter, as it looks more natural to me.

This is a little more useful. If I had the choice from SCART>Component on a SDTV I would take that, but I don't.

As I said above:
-I have a Duo-R modded for SCART output.
-I have an HDTV with component, HDMI, and VGA inputs.
-I have a CRT TV (Standard Def) with S-Video and Composite

I already have the SCART cable and there are several choices of adapters for both SDTV and HDTV, all at different prices. If you were me, which one would you choose?

[scott33]

Well, i'm not sure about the VGA option, as i've never tried it. But, i would definitely choose the HD converter over a S-video or Composite option.

[theclaw]

RGB SCART to composite would be a waste of money. Duo-R already supports composite with cables that'd cost much less than any such converter.

RGB SCART to s-video is pretty good. On the right TV with certain consoles, s-video can arguably border on rivaling RGB (some SNES revisions in particular have excellent s-video).

An HDMI box is a good choice. It will help scale the image. Which is necessary for HDTVs that do not accept 240p over component, such as mine. A straight through RGB-component box doesn't upscale.

[dsheinem]

RGB SCART to composite would be a waste of money. Duo-R already supports composite with cables that'd cost much less than any such converter.

RGB SCART to s-video is pretty good. On the right TV with certain consoles, s-video can arguably border on rivaling RGB (some SNES revisions in particular have excellent s-video).

An HDMI box is a good choice. It will help scale the image. Which is necessary for HDTVs that do not accept 240p over component, such as mine. A straight through RGB-component box doesn't upscale.

Thanks - I am leaning towards the S-Video option as the HDMI box seems pricey (anyone know of a cheaper one?). I should have left composite off the list of options - I already have composite cables for the Duo-R which I have been using, so I wouldn't have no reason to get an adapter....