Japanese Saturn Video Issues on UK HDTV

[Varion]

I picked up a Japanese white saturn while I was over there at the end of last year, and it seems to have problems with every video output I try with it. For reference I'm using a Panasonic HD LCD, if that makes any difference. I've read all 62 pages of replies in this subforum and I can't find a thing on this.

All the inputs I've tried:
Composite - Waves going across the screen. They vary in noticeability depending on what's on screen, sometimes they're quite noticeable, sometimes you have to be fairly close to the screen to see them. Either way they're very much *there*, and playing like this tends to result in horrible headaches after a while.

S-Video - Same as the above.

RGB Scart - Oddly enough doesn't seem to have the wave issues of the above, but instead it has the typical on-RGB-off-RGB voltage issues (where the picture moves up and down very slightly every few seconds, though it can be anything between 2 or 10 seconds between flickers) that seem to plague a lot of people. I've tried both with a standard UK Scart cable and a NTSC one bought from adapter_man on ebay; both have the same issue.

RGB Scart in Composite only - If I pull the scart out enough that the TV only shows composite and doesn't even try switching to RGB, the waves return.

The RGB Scart works fine on a CRT, but the only one I have is a little 10" thing and there's nowhere to put it in my room. Really don't have the money to be buying a bigger one and a place to put it just for one system.

I've done as much research as I've been able to on the above, though haven't seen anything on the wave issue, and the Scart one seems to either boil down to recommendations to buy some Argos switcher (and naturally all of the links are broken because I presume they've stopped selling it) or soldering and a lot of technical talk. Someone on another forum seemed to have made a custom cable that gets around the Scart issue, but he hasn't posted there for years so that lead is cold.

Soldering is pretty much out of the question as I have neither the tools nor expertise (or for that matter the confidence) to try it. So with that in mind, are there are any possible solutions to this these days or should I just write the saturn off as a waste of money and move on with my life? Much as RGB Scart is better I'd honestly be willing to settle for working S-Video quality if it wasn't for the waves and headaches. I'd rather not settle for Composite, though it has the same issue as S-Video anyway.

Cheers for any help anyone has to offer. I've put off asking this thinking maybe one more google search would produce something, but I'm pretty much out of ideas now.

[elmagicochrisg]

Might be a longshot, but ask Faginrs500 on Youtube.

With a little luck he might be able to help you out or at least explain what the problem is...

You can find him here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Faginrs500

Oh, and do post something here in case he helped you out or whatever...