Scart to VGA Pinout required......

[andyg]

I found a website a while back which detailed how to make a 'Euro' Scart to VGA cable and was going to make one for my projector which has a VGA (RGB) input (no scart input) but now can't find the website or my hardcopy. Can anyone help? All I can find is VGA to Scart but I want the other way round - I want to connect my projector via a scart to get a better picture. At the moment I am using composite!!

TIA

[edDV]

I'm no expert in Scart, but there is no VGA RGB in normal video equipment. What source are you connecting your projector to?

At least try to move up from composite to S-Video.

Basic info here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART

[andyg]

I'm trying to output the signal from my DVD Recorder (which can output RGB via the scart) to my projector (an old NEC 1030+ multisync) which accepts RGB via the monitor in connector - as I say, at the moment it's connected using the composite connection but the picture is significantly poorer than when I've tried using the S-Video connector.

So, why not use S-Video instead? Well, If my projector was the only device connected to my DVD Recorder then I would but it's shared with a CRT TV and Sky digibox which have no S-Video input/outputs and require me to have the DVD Recorder set to RGB to connect using the scart - And that then means that no signal is output via the S-Video connector - It appears that I can have one or the other being used but not both at the same time if you follow?

I've seen a few cables on ebay which allow you to connect your DVD to your projector using the 15 pin d-sub 'monitor' connector on your projector but these are quite costly and I think I'd need one around 10 metres which I've not seen yet.

Will this cable do the trick or is it meant for the other way round (VGA>Scart) or doesn't it matter? See link:

http://ryoandr.free.fr/english.html

[Richard_G]

SCART pinouts:

1 AUDIO Output Right
2 AUDIO Input Right
3 AUDIO Output Left
4 AUDIO Ground
5 BLUE Ground
6 AUDIO Input Left
7 BLUE
8 Function Switching
9 GREEN Ground
10 Comm Data 2
11 GREEN
12 Comm Data 1
13 RED/Chroma Ground
14 Comm Data Ground
15 RED/Chroma
16 Blanking
17 VIDEO/Sync/Luminance Ground
18 Blanking Ground
19 VIDEO/Sync/Luminance Output
20 VIDEO/Sync/Luminance Input
21 Common Ground

You just need to use pins 5/7, 9/11 and 13/15 to go to RGB component inputs. Not sure about using a VGA monitor input, you'd probably need to use the sync from pins 17/19 too.

[edDV]

SCART pinouts:

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You just need to use pins 5/7, 9/11 and 13/15 to go to RGB component inputs. Not sure about using a VGA monitor input, you'd probably need to use the sync from pins 17/19 too.

The issue will be getting a VGA device to accept tv type video timings. You need to call the projector company or consult the manual to see if it accepts SCART RGB (something like 50Hz, 576 line interlace) on the VGA connector. VGA also expects separate H and V sync lines that are formatted differently compared to video composite sync. There have been some VGA monitors in the past that respected sync pulses on the video components but that was outside the VGA spec.

There are also some HDTV displays that work with special forms of VGA with video timings and these don't respect computer timings except at 640x480 60 Hz. (USA). I have a Philips HDTV with a "VGA" connector that only wants 640x480p, 540p or 1080i.

Bottom line, you need to consult the projector company or a forum that covers your projector.