VHS Capture - Audio - SCART or Stereo Out?

[Hessian]

I'm just taking my first steps in to capture some home movies from VHS on to my desktop. To hand I've got a Sony SLV-E700, which only has SCART or aerial out for video. So I've picked up a SCART to Triple Phono Lead, so that's my video sorted. But I also have stereo audio out on the back of the VCR, would I get better results using those rather than the SCART, or would it really make no difference?

[hech54]

I've used both over the years. It varies from VCR to VCR. Sometimes the direct audio connections out of VCRs produce a very LOUD signal....too loud sometimes. I'm sure there is a technical term for that (balanced vs. unbalanced or something like that).

[Richard_G]

Twin phonos are unbalanced and so are the audio outputs on a SCART socket (unbalanced because one side is grounded rather than both being at the same potential). There might be a difference in level between the two or the might both be identical, just two different ways of connecting. If the remote for your VCR has volume controls on it, you may find that what comes out of the phono sockets is controlled by the volume control (so you can plug it into your stereo).

[hech54]

If the remote for your VCR has volume controls on it, you may find that what comes out of the phono sockets is controlled by the volume control (so you can plug it into your stereo).

That is the exact opposite of what my JVC/Philips VCRs do. The remote's volume control has NO effect while using the direct RCA/cinch outputs.