spectrum48k

Is it possible to go from RF IN > SCART with a Sky Digi box ?

ie. in this temporary situation I don't have an incoming signal from the Sky Dish, just RF IN

(or must you go RF IN > RF OUT ?)

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

no thats fine!

The signal will only be as good as the RF though..obviously

All Torque

I think if you take RF in you will have to use the RF out to get pictures on the TV. The scart sockets will only deliver the digital signal from the LNB to the TV. I take it you are saying no LNB is conected so, no digital picture, you may as well conect the RF to the RF input on the back ov the TV the digibox is of no use without a LNB conected

spectrum48k

ah, this is what I was unsure of

Basically I have the Sky signal coming in via the RF cable. I just need a "tuner" to send it out via SCART to my projector's S-VIDEO / IN

Would a VCR do the trick ?

All Torque

Right when you say you only have a RF signal I thought you only had a normal TV areial and no dish. But if the dish is conected to the digibox with RF cable this will be ok but you sould used screened cable for this. Anyways my digibox has a S-Video out on the back I would just use this to the projector input you could use the scart output if you can get a Scart to S-Video lead

spectrum48k

Ok, I ditched the Sky box and used a VCR instead. I can get a picture no problem from RF IN > VCR > SCART > TV

But if I use the SCART > S-VIDEO lead to connect my projector to the VCR, then it all goes wrong...

the projector has a problem finding the picture - it's black and white and stays on screen for a second before it says "Searching for source"

Is S-VIDEO ok to use ?

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

I dont see the issue ??

You use RF to the little digi boxes with scart out

spectrum48k

it doesn't matter whether its the digi box or the VCR - they're both achieving the same result - "tuning" the incoming RF signal

the issue seems to be with the SCART > S-VIDEO cable or the projector

spectrum48k

All sorted - switched to all comosite video cable and it works fine. Not perfect by any means but will fill the gap before I get Sky HD and use an HDMI cable.