Use Scart to HDMI cable correctly
The interface of the future is definitely HDMI. HDMI transmits high-resolution image and sound material via a thin cable with a compact connector. But what if you want to connect an old device with a Scart connection to a new television that only has HDMI inputs? A Scart to HDMI cable is the supposed solution.
Scart and HDMI in one cable
- In fact there isn't cable, which directly offers a Scart and an HDMI connection. This is because the two connection types are designed for different signal types.
- Scart is an analog connection system designed to carry analog video and audio signals.
- HDMI, on the other hand, is a purely digital connection format and image and sound data are transmitted there in digitized form.
- Should now z. B. If a signal is sent from a Scart device to an HDMI device, this must first be digitized so that the HDMI device can understand the information. The other way around, the signal from an HDMI device would first have to be analogized for a Scart device. For this reason there can be no direct cable connection between these two connection types. All products that promise something like this will be of poor quality or will not work at all.
- The only way to send a good signal from a Scart source to an HDMI device (or vice versa) is with an A / D converter (analog / digital converter). Such a device converts the analog or digital signal into the other form. For converting HDMI to Scart or e.g. B. On VGA there are corresponding converter boxes to which the two devices are connected by cable and which then convert the signal in real time.
- However, a good converter box is not cheap. Expect a price around 100 € if you want a high quality conversion. The purchase of a correspondingly new terminal device may be the more worthwhile alternative.
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