Freeview scart to VGA via splitter?

jsmoke · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:01

Going to buy FV box.

From what i can see FV box only has a scart out. I want to use my LCD to watch TV. I have seen a scart to VGA cable adpater. Can i put a video splitter in there also so i can alternate between PC and TV?

So scart to VGA cable -->(VGA)Splitter-->(VGA)LCD.

tribz · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:23

I would have throught that your freeview box if working over scart would be outputting at to low a scanrate to be viewable over VGA.

Fire_fly · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:27

How are you going to get sound as VGA only carries video signals.

jsmoke · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:28

tribz said:
I would have throught that your freeview box if working over scart would be outputting at to low a scanrate to be viewable over VGA.

Oh, well i have no idea i just assumed you could watch it on your PC screen. Is that definite then?

Fire_fly said:
How are you going to get sound as VGA only carries video signals.

Good point, as i said i have no idea about these kind of things.

Monkeynut · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:33

It's likely it doesn't work with most LCD displays, becuase as far as i remember these only work with CRT monitors due to them happening to be so similar to old CRT tvs that they can still handle the low scanrate.

Andy · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:39

Does your monitor have composite in??

jsmoke · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:47

Andy said:
Does your monitor have composite in??

Nope, well i can't forget that then need to buy a telly.

Fire_fly · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:49

How old is your monitor, does it have an HDMI socket that you can use instead?

jsmoke · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:52

Fire_fly said:
How old is your monitor, does it have an HDMI socket that you can use instead?

nah it's pretty old, only has VGA. Thanks anyway.

tribz · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:56

jsmoke said:
Oh, well i have no idea i just assumed you could watch it on your PC screen. Is that definite then?

I'd have thought so unless you get a convertor box. Your scart signal will be about 15KHz and monitors generally only scan from 30KHz up.

Energize · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:56

SD to a monitor is not worth bothering with.