PS2 with STB

foreright · 24 Apr 2007 at 16:43

I thought I could connect a PS2 to Virgin Cable STB on the spare scart but no life at all. I have one scart on back of TV whichn was user for PS" before STB was installed. Do I have to buy a scart switcher / block or am I doing something wrong.

Ripper · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:16

If its like Sky you'll have to put the virgin stb into standby mode while your ps2 is on.

foreright · 24 Apr 2007 at 17:22

Tried that still don't work. Also tried to change STB settings RGB - Composite. That doesnt help either BTW what is the PS2 composite or RGB.
Any other ideas please?

Phemo · 24 Apr 2007 at 20:01

The cable that comes with the PS2 is composite into a SCART adapter, so it's composite. I use an RGB SCART cable for my PS2 and that works fine plugged into the back of my Virgin Cable box. You can pick up RGB SCART cables off auction sites for around a fiver.

foreright · 24 Apr 2007 at 20:36

Thanks I plugged the 3 RCA's into the side of the TV (I assume that is a composite Input) and it works fine. Will there be limitations doing it that way?

Ripper · 24 Apr 2007 at 20:48

Depends on your TV. I always plug my gamecube into those ports, but on my TV (Toshiba 32WLT66) they override the component inputs so when I switch my 360 on I need to unplug the gamecube cables to get a picture.

Phemo · 24 Apr 2007 at 21:26

foreright said:
Thanks I plugged the 3 RCA's into the side of the TV (I assume that is a composite Input) and it works fine. Will there be limitations doing it that way?

Nope that's absolutely fine. There's no difference between using the composite via RCA and the composite via SCART.