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what HD 32" LCD models are there with 3 scarts and 2 hdmi connections?
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what HD 32" LCD models are there with 3 scarts and 2 hdmi connections?
i was just wondering about this because i liked the look of the panasonic 32lxd60 however it only has 2 scart sockets...
many thanks
Hish
what HD 32" LCD models are there with 3 scarts and 2 hdmi connections?
i was just wondering about this because i liked the look of the panasonic 32lxd60 however it only has 2 scart sockets...
many thanks
Hish
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Out of interst why do you do it this way?
I have the Tosh 32WLT66, but as i understand it, only scart 1 is RGB enabled. Therefore the other scarts dont produce as good PQ.
I have a DVD -> Humax 9200 -> Homechoice STB -> TV, all looped through one another to scart 1.
Only problem with this is that when the Humax has a scheduled recording starting and your watching Homechoice say, there is slight picture distortion due to the scart switching mechanism getting a bit confused.
If my understanding of the RGB enabled scarts, and the difference between S-video v RGB is wrong, please let me know!!
Also, if I wanted to record from built-in Freeview on telly, all I have to do is turn off the Sky box, and the Freeview signal comes from AV2 down into Sky scart, back out of Sky scart to DVD recorder. So, in this instance Sky box is acting as a passthrough. Though if I was going to record from Freeview, why not record from Sky? It would only come in handy if I was already recording two other things from Sky onto Sky hard disk, and I wanted to record a third thing from Freeview at the same time. So I'd leave Sky+ recording its two programmes with the Sky box switched off, and record the Freeview thing on my DVD recorder.
The obvious solution in terms of connecting to TV is to have my DVD connected via component rather than scart, as component gives a better picture than scart, which leaves me two scart sockets on my TV, to connect my video and my Sky Plus, and a spare scart out on my DVD, to connect it to my VCR. If I connect my Sky plus to my TV using scart to AV1, that only leaves me one scart output on my Sky box to connect to DVD, so my VCR is out of the loop completely, other than using the standard RF aerial lead.
However, if I connect my Sky box to my TV using the S-video out from Sky to AV2 on the TV, I still have two spare scart sockets on my Sky box, one to DVD recorder and one to VCR. It also means if I turn Sky off, and press play on my VCR, the Sky box acts as a passthrough and the transmission from the video is passed through to the DVD player, so I can record from VCR to DVD. And because I'm using component out from my DVD to my telly, I can use the scart out from the DVD player into the second scart in on my VCR, and in theory record from DVD to tape (though why I'd want to do this is anyone's guess?).
This then leaves only AV1 on my TV spare, which is how I connect my video to the TV. In terms of picture quality, its probably not the best, but to tell the truth, if I connect my Sky box to my TV using both RGB out into AV1, and S-video out into AV2, and jump between the two, I can't see any difference in the picture. And hopefully it won't be long before I get Sky HD anyway, which will connect to the TV using HDMI 1, at which point it won't be an issue.
Also, because my Sky box is connected to AV2 on the TV, which is the method of recording the digitial freeview stuff, I should be able to turn the Sky box off and again let it act as a passthrough from the TV to either VCR or DVD-recorder. Though I haven't tried this yet. And whether I'd want to record from Freeview rather than Sky Plus is debatable anyway.
The Acer AT3205-DTV - 1 HDMI + 1 DVI but both are HDCP so a DVI to HDMI cable will do the job.
The Hitachi 32LD7200 - 3 scarts (2 RGB) 1 HDMI, 1DVI (HDCP)
The Philips 32pf9830 3 scarts, 1 HDMI, 1 DVI (HDCP)
There is the "older" Toshiba 32WLT58 - 3 scarts and 2 HDMI. It still shows up in Froogle searches as in stock but I suspect that there aren't many left since it has been superceded by the newer 66 series. (32WL58 hasn't a digital tuner but may be an option.)
(I would also mention the older Panasonic TX-32LXD52 - 3 scart & 2 HDMI - but it seems to unavailable any more.)
Advice? If you can find it, the Toshiba - it's a great TV.
More than one way to skin a cat....!
Okuda (A little thought goes a long way!)
The Toshiba does have two HDMI ports. That's why we're all talking about it...
However you might be better buying by picture quality etc and gettin g a good scart switch
Back up to £778 now. Hope somebody got it while it was cheap...