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Old 09-09-2010, 20:23
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I have aTECHNIKA digital video recorder and previously connected it from its scart out to a TV scart input.
I would like to connect it to an lcd computer moniter with one VGA input connector using a scart to VGA lead. Is this a runner?
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Old 09-09-2010, 20:55
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Be prepared for a lot of hassle and possibly even a miserable failure to get it to work.

There are devices that can convert a SCART signal to VGA but they are often not cheap. Plus the monitor might reject the signal it is getting. Many computer only monitors may not accept a 50Hz signal which is what a standard UK TV signal is. A lot only work with 60Hz or higher signals.

Just because a computer monitor looks a bit like a telly does not mean it can work like a telly.
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Old 09-09-2010, 22:40
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I have aTECHNIKA digital video recorder and previously connected it from its scart out to a TV scart input.
I would like to connect it to an lcd computer moniter with one VGA input connector using a scart to VGA lead. Is this a runner?
No, you can't do it wiith a lead - the signals are totally different.

You can get converter boxes to do it, but I'm not sure how good the quality is on them.
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Old 10-09-2010, 01:40
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No, you can't do it wiith a lead - the signals are totally different.

You can get converter boxes to do it, but I'm not sure how good the quality is on them.
The converter boxes are not that good, even the expensive ones. Your best bet would be to try and get hold of a PC monitor that that scart input. You can get 26" LCD TV that also function as a resonable PC monitor.
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Old 10-09-2010, 10:14
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The converter boxes are not that good, even the expensive ones. Your best bet would be to try and get hold of a PC monitor that that scart input. You can get 26" LCD TV that also function as a resonable PC monitor.
had one - a 'relysis' 19" with all sorts of inputs including scarts, worked great but developed an incurable fault. Relysis are now bust and i just can't get one with a good pc monitor spec.Presumably i could if i was prepared to pay hundreds!
If I could I would, but I settled for an ACER 19" monitor with one vga input and a problem of how to connect my digital video recorder.
I have bought a peak twin TV tuner and installed it in my computer, works well but the hard disc capacity on my PC (80gig) is IMO nowhere big enough to store tv recordings on it and if truth be told i would prefer to use my current Teknica set top box recorder as even the missus can use it!

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Old 10-09-2010, 10:50
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I have bought a peak twin TV tuner and installed it in my computer, works well but the hard disc capacity on my PC (80gig) is IMO nowhere big enough to store tv recordings on it and if truth be told i would prefer to use my current Teknica set top box recorder as even the missus can use it!
Stick a bigger drive in then - you could add it along side the existing drive, and use it just for TV.
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Old 10-09-2010, 13:49
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Stick a bigger drive in then - you could add it along side the existing drive, and use it just for TV.
I agree, you can easily replacement the hard drive on your computer (you can even clone the existing drive and no need to reinstall). Assuming it is a SATA drive, you can pick up a 1TB drive for under £50 and this would give hundreds of hours of recording.
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Old 10-09-2010, 15:19
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Yeah! PC displays and TV sets have "different lineage", and are not directly compatible. To go between them you need a standards converter, which is not a simple device, the ones sold commerically are very expensive.
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