SCART vs HDMI
 

Quick question...

SCART leads switch the tv to the correct channel.
Does HDMI have that potential? Doesn't seem to do so on my new telly with PS3 connected by HDMI.
Would have thought that turning the PS3 on would switch the TV to the correct AV channel?
Another backwards step? :mad:

Re: SCART vs HDMI
 

SCART is analogue and used to enable voltage on one of the pins in order to switch the device to the input. HDMI is a digital connection and I don't think it works that way.

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You'd think the boffins who think these things up would have the replacement technology do the same things as the old technology...
Surely HDMI should be able to switch the TV to the relevant AV channel digitally?!

Re: SCART vs HDMI
 

Can't argue with that!

Must be a way around it....

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If this is correct, then HDMI is capable of automatic switching, it's just the equipment at both ends needs to be set up to support it.

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Theoretically it can, but seems like it's not implemented/supported by one or other piece of hardware...

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Well it's a Sony PS3 plugged into a Sony Bravia telly, which you would think would be able to talk to each other properly!

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I've got my Xbox360 connected with hdmi and it doesn't grab control of the av channel from the VM stb when you power the console up.

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My PC is connected to my HDTV DVI-HDMI and when I start a vid file in either media classic or 11 my tv will auto-switch to the HDMI channel, same as when I reboot the PC it will auto-switch to HDMI, so it can, its just dependant on the equipment I assume.

I am using a DVI-D 24pin to HDMI 19pin backwards compatible (HDMI-DVI & DVI-HDMI)
Connected to a Teknika 26", PC has a 8600gts from PNY

Re: SCART vs HDMI
 

hdmi switching is an option I turned on in my plasma settings, When I turn on my sky hd (also previously v+) then it switches from whatever you were watching to sky.