SVHS connection on Copy?

[medicman]

Hi all, did a search and came up with nothing on SVHS or S-video connections.

So on the Virgin V+ box (new 1 day old.. I'm so excited!.. hmm sorry 'bout that) does the scarts (preferabley the copy vcr one) have S video (SVHS) connections?

I want to connect the V+to my PC capture card to archive some stuff off (eventually) and would like to use S VHS as its much better quality.

I need to buy a scart out to S-VHS in cable, so before spending the cash, would like some one to confirm that SVHS (S-Video) is output... pleeeeesssse

ta!

[micken]

Hi, I couldn't get the V+ to pass through an SVHS signal from a PC TV-out via a correctly wired SVHS/SCART cable going to the V+ VCR socket the other week when I was playing about.

Hope you have more luck capturing the signal back from the V+.

[medicman]

Hmm...

assuming I am understanding what you mean, I would not expect the V+ box to pass though a signal on the scart. Pass though on VHF (ariel) Yes! Scart No.

ANyone else has any luck connecting a TV to the V+ using S-Video?

Cheers

[spiderplant]

The V+ doesn't output S-Video on the SCART. Just composite and RGB. You could get a RGB to S-Video converter, though.

Incidentally it does pass RGB and composite through from VCR to TV SCART socket. I'm a bit surprised S-video doesn't get passed (because it's like using just the green and red pins of RGB). Maybe it needs pin 16 to be asserted?

[medicman]

Thanks Spiderplant.

Oh well its composite only then for me... Shame about the S-video, but it s not so important to get as GB to Svideo converter (probably not really cheap anyway).

Ta!