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Old 30-07-2011, 21:43   #16
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Re: TIVO with SCART

Oh I see - you've got nothing at all on pin 8. I thought you just meant it wasn't signalling widescreen correctly.

Got a voltmeter handy?
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Old 31-07-2011, 12:23   #17
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Re: TIVO with SCART

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Oh I see - you've got nothing at all on pin 8. I thought you just meant it wasn't signalling widescreen correctly.

Got a voltmeter handy?

I might have, why is there something I can do?
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Old 31-07-2011, 14:04   #18
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Re: TIVO with SCART

Check the voltage on pin 8 on the back of the box. Put the negative probe on the SCART housing.
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Old 31-07-2011, 17:35   #19
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I will try it when I can uncover the voltmeter from where it's hiding.
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Old 31-07-2011, 21:36   #20
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Re: TIVO with SCART

Finding out why it dont work wont make it work
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Old 31-07-2011, 21:51   #21
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Finding out why it dont work wont make it work
I wasn't suggesting it would.

Though sometimes it does - ever heard the term "cleared whilst locating"?
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Re: TIVO with SCART

Why is rgb important? Can't most tvs work both ways?
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RGB is a much better picture than composite.
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RGB is a much better picture than composite.
If it was a choice of connections for a HDTV (which in this thread it is not) surely HDMI would be the best picture!
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If it was a choice of connections for a HDTV (which in this thread it is not) surely HDMI would be the best picture!
Of course but that wasn't the question
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If it was a choice of connections for a HDTV (which in this thread it is not) surely HDMI would be the best picture!
Of course, but this thread is about connecting to an SDTV, in which case RGB is the best picture option.
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Of course, but this thread is about connecting to an SDTV, in which case RGB is the best picture option.
I did not make myself clear, I know this thread is about SDTV and Scart, all I am saying is if your TV has a HDMI connection it would be criminal to connect your TiVo by scart that's all
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I did not make myself clear, I know this thread is about SDTV and Scart, all I am saying is if your TV has a HDMI connection it would be criminal to connect your TiVo by scart that's all
That goes without saying - so i have to wonder why you said it

Maybe you got the impression someone here didn't know that?
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Re: TIVO with SCART

My Sony TV reports the input as RGB but

1)Doesn't auto switch to scart input and out again when TIVO goes from/to standby
2)Formatting is really odd - get 14:9 if I leave TV in auto, 16:9 if TV in wide, some programmes will switch to 4:3 but most won't.
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My Sony TV reports the input as RGB but

1)Doesn't auto switch to scart input and out again when TIVO goes from/to standby
2)Formatting is really odd - get 14:9 if I leave TV in auto, 16:9 if TV in wide, some programmes will switch to 4:3 but most won't.

So you are actually getting an RGB picture on your TV, mines a Sony too but no RGB.
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