Discussion
Google for SCART RF Modulator.
SCART output will need to be Composite rather than RGB and all the device does is mux the audio down onto the coax as standard RF video is in composite format anyway.
Audio will of course be MONO rather than Stereo.
SCART output will need to be Composite rather than RGB and all the device does is mux the audio down onto the coax as standard RF video is in composite format anyway.
Audio will of course be MONO rather than Stereo.
Edited by Plotloss on Sunday 20th May 19:26
Plotloss said:
Google for SCART RF Modulator.
SCART output will need to be Composite rather than RGB and all the device does is mux the audio down onto the coax as standard RF video is in composite format anyway.
Audio will of course be MONO rather than Stereo.
SCART output will need to be Composite rather than RGB and all the device does is mux the audio down onto the coax as standard RF video is in composite format anyway.
Audio will of course be MONO rather than Stereo.
Edited by Plotloss on Sunday 20th May 19:26
Many thanks for that info. I'd been Googleing for a 'converter'.
Don't know whether the scart output is composite or RGB and sound not an issue.
What I am trying to do is use an old computer to view a (b&W) CCTV feed, TV card in the computer only has a UHF input hence wanting an adapter.
Vex - will email you.
A proprietary and slightly bizzare way of doing things.
The signal doesnt need to be modulated though, thats only if you need to put audio back on. That said a modulator would work here.
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
The signal doesnt need to be modulated though, thats only if you need to put audio back on. That said a modulator would work here.
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
Plotloss said:
A proprietary and slightly bizzare way of doing things.
It's only a cheap thing but I'm only using it at home.
Plotloss said:
The signal doesnt need to be modulated though, thats only if you need to put audio back on. That said a modulator would work here.
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
Thanks for that, but I have no idea what your talking about
This is what you need, from Maplins
www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=rf%20modulator&source=15&SD=Y
www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=rf%20modulator&source=15&SD=Y
cjs,
Found that page after I Googled what Ploty said in his first post.
I was just hoping that a £5 thingy was available , you know plug scart in one side and plug UHF ariel cable in other side. That Maplins thing looks complicated!
For some strange reason I'd like to know what that means in simple terms
vex YHM
Found that page after I Googled what Ploty said in his first post.
I was just hoping that a £5 thingy was available , you know plug scart in one side and plug UHF ariel cable in other side. That Maplins thing looks complicated!
Plotloss said:
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
For some strange reason I'd like to know what that means in simple terms
vex YHM
cjs said:
Plotloss said:
Basically that the signal is in the correct format already, its the connectors that are causing the issue.
The camera is video out and the Computer has a TV card with a UHF input so he will need a modulator as AV in to UHF don't go.
Eh?
All an RF Modulator does is mux an audio stream onto a composite video signal.
If the camera is already passing out a composite video stream, which it should be, then the modulator is entirely redundant as audio is not required.
RF (i.e a standard aerial) is composite video muxed with stereo audio (as broadcasters have the luxury of NICAM) and thats what the card is expecting.
skeggysteve said:
cjs,
Found that page after I Googled what Ploty said in his first post.
I was just hoping that a £5 thingy was available , you know plug scart in one side and plug UHF ariel cable in other side. That Maplins thing looks complicated!
For some strange reason I'd like to know what that means in simple terms
vex YHM
Found that page after I Googled what Ploty said in his first post.
I was just hoping that a £5 thingy was available , you know plug scart in one side and plug UHF ariel cable in other side. That Maplins thing looks complicated!
Plotloss said:
All you need is the equivalent of a FtoF back to back SCART connector and then break out the other side of the scart using a SCART breakout block and feed that into the video card using a cable with an RCA on one end and a belling-lee on the other.
For some strange reason I'd like to know what that means in simple terms
vex YHM
If you have an old VCR kicking around then you could use that if it has a scart in.
Plotloss said:
cjs said:
Plotloss said:
Basically that the signal is in the correct format already, its the connectors that are causing the issue.
The camera is video out and the Computer has a TV card with a UHF input so he will need a modulator as AV in to UHF don't go.
Eh?
All an RF Modulator does is mux an audio stream onto a composite video signal.
If the camera is already passing out a composite video stream, which it should be, then the modulator is entirely redundant as audio is not required.
RF (i.e a standard aerial) is composite video muxed with stereo audio (as broadcasters have the luxury of NICAM) and thats what the card is expecting.
Eh??
So if I plug a Comp Video feed into my aerial socket on my Tv then I get a picture??? How do I tune it in?
cjs said:
If you have an old VCR kicking around then you could use that if it has a scart in.
Actually that is a great idea cjs.
If you plug the scart into the vcr then you could set up the vcr to output that as a TV channel, that you PC could then receive.
Plotty, you have had a bad time of it, your idea about UHF modulators is wrong as they also lift the baseband composite video signal up to UHF Tv frequencies. I can recommend an excellent course on RF and UHF at CEDIA if your are interested, as I am giving it!!!!
Edited by vex on Tuesday 22 May 14:23
vex said:
cjs said:
If you have an old VCR kicking around then you could use that if it has a scart in.
Actually that is a great idea cjs.
If you plug the scart into the vcr then you could set up the vcr to output that as a TV channel, that you PC could then receive.
Plotty, you have had a bad time of it, your idea about UHF modulators is wrong as they also lift the baseband composite video signal up to UHF Tv frequencies. I can recommend an excellent course on RF and UHF at CEDIA if your are interested, as I am giving it!!!!
Edited by vex on Tuesday 22 May 14:23
Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff