Help I am sooo confused

[maiden]

help I am soooo confused

I have a Sony FQ75 TV(3 Scarts with 1 RGB) & am looking to buy a Sony DAVs800 integrated
amp & DVD

Problem is I keep getting conflicting information with regards to connectivity.
My understanding is that the S800 has only a S-Video output & I thought therefore no RGB playback.

However I visited a retailer yesterday who mentioned a couple of things which I am unsure:

1. There are RGB connections (not Scart) on the DAV S800 & you could buy a RGB to Scart lead that would give RGB playback. Is this correct????

2. After mentioning I would possibly like to continue using my RGB scart for viewing via Cable digital, I was told that satellite/Cable do not broadcast in RGB???? (I thought RGB was an
inbuilt colour setting within the tv)

3. Generally, I would appreciate peoples views on the quality difference between RGB
S-Video, am I getting to wrapped up in the loss of RGB on the DAV S800


Anyones input would be appreciated

[Andy_Hurst]

AFAIK the DAVS800 has output as s-video only, therefore no it doesn't do RGB.
Satellite / cable do not transmit in RGB ???? no they don't, nor do they transmit in composite or s-video they transmit in their own format. The output from your digibox can be set to RGB or composite though.
Was this "retailler" dixons or currys perchance ;)
RGB is better than S-video technically but it's your choice which you prefer, some people find RGB too dark on their TV's. In general there's not that much in it.

[Phill]

Sounds like you've been to a member of the Dixons group for your advice. This retailer was talking out of his bottom.

1. Not possible.

2. All digital platforms broacast in mpeg. The mpeg is decoded and can be transmitted in whatever signal type the stb can output. Almost all have composite and RGB although some early ntl boses have s-video and composite.

3. Most people say that they prefer RGB but it seems to be dependant on your TV. Whichever you use though, both RGB and S-video create very good pictures. IME the difference is most noticable with on-scrren menus and possibly the credits but that's not what you watch movies for is it?

Phill

[maiden]

Excellent thanks for this guys,

I thought he was talking ***** but seemed so confident. He even showed me a lead with Red, Green & Blue connections one end & Scart the other. Stating this would give RGB.

I have the shop details at home but contrary to thoughts it wasn't Dixon/Curry's, was a Hi Fi shop on Buckingham Palace Road.

I got the 'we have only one left in stock' quote which sent me heading for the door.

Only leaves me now to decide if S-Video will suffice

[kcxdev]

Originally posted by maiden

I have the shop details at home but contrary to thoughts it wasn't Dixon/Curry's, was a Hi Fi shop on Buckingham Palace Road.


Hifi Conf........? (don't want to give it away just in case), the one opposite (ish) Victoria station?

[Phill]

Originally posted by maiden
Excellent thanks for this guys,

I thought he was talking ***** but seemed so confident. He even showed me a lead with Red, Green & Blue connections one end & Scart the other. Stating this would give RGB.



He was showing you component conections. This format is similar to but totally incompatible with RGB. It's only available on very high end TVs, projectors and plasma displays.

[maiden]

Yep that's the one

[kcxdev]

Originally posted by maiden
Yep that's the one

I bought my front and centre speakers from there a while back, they were the only place that had it in stock. They have quite a large range of stuff, I knew what I wanted, paid for it and just left so can't comment on their service/knowledge (I did get a few quid off and some free speaker cable though)

[brock_landers]

/me groans, oh dear.

[Cable Monkey]

Regarding the component to scart lead, I would have thought that was a lead that enabled RGB to be switched through an amp with component switching capability. I wasn't aware of any equipment with component capable scarts. Thus the much maligned salesman may not have been entirely incorrect. As the amp doesn't really care what it is switching, you could connect anything to it and it would just route it to the appropriate output.