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andymac10 · 21-12-06, 10:33 PM

Hi

I need to connect a TV in a second room 15M away to the cable box in the main room. I have tried this using the normal analogue coax cable but the quality is poor. I have purchased a 15M RCA cable and two scart to RCA connectors but found both the video and sound poor, there was a constant hum from the TV speakers. I think my only option left is to get a 15M scart to scart lead and use a scart splitter box in the main room, can someone who has a better idea than me confirm this and possibly advise me as to why a scart to scart lead would work better than using the RCA cable idea above, does it use different or more pins than the 3 the RCA cable uses.

Many thanks

nanochickin · 21-12-06, 11:24 PM

You could get one of those small AV transmitters. Tesco sell them at £24.99

BGonaSTICK · 22-12-06, 05:00 PM

Cheap SCART splitter boxes can also introduce a significant drop in both audio and video quality too, so that may not be the answer. Maybe a small booster would help the RF solution over 15m?

I think Nano might have it with the wireless solution though. As long as the signal passes through whatever walls etc. OK, the quality is superb.

I had an AEI Digisender which produced excellent AV quality, but struggled to penetrate the two walls I needed it to.

nanochickin · 22-12-06, 05:34 PM

I got a Thomson VS480U sender off fleabay. Works fine although its a bit pricey compared to others.

There's one on fleabay. Item number 290064365462. I use mine to watch my TM1500 upstairs with no probs at all

Nano

21-12-06, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
andymac10 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Scart use question Hi I need to connect a TV in a second room 15M away to the cable box in the main room. I have tried this using the normal analogue coax cable but the quality is poor. I have purchased a 15M RCA cable and two scart to RCA connectors but found both the video and sound poor, there was a constant hum from the TV speakers. I think my only option left is to get a 15M scart to scart lead and use a scart splitter box in the main room, can someone who has a better idea than me confirm this and possibly advise me as to why a scart to scart lead would work better than using the RCA cable idea above, does it use different or more pins than the 3 the RCA cable uses. Many thanks

21-12-06, 11:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Scart use question You could get one of those small AV transmitters. Tesco sell them at £24.99 __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

22-12-06, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Scart use question Cheap SCART splitter boxes can also introduce a significant drop in both audio and video quality too, so that may not be the answer. Maybe a small booster would help the RF solution over 15m? I think Nano might have it with the wireless solution though. As long as the signal passes through whatever walls etc. OK, the quality is superb. I had an AEI Digisender which produced excellent AV quality, but struggled to penetrate the two walls I needed it to. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

22-12-06, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Scart use question I got a Thomson VS480U sender off fleabay. Works fine although its a bit pricey compared to others. There's one on fleabay. Item number 290064365462. I use mine to watch my TM1500 upstairs with no probs at all Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring