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Would some kind soul please enlighten me on the best cable(s) for DVD playback and games. Are different cables better for one or the other? My TV has S Video and Scart input....

Thanks,

I've just visited my local HMV. They have a switchable DVD / Gaming gold plated RGB cable (with G-Con connector) for just £6.99. Although it is branded HMV on the box, the bacl of the box says it is made by Blaze.....

ssxpro wrote:
3) What I do - I have an RGB cable with a switch that makes it go back
> to regular scart rather than RGB whenever you want to put in a DVD. It
> works well, and the one I have was quite cheap ( < £15 ). I
> think it was from Blaze or something like that.


i have been looking for one of them for the past couple of months, they are £14.99 and like a clear blue colour, as soon as they come in the shops they go out again

You could go for the Region X Advantage bundle. You get three items:

DVD Region X Disc - Lets you play any region DVD

RGB Scart Cable - Best quality for games & DVD's, no green screen

DVD Remote Control - Its not the best one but its alright

All for fifteen squid.

I have a s-video cable, the quality is the best, i've seen.

I got it off ebay for around £3 or £4.

I'd reccomend it, it works fine with games and dvd.

lesworth wrote:
> Thanks. I am a bit clearer now. If I use the S-vidoe option, will this
> resolve the green screen problem?

It should do, and you won't lose too much in terms of picture quality either. S-Video is comparable to RGB SCART.

Thanks. I am a bit clearer now. If I use the S-vidoe option, will this resolve the green screen problem? Ultimately what I am looking for is the best solution for both DV and games so I dont have keep swapping out the cables....

Bottom of the range - little aerial sockets.

Next up, the one that comes with PS2 in the box, it looks like an RGB scart lead, but its really just the aerial in disguise.

The best options are S-Video and RGB Scart. As you have both, it doesn`t matter a great deal, though the scart probably looks a little smoother and more subtle. Also, you can go that little bit further with scart, getting special gold plated ones for an even better picture.

Problem is, the DVD player for PS2 goes green if you use a true RGB scart, so it may look really sharp, but its not exactly the right colour. There are several ways round this:

1) Get the Region X thing which allows you to play DVDs from all regions, and also eliminates the green screen effect.

2) Change over the leads from RGB to your regular cable each time you swap between games and DVD. (Wear and tear not good here)

3) What I do - I have an RGB cable with a switch that makes it go back to regular scart rather than RGB whenever you want to put in a DVD. It works well, and the one I have was quite cheap ( < £15 ). I think it was from Blaze or something like that.

Would some kind soul please enlighten me on the best cable(s) for DVD playback and games. Are different cables better for one or the other? My TV has S Video and Scart input....

Thanks,