SCART to Component

[mekanor]

The sound is busted on my CRT and I'm looking for a replacement. The trouble is, SCART isn't used by anyone in Australia, so most tellys don't have ports. Ideally I'll grab a trinitron, but they've only got component/composite.

So, I'm wondering if there are any reasonable options if I'm looking to convert from scart to component. At the moment I use scart for the 64, cube and SNES. Cube is fine as I can get a component cable for that but what about the 64 and SNES? Are scart to component conversions any good? Am I better to just go back to *shudder* composite?

[speedlolita]

I should imagine a jrok with some custom cabling would do the job.

http://www.jrok.com/hardware/RGB.html

Pricey though, probably not the best option.

Otherwise, I'm not sure.

[Soundwave]

Keep an eye out on AV Forums as sometimes they have a converter from a company called JS Tech turn up for cheap...

http://www.js-technology.com/store/product.php?id_product=14

There was one in May that was ?30 which is a pretty good price but I have seen them even cheaper.

By all accounts they do a pretty good job & I had been considering one for use with my Saturn but never got round to buying one.

Neil

EDIT - They even do Scart to VGA - http://www.js-technology.com/store/p...?id_product=15

[charlesr]

I've got a good one, but I need someone awesome to mod it for sound output via phono. Volunteers?

[thefantasticmrh]

I've got a JS Tech one, I used it on a Panasonic plasma for SNES and Saturn. It's in a drawer somewhere if you are interested. I also have a CYP one too, but you need an AV cable to breakout the audio on that one.

[mekanor]

So are these converters up to scratch? Is there any loss of quality or anything?