How to connect a PC to and old TV, using a SCART cable
If you already have your PC connected to a TV with the S-VIDEO cable or through a composite cable, this SCART cable will improve considerably the image quality.
NOTICE!
This howto is only for people who wants to connect their PCs to old CRT TVs (you know, the huge and heavy ones)
It only works using ATI graphic cards (7500 model and newer)
Make sure that your TV supports RGB signals through the SCART cable. Check your TV manual.
Needed parts
| Ati Radeon graphic card, 7500 model and newer |  |
| VGA connector (male) |  |
| SCART (male) |  |
| 3,5 mm stereo jack |  |
| 3 m cable (12 wires) | |
| 1 m stereo audio cable (2x2 wires) | |
Mounting scheme
- PC with Ati Radeon 7500 (or newer model), with PowerStrip installed
- VGA (male)
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
- Audio cable (2x2 wires)
- 12 wires cable
- Scart (male)
- Old TV
The connectors
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This is where the wires will be soldered to |
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Outer view |
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This is where the wires will be soldered to |
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Outer view |
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Pinout
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Connections
| VGA connector and 3.5 mm audio connector | SCART | |||
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1 |  |
15 |  |
| 2 | |
11 | ||
| 3 | |
7 | ||
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13 | ||
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5 | ||
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17 | ||
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6 | |
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Right | |
2 | |
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Mass | |
4 | |
SETUP PowerStrip
Connecting the cable is not enough. We need PowerStrip. Let's configure it.
Follow this steps with a common PC monitor.
- Download the PowerStrip trIal version
- Install it on Windows. Reboot.
- Launch PowerStrip
- Go to the PowerStrip icon which is it the tray. Choose Monitor profiles -> Configure
- Click on Advanced timer options
- Press Customized resolution button
- Select the following text line and copy it to the clipboard
720x576=720,42,72,134,576,3,28,18,15125,41 - Go back to the PowerStrip dialog and click on the Paste icon
- Press on Add new resolution
- A dialog asking you to reboot will show up. Press OK and reboot.
- Right click on PowerStrip tray icon, and choose Monitor profiles -> Configure
- Choose 720x528 resolution
- Press on Apply and connect the TV with our SCART cable.