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dave17
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2nd Nov 06 at 15:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Want a nice new scart cable for my new NTL box, doesnt need to be long, about 1metre. Any reccomendations?
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2nd Nov 06 at 15:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a scart is a scart. Just make sure it's RGB and not Composite scart.

Monster do them. Or you could get yourself down to Maplins
Melville
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2nd Nov 06 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My old man paid about £40 each for the scarts on his LCD and I couldnt really tell the difference so I unplugged the "good" ones and put the "cheap" ones back in and there didnt appear to be any difference
John
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For it to make a difference the source has to be amazing in the 1st place and even then I have my doubt about spending more than say 20 quid absolute max on any cable unless your equipment is 10's of k a component.

Ixus are another good make.
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2nd Nov 06 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yip, source has to be good to start with to make full use of the better £40 scarts.
Scoty B
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2nd Nov 06 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
QED
corsa-sxi
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2nd Nov 06 at 17:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just used £2 from asda
Dom
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2nd Nov 06 at 18:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just get a decent FULL scart thats shielded (has some thickness to it) and you should be fine, as like said, only difference would be the source - and the ntl box doesn't give that great a picture, so wouldnt worry about it too much.

edit - richersounds do a decent cambridge audio jobby (£20 i think), use it on my DVD player and it gives a decent picture etc Though its probably overkill for the STB

[Edited on 02-11-2006 by Dom]
drunkenfool
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2nd Nov 06 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Check out ebay for some bargains too
dave17
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2nd Nov 06 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
links at all?

why is the pic o NTL so crap? its shocking
abdus
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2nd Nov 06 at 19:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Scoty B
QED


YES!!!!!
abdus
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ixos, thor or profigold are very too

But I prefer the QED
abdus
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http://search.ebay.co.uk/qed-scart_W0QQfromZR8QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQssPageNameZWLRS
dave17
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6th Nov 06 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks very nice, but is it worth it?

Anyway i can improve my picture quality on NTL? Its so pap
Munchie
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6th Nov 06 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/dynamic/eshop_categories.set/ref/8/scart-cables/browse.html

free del over £10
abdus
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6th Nov 06 at 14:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, definitely worth it. There is a difference even on the NTL picture.

even more from DVD to projector or HDTV
dave17
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6th Nov 06 at 14:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/dynamic/eshop_products.set/ref/65/ixos-xht601-150-1.5m-scart-cable-special-deal-price/display.html

i like the look of that one? whats the better out of the 2 though? munchies link or abdus's ones?

I do think i need to upgrade the cable, picture looks so poor, some of it is unwatchable.

I use my 360 as a dvd player so will only need it for my NTL STB.
abdus
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6th Nov 06 at 18:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have a qed one. excellent stuff. but mine is a scart to composite.

The IXOS XHT601-150 seems that it would do the job.

also recommended by 'what hi-fi'.

you can also try and look for a QED P2110

it's only 1m and highly rated

dave17
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6th Nov 06 at 19:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just ordered the IXOS as it was £40 down to £20 with good reviews and free delivery. Should come tomorrow, and hopefully make a difference. If not il have to think about sky+ or wait for NTL HD
Munchie
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6th Nov 06 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
let us know dave la
abdus
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6th Nov 06 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good buy.

BTW which set top box are you using for NTL?
dave17
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6th Nov 06 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the latest Samsung one i think:
abdus
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I have a samsung too but quality is very good.

what do you mean by bad image quality?

[Edited on 06-11-2006 by abdus]
dave17
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6th Nov 06 at 21:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i think it depends on channel really, or programme. It just seems pixelated and blurry? I had a look through the box settings, there is RGB and Composite setting, its on RGB, that correct?
dave17
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7th Nov 06 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
came today, VAST improvement, didnt think it would be it is noticable. sound has also improved

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