Info and forum posts by 'Heather Wilson'

Anyone got a Kenwood XD-DV9 or other all-in-one mini system?

Has anyone got any experience of these all-in-one DVD player, Amp, Radio, Speakers, etc mini systems?

How much did you pay and where did you get it from?

The Aiwa one looked cheap, but it didn`t have DD or DTS.

RE: Image cropping on widescreen TV - help!

I`ve got a Sony KV-28FS20. What aspect ratio do you have the TV on when you notice this cropping - "WIDE"?

Widescreen doesn`t behave as I want it to unless I tell my DVD player I have a 16:9 TV.

RE: Nokia Set-top box to VCR

Never seen my Nokia box mention S-Video, but, to my knowledge, you`ve only got a choice of RGB or (nasty) composite.

Apparently other makes of ONdigital boxes do output S-Video (like the Sony, I believe), but ONdigital don`t ship these now (and I doubt you`d be swap).

RE: Help please with Scart Switch box problem

I`ve got the BM86T (with the no built-in output lead). It works fine with RGB (and is £1 cheaper than yours!).

My initial mission was to find a 3-way *automatic* *RGB* SCART connector for under £20, but I think that`s almost impossible. Incidentally, French supermarkets/electrical stores have a far better selection of SCART accessories than England.

RE: Help please with Scart Switch box problem

I`ve got the same set up as you (even down to the Maplin switcher, I think), but with ONdigital rather than Sky.

Mine works fine - I`d guess you`ve got a faulty switcher.

Incidentally, the Maplin web site said that it would auto-switch, but I`ve never had this working - how about you?

RE: Terminator dvd r2 problems

Yep, same problem with the Oritron 600.

I get to the menu and can actually use the menu, but it freezes as soon as a sub-menu is brought up. I can get the it to play by ejecting the disk (the only button on the remote control that can do anything when the menu`s frozen), pressing play, thereby skipping the menu and playing the film directly.

This is the only problem that I`ve had with the player so far. It was rumoured sometime ago that there was a (UK) firmware upgrade knocking around, but I can`t find it for love or money.


Heather.

RE: Mission Impossible II -

Thanks for the reply - no, I don`t have a separate decoder (or one built into the DVD player), only the Pro-Logic built into my TV.

I`ll have a listen and see what sounds best, but I was just wondering, for future reference, which sound output I should choose if I`m given the choice - Dolby Digitial 5.1 or Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround?

I don`t really understand how Pro-Logic surround works; I believe that somehow information is encoded in the standard stereo channels - is this correct?

Mission Impossible II - "Dolby Digital" or "Dolby Surround" for Pro-Logic playback?

From the Mission Impossible II `languages` menu, I can select "Dolby Digital" (I think) or "Dolby Surround" for the audio set up.

Which should I choose for the best sound from my Pro-Logic TV? Would it make any difference?


Heather.

RE: Making the most of available RGB SCART and S-Video SCART inputs

Mick: Thanks for the link, but I don`t really want to spend that much - I was hoping they`d be something for £10!

As far as I can tell, I think an automatic SCART switcher is the best option - I`ll have to go on the lookout for one of them.


Thanks,

Heather.

RE: Making the most of available RGB SCART and S-Video SCART inputs

I`ve got a Nokia ONdigital box too (probably the same one, I`d guess). I thought that the SCART connection on the back marked "AUX" was an output not a throughput input (if that makes any sense).

Anyway, I tried that last night and I couldn`t get that daisy chain to work for RGB (I got only sound and no picture). However it did work for the standard composite SCART.

Scoobs: have you got it working with RGB output from your DVD player, going into your ONdigital box which also outputs as RGB? If so, please tell me how!


Thanks,

Heather.

RE: Making the most of available RGB SCART and S-Video SCART inputs

Yes, it`s the 28" widescreen.

I think the only solution is to get a SCART switch - which means having to physically flick a switch whenever I want to change between DVD and ONdigital.

Does such a thing as a SCART RGB to SCART S-Video convertor exist?


Thanks for the replies,

Heather.

This item was edited on Friday, 5th January 2001, 12:16

Making the most of available RGB SCART and S-Video SCART inputs

On my Sony KV-28FS20U TV there are two SCART inputs at the back: one handles RGB and the other S-Video.

Before I bought my DVD player (Oritron DVD600), I had my ONdigital box connected to my TV through the RGB connection. Neither my DVD player nor the ONdigital box output S-Video, so I have given the RGB connection to the DVD player for better quality at the cost of a glazy picture for ONdigital.

Can I get the best of both worlds?..

- Am I stuck unless I get a DVD player that outputs S-Video?
- If so, what`s the cheapest, remote-hackable DVD player that outputs S-Video?
- Is there some connector that I can buy to plug both the DVD player and the ONdigital box into the RGB SCART socket at the same time?

Opinions and experiences welcome!


Thanks,

Heather.