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hi got a philips tv 2 scarts sky box 2 scarts philips dvdr 610 2 scarts anyone know the best set up with the scart leads had it wooking all right when i had a philips dvdr 70 but can`t seem to get the set up as i had it before? :(

I would probably set it up as follows (you will need 3 SCART leads for this):
(i) Attach SCART 1 (EXT1) on the 610 into the TV SCART 1 (EXT1) - this will give the best TV quality
(ii) Attach SCART 2 (EXT2) on the 610 to the Video SCART or SCART 2 connection on your Sky box.
(iii) Attach SCART 1 output on SKY to the TV SCART 2.

Note:
(a)To record Sky, set the DVDR610 channel to EXT2 input and switch Sky on and press record !
(b)You can watch Sky on either EXT1 or EXT2 of your TV.
(c)If you are recording a terrestrial channel but want to watch Sky in the meantime, you can do so (watch Sky on TV EXT2 whilst recording on 610)

This item was edited on Friday, 22nd October 2004, 23:05

yeah done that set up but on ext 1 the picture on sky as got a lot of colour in it and not as good as the picture on ext 2 is this right all have i got the set up wrong?

Picture on EXT1 is normally slightly better as this is usually RGB mode rather than composite video, though the difference in practice is not really that noticeable except to those obsessed about such things. It is odd that your EXT1 is worse.

Try the following:
(i) Check your TV set up. My own Philips TV has independent colour/brightness controls for EXT2, EXT1 and the aerial channels i.e. it remembers different settings for each. Make sure the settings are identical for EXT1 and EXT2 to make a true comparison.
(ii) Try swapping the SCART cables around from EXT1<--->EXT2 - does this change the situation ? This may imply the cable is at fault.

That`s all I can suggest for now