RGB Scartgt;S-Video through Scart

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I want to convert my Satellite Box's (Sky Digital) RGB Scart signal into an S-Video signal so I can watch it on MY PC SCARTgt;S-Video so it isn't all black and white and fuzzy...

I can find small boxes that can do this but they cost upwards of about £70. That is far too much, wondered if there is anything I can do to make it easier.

Cheers in advancedar1us

Many sat boxes can provide S-video through at least one of their RGB connectors natively. Have you checked the settings in your box? What brand and model number do you have?
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It' an el' crapparino  Amstrad DRX100 (hey, it was free)...

SKY Has a control to switch from RGB/PAL through scart (or selecting PAL may make it send RF only). Neither of them make coulor show on my PC. Neither SCART socket show it either. Ideally, I would get a SKY DigiBox with dedicated S-Video out. This would ensure s-video signal, but thats like another 200 quid and waste of my old box as I would need to subscribe twice if I wanted SKY Digital Channels (get a discounted second subscription). But all of this is out of the question.

I really wonder if I can fiddle the order of the wires in my SCARTgt;S-Video lead so it would send scart signal or my PC would interpret it as S-Video but paying 70 quid for such a decive, sounds unlikely that is could ever be this simple. I create the cables my self though ideally, I would use my IXOS Scartgt;S-Vhs or if I had an independant S-Video out on my DigiBox, an HighQuality S-VHSgt;S-VHS cable.

Any help appreciateddar1us

Yes, you're right, it's not as simple as to swith a few wires in the scart cable. The original scart standard does not carry any s-video signal whatsoever. Modern equipment that do support s-video through scart is violating this standard by using the R-wire (in the RGB signal) to carry the s-video signal. If the manual to your Armstrad doesn't mention s-video I believe you're out of luck.
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ARMstrad eh'

but cheers for that, I thought as much but I would have been distrought if I went out and got something fancy -gt; expensive and found otherwise.

Cheersdar1us