Really Need your help......connections

[Olly_K]

Right, well, to cut a very long story short, my 4 year old JVC plasma gave up on me, so I went out and got the Panasonic TH-42PE50B.
So far so good.
This is my connection setup:

FreeView digibox recorder - scart into convertor box to s-video-----> into AMP
Playstation s-video lead ------> into AMP.
DVD player - s-video out ----->into AMP.

So my Yamaha AMP switches video and audio. Cool.
The s-video output from the AMP goes into a £200 convertor box converting it into component.

This then goes into the plasma.

PQ is great on ps2 and digibox, but my DVD player PQ is rubbish ! its an old sony DVP-NS700V which is quite old and im gonna replace now anyways.

Is this the best way to connect everything ?
I have another DVD player upstairs but it didnt have an s-video connection on it so couldnt tell.

Help, at present im dissappointed in the plasma and worried that i've bought a £200 convertor box for nothing

[owain_thomas]

every conversion you do will introduce more imperfections. Just running a straight svid signal thorugh the amp into a plasma that accepts svid will degrade the image a little bit, converting it to component first will only make things worse.

To get the best out of your plasma you need to feed it directly from a progressive scan DVD player via component inputs (I don't think it has DVI or HDMI - does it?). This may mean having to switch inputs on the plasma but is the only way to get top performance out of it.

[Olly_K]

thanks for that, I've ordered 2 good scart cables as I think i'll go from my devices straight into the plasma.
It had prog scan, is that only available on it's component input ?
I have a DVD player on order which has prog scan, but it doesnt look like it has a component output, only a scart ?

[owain_thomas]

hi olly,

if the dvd player has prog scan then it must have either component or dvi/hdmi. which one is it?

[Olly_K]

hi, its this one :

http://www.kiss-technology.com/?p=dp150408&v=users

[owain_thomas]

from the spec list:

Component Output (via SCART to Component Cable)

to save on socketry (I presume) they output component video via some of the pins in a SCART plug. this means you'll have to get a proprietary SCART to component cable from them, SCART plug at one end, 3 phonos at the other. This should give you the best PQ on your plasma.

hth
owain

[Olly_K]

excellent, thanks !

[Olly_K]

just a quickie, do you know where i can get a scart to component cable ?
I've tried lektropacks but I cant seem to find one !