best connections for best picture

[sut]

can someone tell me what are the best cables to get for the best picture from my skybox ( not hd ) to my projector please. as i wish to lose as little Quality as possible.

also if possible could u show me a picture of both ends of the cable as i will be getting it for ebay and they have some many diff kinds i am gettin lost with vga connection that then backs into 3 coloured connections and gold cables ect ect

thanks for any help

[PH001]

Is it Sky+ or normal Sky box? What projector do you have?

Generally speaking in order of preference (excluing HDMI as only SkyHD has that output) I would say...

Component (Red, Green + Blue phono connectors or possibly through a SCART connector as long as it is RGB enabled)

S-Video (4-pin round connector)

Composite (simple 2 way yellow phono connector)

Occasionally a projector will take component video, but only through a VGA port, commonly a 15-pin D-sub like the output ports on a PC. In this case you will need a cable that has the three RCA jacks on one end for the DVD player, and a 15-pin D-sub VGA connector on the other.

[Critters]

I have found s-vid to be fine for sky (nonHD) avoid composite (single yellow plugged cable) like the plague

[sut]

it is a sky+ box and is bein connected to a benq 620p
Component (Red, Green + Blue phono connectors or possibly through a SCART connector as long as it is RGB enabled) i dont think i have these connections on the back of my skybox. also i am not sure if the scart is rgb enabled is there anyway to find out

thx

[Anim]

Originally Posted by sut

it is a sky+ box and is bein connected to a benq 620p
Component (Red, Green + Blue phono connectors or possibly through a SCART connector as long as it is RGB enabled) i dont think i have these connections on the back of my skybox. also i am not sure if the scart is rgb enabled is there anyway to find out

thx

Im pretty sure a full scart lead has all pins in it, some cheapo ones only have a around 6

[PH001]

If your projector has a SCART input then I would definitely use that. You have 2 SCART outputs on your Sky+ box but it's commonplace that only one of them is fully RGB enabled so you need to use the right one (it's usually SCART1 rather than SCART2).

Alternatively go for the S-Video as I know Sky+ has that output. Not quite as good as component but still a hell of a lot better then composite which tends to exhibit bad dot creep on PJ's

[DMT]

"best cables to get for the best picture from my skybox ( not hd ) to my projector "

SKY - SCART cable - JS SCART/to component converter - component cable - projector

[PH001]

Originally Posted by DMT

"best cables to get for the best picture from my skybox ( not hd ) to my projector "

SKY - SCART cable - JS SCART/to component converter - component cable - projector

...unless he has a SCART input on the PJ, in which case just take it in direct.