Advice Needed

[s-p]

Morning All,

Having just ordered a 28ZT29, I'm looking at some advice on connecting up all my components to it. The only problem is, I have gone well over budget on my television purchase already, so really need to limit the costs of cables.

The components I need to connect up to my new tele are:
Toshiba SD330
Xbox
Sony VCR

Through my current 14" (I know...) I currently use RF cables for my VCR , default scart lead that comes with the Xbox and a cheap scart for the DVD player.

Now I'm looking at using component for video on my DVD along with a Coaxial cable for audio purposes. Component wise I was looking at either:
3x phono ~ phono Van Damme 75 ofc video leads - VCD
RGB Component Video Leads - CPC
Audio

Coaxial Audio wise something along the lines of:
CPC

For the xbox, I think the Official Xbox Advanced Scart Cable combined with an optical cable I have lying around would be the works.

For the VCR, would I be right in thinking that using the cheap Scart cable I already have would be perfectly adequate?

Any advice is most welcome, but please be gentle as my knowledge of this area is very limited.

 

[bobbypunk]

I would get the cheapest thing you possibly could then change them when you have a bit more cash to do it properly.

When you do Ixos now do uprated console cables, i'm pretty sure that includes the X-box

 

[s-p]

Thanks for the advice bobbypunk.

The only problem is I can't seem to find any IXOS cables which output both RGB scart, as well as having an optical out for 5.1 sound. Do you know of if IXOS currently sell a cable that is capable of this?

 

[Ian J]

I don't think that anybody sells a cable that combines scart and a digital connection. You will need two cables for that

 

[bobbypunk]

no ixos don't make one for both just for picture, don't know of anyone doing one either, you may have to stick to microsoft's own cable @ about £20