Ok, I am confused
I have just bought myself a Epson EMP-TW10 (not the H) in a bundle with a screen and other bits and pieces... a bit of a spur of the moment thing to be honest. I am due to receive this projector tomorrow.
I am confused as to how to connect everything to it! I have tried to research on the matter but end up coming away more confused than I was to start with!
I understand that the best picture comes from component video (3 x RCA leads for RGB output), but I understand there are various versions of component video some with separate sync cables and some with the sync built into the G cable etc. etc.
I also understand that the second best video signal is through S-Video and lastly composite video.
The trouble I have is that I have the following I would like to connect to the projector:
Sky+ (has RGB over Scart or S-Video out)
Xbox (RGB over Scart or component video though the high definition kit I have)
DVD (RGB over Scart or S-Video or composite video)
PC (can easily connect using VGA cable)
I dont mind manually switching things but I know modern amps have component video switching built in and also do some conversion from video sources to component video.
The amp I have is an old Yamaha DSP-A5 which only has S-Video and Composite video switching. I also have the same AV-control centre which Rich mentioned (the Joytech one), but haven't used this previously as I noticed a degradation of video quality when using it (mostly noticeable on the Sky text banners).
I want to connect all of this equipment to my projector which is on the other side of the room. I can easily do it though S-Video as all of my equipment has this and I can even use my amp to switch between inputs and just run one long S-Video cable to my projector. BUT I want to get the best possibly picture available from my equipment, as mentioned before I dont mind switching inputs if it means I can have a better picture!
Can I convert an RGB Scart output to proper component video (RGB)?? Or is this a different thing altogether? Is the conversion going to be worse than using the S-Video cable?
I went to a local specialist Hi-Fi / Home Cinema shop and asked about the various inputs. The guy there gave me the impression that you couldnt convert an RGB Scart output to a component video without spending a lot of money!? If this is the case then why can you get a cable like this:
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/PGV379.html? Or am I missing something here?