SCART Cable

SCART Cable is a European Video and Audio connector standard that was developed in France in 1976. It was a popular cable in Europe, and still enjoys popularity among retro gamers.

This page will cover RGB SCART Cables only.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Mindblowingly sharp image, especially on a CRT screen.
 * 2) Foolproof: It's just one big cable with a big 21 pin connector, you just plug it into the socket, and everything works as it should.
 * 3) Because SCART is not limited to one region, you can connect any system to your TV, like an NTSC console to a PAL TV.
 * 4) * That is, if your TV Supports RGB input and 50/60hz, but most later CRT TV's with a SCART connector do.
 * 5) They are easy and very cheap to get (even the quality ones), and they still make them.
 * 6) In theory, SCART can display images up to 1080p, though this is rare due to HDMI becoming the more dominant cable years later.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Because SCART cables were not as popular outside Europe, it's a real pain finding a TV that has a SCART Socket on the back.
 * 2) * Most European TV's still support SCART connection to this day.
 * 3) If your TV cannot be moved to plug the cable into the socket easily, you will have a hard time finding the connector, and TV's with front SCART Socket's are rare.

Trivia

 * Not all SCART Cables are compatible with RGB.
 * Composite SCART cables still give you the same video signal, so its not a big upgrade from a standard Composite cable.

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