Which SCART Cables?

scaramanga182 · 23 Jul 2006 at 12:07

Howdy, my new 32" HDTV arrived yesterday and you can now easily notice the distortion/fuzzyness on the TV when the DVD player is plugged in using my SCART Cable from a pound shop! I've been looking about and have seen SCART cables ranging from £1-£20. Do you really get a far better picture the more you pay for a cable? I read on the sticky that you should really be looking for gold coated plugs. Any suggestions would be appreciated as I'm hoping to head into town a pick a decent cable up.

Thanks.

Tesla · 23 Jul 2006 at 14:23

Does your DVD and TV have component video connections?

These are round phono plugs. Usually coloured red, green and blue.

roakes · 25 Jul 2006 at 14:43

Just ordered one of the Samsung CRT HDTVs and have a feeling the scart lead that came with my SKY box 4 years ago wont exactly be of the best quality so wondering the same myself.

kidloco · 25 Jul 2006 at 15:40

Up until recently I was using a £20 Vivanco gold plated Scart cable, a fairly chunky item that I thought gave a nice picture. I stumbled onto a QED Silver Referance Scart lead on a well known aution site, ended up winning it for £12, its a £60 cable.

Couldnt believe the differance, such a sharper, clearer picture.

roakes · 25 Jul 2006 at 15:49

Just ordered one of these, may aswell do it right:

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/reviews/wvreviews/Cables/ProfiGold/ProfigoldOxyPure5M.php