Informative guides on various aspects important to Home Cinema and Audio/Visual (A/V) systems.   Available in Adobe PDF Format.

 

Connecting Retro or Vintage Computers to a PC Monitor

 

Connecting Retro or Vintage Computers to a PC Monitor.   Unfortunately, direct connection of vintage computers to modern monitors isn’t always possible because these computers were designed to work with the TVs or monitors of their time.   Vintage computers simply predate the connections offered on a modern monitor.   To solve this problem some type of adaptor is required.   One possible solution is to use a line-doubler to increase the number of lines in the picture to a number supported by PC monitors.   This document describes connecting the Simple Video Scalar to modern LCD flat screen monitors.

 

Using HDMI

 

Using HDMI Guide.   One of the most complete guides to connecting HDMI, covering some of the problems you may find with HDMI, offering solutions where possible.   The guide covers splitting to multiple displays, 3D with HD Audio conflicts, long cable lengths, switching, and converting HDMI to other formats.   Includes a real-world comparison of HDMI leads.   Details future alternatives to HDMI.

 

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Connecting Apple TV V2 & V3 to a SCART / S-Video / Composite
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How to connect Apple TV to a standard Television Set. This guide explains how to use our HDMI to SCART and HDMI to S-Video and Composite converter to connect Apple TV V2 and V3 to your TV set when your TV does not have an HDMI input.

 

 

Connecting Apple TV

 

Connecting Apple TV. How to connect Apple TV to a standard Television Set. This guide explains how to use our Component (YUV) to RGB/VGA Convertor to connect Apple TV to your TV set when your TV does not have Component or HDMI inputs.

 

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Using HDMI to YUV Converter.   This guide shows how to connect and use the HDMI to YUV / YPbPr Component video converter.   It also highlights the importance of choosing the right converter.
 

 

Plasma screen interfacing

 

Plasma Screen Interfacing. A guide on how to connect various sources to a plasma screen. Covers RGB from DVD/Digital TV, as well as component video and S-Video. 

 

SCART Connector 

 

The SCART Connector.   Information on the pin connections of the SCART connector and how to configure it for various different video modes.

 

Video Signals

 

Video Signals.   A brief outline of the different video signals, and their advantages.   This covers how RGB video can be converted through component (YUV / YPbPr) and S-Video to composite video.

 

RGB from Digital TV

 

RGB from Digital TV.   A guide on how to enable RGB output from a Digital TV.

 

 


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