Posted by Jukka Aho on 10/11/06 15:19

Stephen wrote:

> Most people with a digital set top box watch the composite PAL output
> because every part of the system (Sky box, DVD recorder and TV set)
> defaults to this unless you go to the trouble of changing the
> settings.

I don't think this is really true. European set-top boxes and DVD
players/recorders usually come with a SCART cable that has both the RGB
pins and the pin number 16 connected. The voltage on pin number 16 tells
the tv set to switch into RGB mode. Many TV sets don't even _have_ a
separate menu setting for switching into RGB mode - it's all controlled
automatically via pin 16.

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znark

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