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[Do The Mario]

Anyway forgive my technological incompetence

I am looking to buy an Advanced AV pack tomorrow for my Xbox, I am in Australia so I think we have the older cables.

from what I can gather I need to buy an additional cable connect the S-video cable to the AV pack.



Tell me simply what I need M$’s website is shit house

 

[thorns]

you can buy something like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006ZS92/026-0219864-2252413

this is the cable that I use. If your TV has a RGB scart use that instead of s-video.

you can buy another 3rd party cable also, you don't necessarily need the official one (which is more expensive)

 

[Uncle Dukey]

Doesn't it [the advanced AV pack] come with a cable?

 

[johnjohnson]

Doesn't it [the advanced AV pack] come with a cable?

The US and Jap version are S-Video, the european advanced AV pack is a RGB cable.

 

[Uncle Dukey]

Ah, I see. Didn't know the cables were different in Europe.

 

[Do The Mario]

Will i need to buy an S-Video and optical lead to plug into this or are they included? (2002-05-05)
Additional cables are required for optical output. (2002-05-09)

from lik-sang


i also only have S-video no RGB

 

[thorns]

Will i need to buy an S-Video and optical lead to plug into this or are they included? (2002-05-05)
Additional cables are required for optical output. (2002-05-09)

from lik-sang


i also only have S-video no RGB

is it an old tv? most new tvs come with RGB, it looks like just a normal SCART, but you get component cable quality with it. If you buy this joytech it has all you need.

 

[Do The Mario]

is it an old tv? most new tvs come with RGB, it looks like just a normal SCART, but you get component cable quality with it. If you buy this joytech it has all you need.

New TV it's only 25 inches just for my room

 

[thorns]

what's the model? you can probably check if it has a rgb scart online. I have a cheap 21" flatscreen sony and it supports rgb, it doesn't even have s-video.

 

[Do The Mario]

http://www.akai.com.au/TELE CTV/pages/TTV2501F.htm

Features:

•59CM (25IN) COLOUR TV
PURE FLAT
AV STEREO
AV INPUTS 2 x RCA, 1 x S-VIDEO,
AV OUTPUT 1 x RCA
200 PROGRAM MEMORY
AUTO TUNE, SEARCH AND MEMORY
CLOCK
SLEEP TIMER
GAMES
REMOTE CONTROL


I am getting the telly tomorrow, might change my mind and go with something else.

 

[thorns]

Guess that doesn't have a SCART input then.. How are you going to hook up the sound? Does it have sound inputs?

I would go for a 28"-29" widescreen or flat or 21" flatscreen that supports widescreen, never heard of these 25" tvs, but if the image quality is good you can buy it I guess.

 

[Do The Mario]

Guess that doesn't have a SCART input then.. How are you going to hook up the sound? Does it have sound inputs?

I would go for a 28"-29" widescreen or flat or 21" flatscreen that supports widescreen, never heard of these 25" tvs, but if the image quality is good you can buy it I guess.

Just planning to hook the sound up to the stereo in my room.

 

[Vormund]

I just bought an S-video pack. Can't remember what they called the pack exactly. It has optical out as well.

Just go look in EB.

 

[Do The Mario]

I just bought an S-video pack. Can't remember what they called the pack exactly. It has optical out as well.

Just go look in EB.

you in Australia?

 

[Vormund]

Yes.

 

[Vormund]

OK just went and had a look at the pack. It's called Advanced AV pack. (as opposed to Hi def AV pack)

It includes stereo cables and S-Video cable. No optical cable though.

 

[Do The Mario]

OK just went and had a look at the pack. It's called Advanced AV pack. (as opposed to Hi def AV pack)

It includes stereo cables and S-Video cable. No optical cable though.

I love you, anyway are you devastated we lost the cricket?
How can our world champion cricket team loose to a bunch of sheep shagers?
P.S what state you are you in me = WA, Perth

 

[Vormund]

I didn't watch the cricket.

Me = SA Adelaide.

 

[Do The Mario]

Do you know if you can get S-video gamecube cables in Australia?

I highly doubt it with the shocking sales Nintendo has down under.

 

[Vormund]

S-Video + PAL GameCube = No way.

For some stupid reason Nintendo disabled the use of S-Video for Pal Cubes. I'll probably get a component cable off them one day.

Doesn't help you though.

 

[Do The Mario]

S-Video + PAL GameCube = No way.

For some stupid reason Nintendo disabled the use of S-Video for Pal Cubes. I'll probably get a component cable off them one day.

Doesn't help you though.

Yeah I just checked out Nintendo’s website, it sucks just another example of us getting screwed over by Nintendo.

Hey do you have Xbox live?

 

[Vormund]

Nope sorry. Modded Xbox here. (although it's got a switch I just haven't bothered yet.)

 

[Do The Mario]

I am about to get broadband so I wanted to know if you had a recommendation for live use.

How much was the AV pack you picked up?

And was it the newer model? I think there is an older and new model

 

[Vormund]

I think it was 39 AU

Been a while since I got it though. It's the older box type.

I would think there is no difference in picture quality, just the new one would be cheaper to make.

 

[Gregory]

How can a new 25 inch TV not have scart sockets? Australia is PAL right?

Even my lousy 15 years+ old 20 inch Samsung has scart with RGB support.

 

[Ghost]

I bought s-video cables by monster, came with an optical cable too, works great.

I didnt think there was an offical AV pack with S-video & optical out.

 

[Vormund]

How can a new 25 inch TV not have scart sockets? Australia is PAL right?

Even my lousy 15 years+ old 20 inch Samsung has scart with RGB support.

Scart is really a Europe thing.

You very rarely see TV's with SCART sockets here. I've seen like, 2....and I own one of the 2 I've seen.

My new 68cm TV doesn't have it. (but it has component and S-video so who gives a shit about scart) but my crappy 34cm 10 yr old tv has.