Scart Cable

Used to connect:
DVD players, video recorders, set top tv boxes, and video game consoles

Cable length:
1-15 meters (3-45ft). If you require a longer SCART cable run then you can add relays.

Typical cost:
Scart cable leads (1 meter) start at around £5.00 ($8) then expect to pay a further £2.00-4.00 ($3-$6) per meter thereafter, depending on the quality required to match your existing hardware budget.

Cable advice:
Nearly all DVD players with SCART sockets output RGB video, which offers far superior picture quality to typical composite signals. However, many players do not have RGB output turned on by default but composite video—this often has to be set manually in the player’s setup menu or via switches on the back of the player.
High quality gold plated SCART RGB AV coaxial cable for the PlayStation 2.

The Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Xbox 360 can output RGB, YPbPr, S-Video, or composite video. These consoles, except for the Dreamcast which came standard with an RGB scart cable, come with the standard composite video connector, but the manufacturers and third parties sell connectors for component video hookup and for RGB SCART hookup. Where the GameCube and Xbox automatically switch to the proper mode, the PlayStation 2 must be told via a selection in the system menu whether it is to use YPbPr or RGB component video. Also, some versions of legacy consoles such as Nintendo’s SNES and Nintendo 64 (some, modified NTSC models only) are capable of outputting RGB signals (using the same cable as the GameCube).

The signals carried by SCART include both composite and RGB (with composite synchronization) video, stereo audio input/output and digital signaling. The standard was extended at the end of the 1980s to support the new S-Video signals. In addition, a TV can be turned on from standby mode or switched to video mode through a SCART connector.