Date   : Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:49:39 +0000
From   : James Gibbon <James.Gibbon@...>
Subject: Re: Video output on Master 

John Simpson wrote:
> >  i have a cub rgb monitor but i fancy connecting my master to my
> > 21" tele.  I could make an rgb lead up but its easier to just use a simple
> > lead to the front of the TV!
> 
> I'm very confused by the above comment. I assumed that the RGB socket on the
> Beeb was purely for connecting to monitors and could not be used to connect
> to a TV. Matthew seems to be suggesting otherwise, unless I misunderstand
> him. 
> 

Some modern TVs do have RGB inputs, (for connecting to digital TV 
decoders for example), so perhaps this is what Matthew was 
suggesting.


> I've never known what the "Video" port is for, but if it can be used to
> drive a TV I'd be very grateful to hear how this could be done. My beeb's
> UHF output is terrible, and there appears to be nothing I can do to fix it

does your TV have a SCART socket or a 'video in' connection of any 
kind?

James