Date   : Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:36:38 +0000
From   : Philip Blundell <pb@...>
Subject: Re: Video output on Master 

In message <00D27C922E85D211B8BA00805F89B83E26909E@...>, John Simpson wr
ites:
>>  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 TVs have RGB input capability on their SCART connectors.  This is a 
lot more common these days than in 1981 or whenever.

>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
>:-(. 

The `Video' port is composite video.  Again you can use this for a TV if your 
set has an appropriate input (typically SCART or a couple of phono connectors).

p.