The J S Technolgy RGB to Component converter is ideal for situations where you want the highest quality video from your SCART equipped source, when connected through
an AV receiver or amplifier to a larger plasma or for projection onto a screen, thereby allowing you to use the AV amplifier to control which source you're viewing.
Many of our most popular video sources output using RGB SCART connection,
eg DVD players, Freeview boxes, Sky and Sky Plus. Usually these SCART connections at best will carry the signals in
RGB. Component (YUV) output gives greater flexibility with plasma screens, where certain zoom modes
may otherwise not be available. Component video is also ideal for projectors that have component video inputs, and it allows for the component video input of video processors
to be fully utilised. The RCA phono outputs on the converter are gold plated for highest quality.
Component video, also know as both YUV and YPbPr, is derived via an arithmetic formula from RGB. It is important to use YUV / YPbPr rather than 'colour difference signals' ie RGB,
in a home-cinema. Since colour difference signals (RGB) are not scaled, use of these produces a strongly tinted picture. The RGB to Component (YUV / YPbPr) converter strictly follows
the correct conversion equations. In the above figure, RGB input is first mixed to product the colour difference signals. These are then scaled to product the component video.
When converting video signals, it is important to maintain picture quality. The RGB to Component converter uses discrete components to allow for a high bandwidth conversion process,
maintaining picture detail. While a simpler solution would be to use an off the shelf integrated circuit solution, J.S. Technology felt this did not offer the conversion quality that they wanted
and hence developed their own.
We recommend the use of a J S Technology RGB to Plasma VGA
converter for any SCART output, but if you are connecting to a projector, or via an AV receiver or have compatibility problems with the VGA converter, then use this
RGB to Component converter for best results. This converter gives broadcast quality synchronisation extraction using the same Plasma VGA technology, with 50% Sync Splicing, and a 3-Pole Input filter.
In particular until Sky moves to HDTV transmission in 2006 we would recommend using this device
on Sky output, if the VGA converter is not suitable.
Audio is passed through the converter without any modification, and output via the left and right gold plated phono outputs. For
surround sound situations use a separate audio output into your AV amplifier.
If you have an additional source of video outputting component video, then you may find the J S Technology Master Component Controller useful
for switching between the two.
The J S Technolgy RGB to Component converter measures just 150 x 85 x 48mm.
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