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SCART Connection

Synidcat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorecepteurs et Televiseurs

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Also known as: EuroSCART, Euroconnectior, and, in France - Peritel
SCART Cable and Connection

SCART Cable and Connection (Also known as EuroSCART)

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The SCART Connection is a common type of audio/video cable used throughout Europe and UK for connecting DVD players, VCRs, and other components to Televisions.

The SCART connector has 21 pins, with each pin (or groups of pins) assigned to pass either an analog video or analog audio signal. SCART connections can be configured to pass Composite, S-Video or Interlaced (Y, Cb, Cr) Component and RGB analog video signals and conventional stereo audio.

SCART Connectors cannot pass progressive scan or digital video or digtial audio signals.

Originating in France, with the full name of "Synidcat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorecepteurs et Televiseurs" , the SCART connector was universally adopted in Europe as a single cable solution for the connection of audio/video components and Televisions.

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