Alexander,
You are a one for jumping to conclusions with no basis in logic.
Yes, using a properly wired Scart-to-S-video lead will improve the quality of what you see from your Pioneer freeview box if - as would appear to be the case from the specs you've pointed us to - the Pioneer can output S-video via Scart.
That's because S-video gives better image quality than composite video (which you are currently using; the yellow lead you are using is composite video, the red and white leads are L/R audio).
S-video give better quality than composite because it separates out the brightness and colour elements of the signal - reducing moire-patterning, colour bleeding and bunch of other nasties.
But, whether you should buy a Scart-to-S-video adaptor is a quite different matter.
You have realise that the garbage-in/garbage-out rule applies - so if your reception for Freeview is poor, the pictures you see will be poor, irrespective of whether you are watching them via S-video, composite video or RF (standard aerial cable), even though, logically, the best of the bad bunch would be a signal transmitted to the TV as S-video.
As for the second Scart connector on the Freeview box - that allows you to connect that box to, say, a VCR, or some other device, without having to disconnect the Freeview box from your TV.
Oh, and if you'd like to improve the power of your logic, you might care to check out this
wonderful thread on DVdoctor's forums.
It's the place I'll sometimes point people to if they argue with me (or anyone else) and are being illogical - so my suggesting you check it out has a slightly less snide motivation than you might think when you read the first couple of paras..
Bob
Originally Posted by alexander Ok, thanks for the replies.
Firstly, I was using the blue VGA thing coming out of the graphics card on my computer to get the picture with Battlefield 2 and the DVDs. The picture was perfect and it was from a 6800GT 256mb. I tried it with the S-Video which also came out of my graphics card but the highest resolution I could try was 1024 by ****, not the 1280 x 1024 I could with the blue chunky connection.
Sadly, I don't have a standalone DVD player, I only have the one in my computer but I am thinking of buying one of those DivX DVD Player things, are they any good?
My freeview box only has, 2 Scart sockets (One that I plug into the TV and I'm not sure about the other) an optical out and an aerial modulator. It is this one:
http://www.pioneer-eur.com/eur/produ...onomy_id=43-72
Would buying a Scart (Freeview Box End) S-Video (For TV End) make the quality any better? Surely, the scart would be the limiting factor and so the S-Video would make it no better?
About the High Definition thing. I was under the impression it had something to do with resolution, if the monitor can display DVD fine (and that is the same quality as HD) then surely it would be able to display high definition. I don't really know what I'm talking about so just ignore me......
I will try that black white test now aswell as the sharpness control.
I can't do the Monsters Inc as I don't have a DVD player.
Thanks for all the help.