In message 20090827195633.GA3425@roja.toh.cx, Thomas Hilber wrote
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:44:59AM +0100, dave cunningham wrote:
In fact I use the cable from here http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/scart.htm with the cut off circuit so I'd actually have to build a new cable to use this resolution.
you can use any VGA2SCART cable realizing some composite sync circuitry. My favorite cable (the simplest circuit I know from) is described in my README. I don't know why most VGA2SCART cables are composed of so many parts.
I actually made the cable I did for the auto shutoff so as to be sure I didn't accidentally kill the TV. Also fits inside the scart shell which is nice (though I guess this isn't so difficult).
ATI cards do have a major drawback compared to Intel cards: They can't scale vertically in interlaced mode because they can't scale both fields independently. So your TV must handle format adaptions.
Guess I better break out the soldering iron again then...
Thanks for the advice!