SCART Cable recommendations?

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Re: SCART Cable recommendations?

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Laupert wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:00 am I've mostly been happy with cables from coolnovelties.co.uk, they are affordable and quality is decent.
I also have a Coolnovelties STE cable. Quality seems perfectly acceptable to me.

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I can't recommend the Cool Novelties cables highly enough. Excellent build and image quality.

They make several though, so just make certain to buy the one for the STe.
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Steve wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:53 pm @EvilFranky Just since nobody else has recommended these guys: https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/atari/st

Retrogamingcables are highly regarded in the 'retro gaming' world for all consoles, so I would assume their ST cable is also of a high quality.

Plus it is screened cable:
"Constructed from custom screened cable especially made for Retro Gaming Cables."
He specifically asked for one for his STe though, and their cable is most definitely an ST only cable. It even says mono sound. He wouldn't want to get that one for his STe.
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@bfollowell Yeah but also I think most STe users use the stereo connectors on the rear to speakers. But yeah you're right :)
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Steve wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:14 pm @bfollowell Yeah but also I think most STe users use the stereo connectors on the rear to speakers. But yeah you're right :)
Well, that's probably true. You'll definitely get better sound that way over TV speakers, even if you were using and old CRT with big speakers. Definitely true if you're using a newer LCD/LED TV/monitor, whose speakers are definitely crap.
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Steve wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:53 pm @EvilFranky Just since nobody else has recommended these guys: https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/atari/st

Retrogamingcables are highly regarded in the 'retro gaming' world for all consoles, so I would assume their ST cable is also of a high quality.

Plus it is screened cable:
"Constructed from custom screened cable especially made for Retro Gaming Cables."
Thanks for that mate.
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Re: SCART Cable recommendations?

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Just adding one more recommendation to the list since it was not mentioned:
https://www.retrocomputershack.com/RCS- ... index.html

I have two of these, one for my Oric Atmos and one for the Atari STe, and they work very well.

The Oric cable even has a smart design where you plug the Oric PSU on a female jack on the SCART cable - that does the 12v SCART power which the Oric lacks - and a second jack, male, plugs back in the Oric, which means you don't need the secondary power brick used on most Oric cables :)
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Re: SCART Cable recommendations?

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Btw, has anyone experience with Lotharek's Medusa? Namely, I have this one: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=321 and it seems that my SCART cable(s) are really not happy with it. I still have to take a closer look (I use a Philips CM8833-II + D-SUB9 <-> SCART female from RetroComputerShack to connect to the Hydra so there could be another problem with that one) but maybe someone else can share his experience?
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mikro wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:03 pm Btw, has anyone experience with Lotharek's Medusa? Namely, I have this one: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=321 and it seems that my SCART cable(s) are really not happy with it. I still have to take a closer look (I use a Philips CM8833-II + D-SUB9 <-> SCART female from RetroComputerShack to connect to the Hydra so there could be another problem with that one) but maybe someone else can share his experience?
I haven't got my Medusa yet. I have to update later. Is it the same symptoms with/without the hydra? Power cables beside the video cables?
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