Post#13 » Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:40 am
VGA to SCART and vice-versa is doable, as both carry a RGB analog signal. Toro does that out of the box, there are other devices though (more expensive if necessary).
I use it to feed my Sony Trinitron Multiscan G500 21'' CRT monitor using the following setup:
DC - Toro - SCART cable - SCART to RGBS BNC adapter/cable (from retrogamingcables.co.uk) - G500
(or DC - Toro - VGA cable - G500 ----- I prefer setting up the DC in the RGBS BNC inputs of the monitor so the VGA input stays free for using my Desktop PC, and it doesn't affect the Dreamcast functionality: lightguns still work, etc)
So 480p over SCART is definitely possible.
As a side note, my only problem with the DC-Toro-G500 combo, is that G500 doesn't accept 15.1 kHz signals (so, the games that don't work in VGA mode at all), so something like an upscanner/linedoubler is still needed. The best and most expensive option is the XRGB-mini Framemeister, and the cheapest is a board based on the GBS8200 chip (sold on eBay). There's also the OSSC, but it lacks analog output, which is made through digital HDMI.
I think that I could tackle the problem by doing the following combo:
DC - Toro - SCART cable - OSSC - HDMI to VGA converter - VGA cable - G500 (occupying the monitor's VGA port)
or
DC - Toro - SCART cable - modified GBS8200 board - SCART cable - SCART to RGBS BNC adapter/cable (from retrogamingcables.co.uk) - G500 (thus freeing the VGA port for PC use).
OR yet another option
DC - Toro - SCART cable - OSSC - HDMI to VGA converter - VGA to RGBS BNC adapter/cable (from arcadeforge.net) - G500 (thus also freeing the VGA port for PC use).
Either way, that's a long train of devices and investment just to get 15.1 kHz games working on this great CRT monitor.