SCART, the Glossary
SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment.[1]
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77 relations: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Analogue electronics, Anamorphic widescreen, Appliance classes, Atari ST, AV.link, BBC Micro, BNC connector, BSI Group, Bus (computing), Cable management, Canal+ (French TV provider), Closed captioning, Coaxial cable, Component video, Composite video, Consumer Electronics Control, Crosstalk, DIN connector, DisplayPort, Dolby Pro Logic, Dreamcast, DVD player, EcoSCART, Electronic Industries Association of Japan, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, GameCube, HDMI, High-definition video, IEC 61030, Letterboxing (filming), List of EIA standards, List of video connectors, Low-noise block downconverter, Master System, MSX, Multiplexed Analogue Components, Neo Geo, Pace plc, PAL, Pan and scan, Pixel, PlayStation (console), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Polarizer, RCA connector, Retrogaming, ... Expand index (27 more) »
- Analog display connectors
- Audiovisual connectors
- Audiovisual introductions in 1977
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Archimedes is a family of personal computers designed by Acorn Computers of Cambridge, England.
See SCART and Acorn Archimedes
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985.
See SCART and Amiga
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990.
Analogue electronics
Analogue electronics (analog electronics) are electronic systems with a continuously variable signal, in contrast to digital electronics where signals usually take only two levels.
See SCART and Analogue electronics
Anamorphic widescreen
Anamorphic widescreen (also called full-height anamorphic or FHA) is a process by which a comparatively wide widescreen image is horizontally compressed to fit into a storage medium (photographic film or MPEG-2 standard-definition frame, for example) with a narrower aspect ratio, reducing the horizontal resolution of the image while keeping its full original vertical resolution. SCART and anamorphic widescreen are film and video technology.
See SCART and Anamorphic widescreen
Appliance classes
Appliance classes (also known as protection classes) specify measures to prevent dangerous contact voltages on unenergized parts, such as the metallic casing, of an electronic device.
See SCART and Appliance classes
Atari ST
Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's 8-bit home computers.
AV.link
AV.link, also known under the trade names nexTViewLink, SmartLink, Q-Link, EasyLink, etc., is a protocol to carry control information between audio-visual devices connected via the SCART (EIA Multiport) connector. SCART and AV.link are audiovisual connectors.
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers designed and built by Acorn Computers Limited in the 1980s for the Computer Literacy Project of the BBC.
BNC connector
The BNC connector (initialism of "Bayonet Neill–Concelman") is a miniature quick connect/disconnect radio frequency connector used for coaxial cable. SCART and BNC connector are audiovisual connectors.
BSI Group
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom.
Bus (computing)
In computer architecture, a bus (historically also called data highway or databus) is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers.
Cable management
Cable management refers to management of electrical or optical cable in a cabinet or an installation.
See SCART and Cable management
Canal+ (French TV provider)
Canal+, established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat, is a French subscription TV provider associated with the channel of the same name.
See SCART and Canal+ (French TV provider)
Closed captioning
Closed captioning (CC) and subtitling are both processes of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information. SCART and Closed captioning are high-definition television.
See SCART and Closed captioning
Coaxial cable
Coaxial cable, or coax (pronounced), is a type of electrical cable consisting of an inner conductor surrounded by a concentric conducting shield, with the two separated by a dielectric (insulating material); many coaxial cables also have a protective outer sheath or jacket.
Component video
Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. SCART and component video are film and video technology and high-definition television.
Composite video
Composite video is an baseband analog video format that typically carries a 415, 525 or 625 line interlaced black and white or color signal, on a single channel, unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and the even higher-quality component video (three or more channels).
Consumer Electronics Control
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is a feature of HDMI designed to control HDMI connected devices by using only one remote controller; so, individual CEC enabled devices can command and control each other without user intervention, for up to 15 devices.
See SCART and Consumer Electronics Control
Crosstalk
In electronics, crosstalk is a phenomenon by which a signal transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel.
DIN connector
The DIN connector is an electrical connector that was standardized by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), the German Institute for Standards, in the mid 1950s, initially with 3 pins for mono, but when stereo connections and gear appeared in late 1950s (1959 or so), versions with 5 pins or more were launched. SCART and DIN connector are audiovisual connectors.
DisplayPort
DisplayPort (DP) is a proprietary digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic is a surround sound processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, designed to decode soundtracks encoded with Dolby Surround.
Dreamcast
The is the final home video game console manufactured by Sega.
DVD player
A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards.
EcoSCART
EcoSCART is a technology available for audio-video equipment which is connected to a television set by an SCART cable. SCART and EcoSCART are film and video technology.
Electronic Industries Association of Japan
Founded in 1948, the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ) was one of two Japanese electronics trade organizations that were merged into the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).
See SCART and Electronic Industries Association of Japan
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
CENELEC (Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique; European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) is responsible for European standardization in the area of electrical engineering.
See SCART and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
GameCube
The is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. SCART and HDMI are audiovisual connectors and high-definition television.
See SCART and HDMI
High-definition video
High-definition video (HD video) is video of higher resolution and quality than standard-definition. SCART and high-definition video are film and video technology and high-definition television.
See SCART and High-definition video
IEC 61030
D²B (Domestic Digital Bus, IEC 61030) is an IEC standard for a low-speed multi-master serial communication bus for home automation applications.
Letterboxing (filming)
Letter-boxing is the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio. SCART and Letterboxing (filming) are film and video technology.
See SCART and Letterboxing (filming)
List of EIA standards
This is a list of American Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) Standards.
See SCART and List of EIA standards
List of video connectors
This is a list of physical RF and video connectors and related video signal standards.
See SCART and List of video connectors
Low-noise block downconverter
A low-noise block downconverter (LNB) is the receiving device mounted on satellite dishes used for satellite TV reception, which collects the radio waves from the dish and converts them to a signal which is sent through a cable to the receiver inside the building.
See SCART and Low-noise block downconverter
Master System
The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega.
MSX
MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.
See SCART and MSX
Multiplexed Analogue Components
Multiplexed Analogue Components (MAC) was an analog television standard where luminance and chrominance components were transmitted separately. SCART and Multiplexed Analogue Components are high-definition television.
See SCART and Multiplexed Analogue Components
Neo Geo
Neo Geo is a family of video game hardware that was developed by SNK.
Pace plc
Pace plc was a British company which developed set-top boxes (STBs), advanced residential gateways, software and services for the pay-TV and broadband services industry.
PAL
Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.
See SCART and PAL
Pan and scan
Pan and scan is a method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown in fullscreen proportions of a standard-definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original widescreen image to focus on the composition's most important aspects.
Pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a dot matrix display device.
See SCART and Pixel
PlayStation (console)
The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
See SCART and PlayStation (console)
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.
Polarizer
A polarizer or polariser is an optical filter that lets light waves of a specific polarization pass through while blocking light waves of other polarizations.
RCA connector
The RCA connector is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals. SCART and RCA connector are audiovisual connectors.
Retrogaming
Retrogaming, also known as classic gaming and old school gaming, is the playing and collection of obsolete personal computers, consoles, and video games.
RF connector
An RF connector (radio frequency connector) is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range.
S-Video
S-Video (also known as separate video, Y/C, and erroneously Super-Video) is an analog video signal format that carries standard-definition video, typically at 525 lines or 625 lines. SCART and s-Video are film and video technology.
SAM Coupé
The SAM Coupé (pronounced /sæm ku:peɪ/ from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit British home computer manufactured by Miles Gordon Technology (MGT), based in Swansea in the United Kingdom and released in December 1989.
Satellite dish
A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit information by radio waves to or from a communication satellite.
Satellite television
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.
See SCART and Satellite television
Sega Genesis
The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.
Set-top box
A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device.
Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese electronics company.
See SCART and Sharp Corporation
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.
See SCART and Sound recording and reproduction
Standard-definition television
Standard-definition television (SDTV; also standard definition or SD) is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition.
See SCART and Standard-definition television
Stereophonic sound
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective.
See SCART and Stereophonic sound
Subtitles
Subtitles are texts representing the contents of the audio in a film, television show, opera or other audiovisual media.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.
See SCART and Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Surround sound
Surround sound is a technique for enriching the fidelity and depth of sound reproduction by using multiple audio channels from speakers that surround the listener (surround channels).
Teletext
Teletext, or broadcast teletext, is a standard for displaying text and rudimentary graphics on suitably equipped television sets.
UHF connector
The UHF connector is a name for a threaded RF connector.
Video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. SCART and Video are high-definition television.
See SCART and Video
Video game console
A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.
See SCART and Video game console
Videocassette recorder
A videocassette recorder (VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from broadcast television or other AV sources and can play back the recording after rewinding.
See SCART and Videocassette recorder
Widescreen
Widescreen images are displayed within a set of aspect ratios (relationship of image width to height) used in film, television and computer screens. SCART and Widescreen are film and video technology.
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.
See SCART and Wii
Xbox (console)
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.
YPbPr
YPbPr or Y'PbPr, also written as, is a color space used in video electronics, in particular in reference to component video cables.
See SCART and YPbPr
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research.
1080p
1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; the p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced.
See SCART and 1080p
720p
720p (720 lines progressive) is a progressive HD signal format with 720 horizontal lines/1280 columns and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HD (1.78:1).
See SCART and 720p
See also
Analog display connectors
- SCART
- VGA connector
Audiovisual connectors
- AV input
- AV.link
- Amiga video connector
- Audio and video interfaces and connectors
- BNC connector
- Balanced audio
- Breakout box
- CCJ connector
- D-subminiature
- D-subminiature (professional audio)
- DIN connector
- Digital Visual Interface
- Gigabit Video Interface
- HDMI
- Multimedia extension connector
- PDMI
- Patch point
- Phone connector (audio)
- Phono input
- RCA connector
- RF modulator
- SCART
- Serial digital interface
- Speaker terminal
- Speakon connector
- Stage box
- Sup'R'Mod
- Video-in video-out
- XLR connector
Audiovisual introductions in 1977
- Rega Planar 3
- SCART
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCART
Also known as 21-pin EuroSCART, EIA Multiport, Euro AV, Euro connector, EuroAV, EuroConnector, JP21, Péritel, SCART connector, Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs.
, RF connector, S-Video, SAM Coupé, Satellite dish, Satellite television, Sega Genesis, Set-top box, Sharp Corporation, Sound recording and reproduction, Standard-definition television, Stereophonic sound, Subtitles, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Surround sound, Teletext, UHF connector, Video, Video game console, Videocassette recorder, Widescreen, Wii, Xbox (console), Xbox 360, YPbPr, ZX Spectrum, 1080p, 720p.