I need to hook up my video player to my projector and was just wondering about connection issues. The only output that it has is scart and the only cable I have for it is scart to RCA/video.

I'm just wondering whether I could get a better picture if I used a scart to S-VHS cable, even though the video player isn't S-VHS. Does anyone know whether there would be an improvement, or am I just going to have to put up with a scart to composite video?

Since regular VHS is recorded in composite video format, you're probably better off just using the composite connection.

In case anyone is wondering, scart to component/RGB isn't an option because my dvd player uses that to connect to the projector. Also, if anyone is wondering why I want to hook up a video player, it's because there are still loads of films that are only available on video and I watch a lot of them.

Scart, huh? European! I would go for the Scart->SVHS. Shouldn't cost you more than 20 bucks or so

Could you clarify what you mean by "video player"? Do you mean a standard VHS or S-VHS? (Technically, DVD and Laserdisc players are video players, too.)

There's no such thing as an "S-VHS cable," so I assume you mean S-video (which stands for "separated video"). If you have a standard VHS VCR, Josh is right, use a composite cable.

Well I made it quite clear that it was a VHS player by stating that it wasn't S-VHS and saying that my dvd player was connected by component. I think someone is being a little pedantic.

You're right about the cable's official name being S-video but it is also referred to as S-VHS sometimes.

Thanks for the help anyway.

Do you not have scart ports and cables in the US?

No, that's strictly a goofy European thing.

I apologize for trying to help you; I won't make that mistake again.

I was pretty sure I knew what you were asking, but I wanted to make absolutely sure. People are known to confuce terms here when they're asking about technical issues, and you are a new member, so I don't know what your skill level is.