Can anyone recommend a good source for a SCART cable for the Saturn?

[johnnykonami]

I got this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XSSDPO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I didn't already have an S-video cable for my Saturn, so why not?  I am going to also get a SCART cable for a Super Famicom in a week or two to get the best Super Gameboy setup I can get for my TV, and I may do RGB for my Duo one day too, so I should get some mileage out of this device granting it works well.  My TV maxes out at component, but if I ever get a PVM or a framemeister, I'll have the cables already.

I'm in the US, I have a model 2 Saturn (I had a launch Saturn that died on me back in the 90's), so it's NTSC.  I have read it needs c-sync for the model 2, is it just safe to assume and buy a csync cable?  The device above is euro scart.
 I think I also need one with a breakout for RCA audio, the ebay links from retroRGB.com didn't seem to have one with both, so I thought I'd come here and see if any of you guys knew a quality maker of these cables.

[Dicer]

This is of interest to me as well, I need cables for my Genny (32x) and my Saturn...

[johnnykonami]

I'm looking at these now to handle the RCA audio but still waiting for any insight from someone who may know better.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scart-Pass-Through-Adaptor-with-SVHS-3-Phono-RCA-UK-/250694512971?hash=item3a5e8eb14b:g:VIwAAOxyTjNSjMZo

[Bloufo]

I'm looking at these now to handle the RCA audio but still waiting for any insight from someone who may know better.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scart-Pass-Through-Adaptor-with-SVHS-3-Phono-RCA-UK-/250694512971?hash=item3a5e8eb14b:g:VIwAAOxyTjNSjMZo

That one will do the job.

I also own one of these. Works as it should.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCART-SWITCHER-SELECTOR-SWITCH-BOX-CONNECT-3-WAY-DEVICES-2-1-SOCKET-AUDIO-RECORD-/381980609867?hash=item58efd18d4b:g:XJUAAOSw3R1XTgDX#shpCntId

[SuperDeadite]

I'm perfectly happy with the official Japanese jp21 pin cable, but depends on your setup really.

[Bloufo]

I got this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XSSDPO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those CSY 2100 clones are decent but I've never come across one yet that I didn't need to open it up and do some color adjustment/correction. By default these have a kind of green tint issue.

I got this recently. Almost double the price but I feel it's definitely a step up from that other converter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191876964053?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[Gypsy]

I got this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XSSDPO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those CSY 2100 clones are decent but I've never come across one yet that I didn't need to open it up and do some color adjustment/correction. By default these have a kind of green tint issue.

I got this recently. Almost double the price but I feel it's definitely a step up from that other converter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191876964053?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Build quality on this is decent: http://www.ani-av.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=53&products_id=220 Looks like they sold through stock and are waiting on more.

[johnnykonami]

I got this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XSSDPO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those CSY 2100 clones are decent but I've never come across one yet that I didn't need to open it up and do some color adjustment/correction. By default these have a kind of green tint issue.

I got this recently. Almost double the price but I feel it's definitely a step up from that other converter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191876964053?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Nice, I didn't know about that one.  I read about adjusting the color pots and I'm ok with that, I'm a little bit of a tweaker by nature so I'd probably done that no matter what given the option.  The only problem would be if that no amount of adjustment could come to a satisfactory conclusion, but it sounds like others had no problems getting it to a place where they liked.

[sirhcman]

Here is a thread I started on good scart switchers. Some good information in this thread by people here

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=21324.0

[Arkhan]

I got a POS 3$ one off ebay, and use a Euro to JP convertor that I got from RetroGamingCables.uk.duder or whatever.


Any "Saturn RGB cable" you find on eBay should work.

[SuperDeadite]

I got a POS 3$ one off ebay, and use a Euro to JP convertor that I got from RetroGamingCables.uk.duder or whatever.


Any "Saturn RGB cable" you find on eBay should work.

NTSC and PAL Saturns actually have a different pinout on the video out port itself.  So if you want a Euro SCART for an NTSC Saturn, you need a different cable from a Euro SCART meant for a PAL Saturn.  It's Sega's stupidity at it's finest.

[Arkhan]

I got a POS 3$ one off ebay, and use a Euro to JP convertor that I got from RetroGamingCables.uk.duder or whatever.


Any "Saturn RGB cable" you find on eBay should work.

NTSC and PAL Saturns actually have a different pinout on the video out port itself.  So if you want a Euro SCART for an NTSC Saturn, you need a different cable from a Euro SCART meant for a PAL Saturn.  It's Sega's stupidity at it's finest.

Really?  Shit, I must have got lucky then.

I got a Euro SCART cable for my JP Saturn, and it worked once I put the JP21<->Euro dongle on it.

That's pretty dumb

[johnnykonami]

I got a POS 3$ one off ebay, and use a Euro to JP convertor that I got from RetroGamingCables.uk.duder or whatever.


Any "Saturn RGB cable" you find on eBay should work.

NTSC and PAL Saturns actually have a different pinout on the video out port itself.  So if you want a Euro SCART for an NTSC Saturn, you need a different cable from a Euro SCART meant for a PAL Saturn.  It's Sega's stupidity at it's finest.

Thanks for this heads up!  I hadn't bought one yet.  I did buy a few passthroughs though, I think that will be fine, they should be wired to the euro standard so I can get RCA audio out.  Bought some cheapo ones from ebay, they were estimated like a 2 month shipping time though...

[ClodBuster]

This page from the GameSX wiki might also be helpful when either rewiring an existing cable or building your own from scratch:
http://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=av:saturnav

[wildfruit]

https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/sega/saturn
I had one of these when I had a JP Saturn. Also I have mega drive and PS1 scarts from this place.