uhddadi Scart to HDMI Converter with HDMI Cable, Full HD 720P/1080P Switch Video Audio Converter for HDTV Monitor Projector STB VHS Xbox PS3 Sky Blu-ray DVD Player

I bought the Uhddadi ZX-SC20 SCART to HDMI video converter for £14.99. There are cheaper versions on Amazon but this one had better reviews and was the Amazon choice. I also bought an “HDTV Video capture”. There is no maker’s name on it but it’s named RUOVXWU on the Amazon website. It was only £6.99. I would call it an “HDMI to USB video converter”. Confusingly they variously call it a card and a device. My goal was to be able to copy video from my Sky + HD box and my VHS recorder onto my laptop to preserve the clips and edit them for posting on YouTube, partly because VHS tapes degrade with time. I bought the two converters above and downloaded the widely recommended OBS Studio software, which is free. I ordered the hardware on Wednesday and it arrived next day. I wanted to keep my TV connected to my Sky box via the HDMI to HDMI cable so I could see what was happening. However I was concerned that connecting five pieces of hardware together with unfamiliar software might be unlikely to work thanks to compatibility issues. In the end it all worked well. My first concern was that copy protection on the Sky box would prevent me from copying. But, of course, copy protection is only on the HDMI output of the Sky box so by using the SCART output, which is analogue, that was not a problem. The SCART to HDMI converter is described as being 60Hz but the UK is 50Hz. However that wasn’t a problem. I was a bit concerned that the converter needs a 5V 1A power supply. Unfortunately this SCART to HDMI converter only supports SCART Composite input, and not SCART RGB so there may be some picture quality loss there. However the final resulting picture quality looked good to me. It claims to be compatible with an STB. I assume STB stands for set top box. It ”supports” PAL, PAL/M, PAL/N. As the UK is PAL/I, I was a bit concerned but there might be a problem but I didn’t find any problem there. The “user manual” states that it would become hot. I found that it only became warm. It is guaranteed for 1 year. They provide an email address for queries. The HDMI to USB converter user manual states that it works for 30Hz and 60 Hz. Again it works on 50 Hz. It claims to be compatible with OSB Studio video capture software. Which it is. I was a bit concerned that the converter needs a 5V 0.4A power supply on top of the 1A needed for the SCART to HDMI converter. I was not sure that my laptop could safely deliver that much current through its USB sockets but I tried it anyway without any problem. They claim it works on Windows 10, not mentioning Windows 11. I found it works on Windows 11. Confusingly the manual reads “Connect the computer to the type-c port of the video capture with type -c cable”. What they mean is connect the USB plug into a USB socket on your computer. OK the USB plug is USB type c. The leaflet for the capture card warns that it may get hot. It only got warm. Having an aluminium case looks like a good design feature. I chose this converter because of this and that it has USB 3 high speed capability which I thought might be helpful rather than the Amazon recommended device which is USB 2 and costs more. It seems like an odd way of doing things taking the analogue output from the Sky box or VHS recorder converting it to HDMI then using another converter to convert from HDMI to USB but I took the risk and it has all worked, to my slight surprise and great pleasure. There may be a more elegant way and/or better picture quality way of achieving this but it worked and it is a cheap and effective solution. The OSB software is very complex, not intuitive so I got an echo on the sound recording. I moved the Mic/Aux slide to zero and used earphones but that didn’t fully clean up the sound. Using OBS Studio for editing is not intuitive so I used AVS Video editor which is pretty intuitive. I’m very pleased with the results.

Great bit of kit. Literally plug in and play. Really liked it being powered via USB cable that I could plug into one of the many sockets at the rear of my tv, not requiring to have a USB plugged into the mains. Once all connections were connected it was immediately useable. Now have a perfectly operational DVD Player that only had a SCART socket. Highly recommended.

Useful product, works well.

Very easy to use and hook up to a smart tv using the hdmi input However it does show what poor quality old videos and dvds are when displayed on a modern smart tv

works well on my old dvd player to new smart tv

Unfortunately it caused problems with my skyq so couldn't use it.

Perfect. After struggling for hours with a previously ordered adapter this took minutes and worked first time

Once I'd worked out where the bits went, worked perfectly.