[sdiy] Off topic - SCART connectors

[asfi at eol.ca]

Quoting ChristianH <chris at scp.de>:

> I think it's about 50/50. In VCRs they're usually horizontally, while
> I've seen TV sets with vertical boards. My previous TV even had the
> first connector horizontally on the main board, and 2 more connectors on
> an optional expansion board, vertically plugged into the main board.
> 
> I don't think there are any commercial devices with non-board-mount SCART
> connectors around, so it depends on how the board is mounted in the box.

That's what I thought, though the way the cable is "angled" as it
emerges from the mating connector housing did make me wonder.

As for why I'd want to know such a thing, let's just say that this
is something that's "written into the spec" which was drafted to
appeal to a certain European customer.....

Thanks for all the responses from everyone. Not quite the
"10 answers" someone else quipped, but close!

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada