How can I connect my video recorder to my TV? After my video recorder stopped working I bought a Panasonic DMR-HWT130 digital video recorder it had a good specification. However, it has a HDMI output whereas my TV has only a SCART socket. I researched online prior to buying and found various sites with HDMI/SCART conversion cables so I thought I would be safe but PC World and Maplin now tell me this will not work. Is there anything I can do? The basic problem is that your Panasonic HD DVR has a digital only HDMI TV output, whilst your television is equipped with analogue audio and video inputs, and never the twain shall meet, certainly not with a simple cable connection. HDMI to SCART converter boxes are available but they are not cheap and the results are likely to be rather disappointing. Not only is there be a significant drop in picture quality in the digital to analogue conversion process, you will be losing the benefits of high definition picture quality on a standard definition TV. It is time to move on. Your TV is obviously getting on, and probably quite a lump, so rather than wasting money on unsatisfactory workarounds put it towards a new digital flat screen TV. You would be hard pressed to find one these days that isn't HD capable, and fitted with several HDMI sockets.