Re: We should just all use SCART
The principle may be alright. The reality and implementation aren't.
I still have old DVD players (second gen, mid nineties) and games consoles using SCART. I'd rather use *anything* but SCART - HDMI is brilliant, component is good, VGA is decent if the socket is well constructed, composite is shit but at least it's easy to insert.
That's not even getting into SCART switches which are even worse than plugging them into a telly.
Over time I'm going to move most of my old (pre Wii U, I might leave the Dreamcast on VGA) consoles to HDMI. It's a doddle to set up, and the switches aren't expensive. There's digital options for the Gamecube and Dreamcast, coming for the SNES, and there's at least cable options for the original XBox etc too..
Biting the hand that feeds IT
