I do feel sorry for you guys. The one thing we seem to have got right in Europe is the SCART or Euroconnector. This is a rectangular 21 pin plug and socket, that can do stereo audio, composite, S-video, and RGB (we use this instead of YUV). These cables are bidirectional, and have two additional pins. One pin will switch the TV to that output, and the other does widescreen mode switching.

So if I play a DVD, press play on the VCR, or turn on DBS, the TV automatically switches to the correct input!

For details of the connector see [Link: bbc.co.uk]