Origins
The SCART connector first appeared on television sets in 1977. It became compulsory on all new television sets sold in France starting from January 1980.
Before SCART was introduced, consumer TV sets did not offer a standardised way of inputting signals other than RF antenna connectors, and even antenna connectors differed between countries. Assuming other connectors even existed, devices made by various companies could have different and incompatible standards. For example, a domestic VCR could output a composite video signal through a German-originated DIN-style connector, an American-originated RCA connector, an SO239 connector or a BNC connector.
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