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Need a good component switch
Kalren
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Help me, PA-Forums-wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!
I'm in the process of switching all my older consoles and such over to component cables for use on my new HDTV, but it doesn't have enough component inputs to do the job, so this is where you come in!
I'm looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced (sub $200, if possible) high-quality component video/audio selector with at least 3 inputs and 1 output. Auto-sensing, remote, and/or optical audio switching are all nice bonuses, but not required.
Anyone got any good recommendations?
I'm in the process of switching all my older consoles and such over to component cables for use on my new HDTV, but it doesn't have enough component inputs to do the job, so this is where you come in!
I'm looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced (sub $200, if possible) high-quality component video/audio selector with at least 3 inputs and 1 output. Auto-sensing, remote, and/or optical audio switching are all nice bonuses, but not required.
Anyone got any good recommendations?
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Just to clarify, this was a component video switch? As in, it has the Red, Green, and Blue inputs along with the Red and White sound inputs, and not the Red, White, Yellow composite inputs? Because the cheapest I've been able to find any sort of component video input switch is like $45 online, and that was for one of questionable quality.
If so, brand name or anything would be great, as my Wal-Mart doesn't seem to have any around here.
AV 240C or equivalent model
Yes, a component switch, although it also had ports for composite and s-video. It was a Phillips brand and come to think of it it may have been as high as thirty dollars. I've had no noticeable signal degradation with it, although I'm only running at 1080i, not 1080p. I'm trying to look for my old posts on the topic but search is a bit sketchy, as you may have noticed.
Anyone who pays anything close to two hundred dollars for a switch is a sucker.
I'm actually planning on getting rid of it since I'm replacing my A/V setup at home, and was probably just going to junk it instead of dealing with craigslist for what would probably amount to 10 or 15 bucks, so if you want me to ship it to you instead just let me know. You could try it out and use it as a stopgap until you get something better, or just keep using it until you get sick of it and upgrade your A/V setup. As long as it's not against the forum rules for me to offer, of course.
If not, there are numerous "game selector" things available for cheap, although you'll likely have to snag one off eBay or otherwise get them online, since most people just use a receiver and/or switcher for that stuff.
it's everything you could ask for