AV switch box

[RCBH928]

I think I started topic on this one before but I forgot..

I have a crt and tired of pulling out wires, I want a composite switch box. I can't believe how hard to find these. After I tried one from radio shack which gave me bad picture for some time I am in the market to buy a new one.

I want 2, one for component and one for composite .

I am searching over on amazon uk because we share same electricity power (220w) , but there seems to be very few options with cheap builds that look like it will die the next day.

I found this:


any tip on this would be great and extremely appreciated.

[Michi]

I don't know what's available over there, or if you can find something comparable, but I use this Philips Selector. It feels flimsy as hell, but it works for what I need it for.

[xan_racketBOY_fan]

Have you tried monoprice?

[Hobie-wan]

Unless you're buying one with a remote so you can switch it from the couch, you can get a switchbox from anywhere if it is just a manual one. You can also just 2 of the same once you find one you like so they match. The only difference between a composite and component switchbox is 3 versus 5 RCA jacks and the colors of those plugs. Just put all of the composite on one and use say the green instead of yellow, and all of the component on the other one. Done.

[Zing]

I, too, have had trouble finding a decent box. I don't understand why it is so hard to find one. I want one with a physical connection, not electronic. I'd prefer just a simple A/B knob. Everything I have found is a flimsy thing with electronic buttons. It's also virtually impossible to find one with s-video connections. I'm tempted to just find a TV with more inputs!

[RCBH928]

This is very surprising since many of you have like 10+ retro console setups hooked to a TV, I would be really surprised if I knew you pull out and plug in back wires every time you switch a console.

Thanks to rackbeyboy fan , I found this for component:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/produ ... cification

it says it can also take in composite signals.

What do you think guys?

**update**

So I live in the Middle East and we have 220V powered electricity on the opposite of USA's 120V. I did some research and found out that the device mentioned above has this written on its power adaptor:
AC120V, 60Hz output 9V, 200mA

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Now what I want to know is, that I have a 220->120V converter , but it will take up to 50watts only. Can this converter be used with the device mentioned above or does the device needs more power?

I can find that watts part in that piece of information.

I had a switch box that I used this converter on, its power adaptor says:
Input: 120VAC 60mhz 75mA
Output: 12VDC 300mA

and the converter worked really well!

[Hobie-wan]

So you're looking for a powered switch? If you just get a manual one, then that takes one less worry out of the equation. If you do get a powered one, instead of using an inverter for a low power device (unless you need one for some imported console anyway), just replace the power brick with one from your country.

Maybe someone else can speak up on how important the frequency of your power is if you have 50 Hz power there instead of 60 Hz. However, otherwise you just need to match the shape and polarity of the plug, the 9 volt output, and match or exceed the 200 mA rating. It can sometimes be hard to find odd high amperage bricks, but at least here most are in the 300-500 mA range, so with that only needing 200 it should be easy. Using that will waste far less power, be cheaper, and take less space than an inverter.

[DSKrek]

I was surprised how hard these are to find as well. I'm in the process of building a new game room and wanted a switch with at least five inputs that supports S-Video. I couldn't find anything, so I was going to go with a home theater surround sound processor that does support what I wanted. After looking all day online for what I wanted, one of my employees came in, I told him what I'm looking for, and he said he had one with eight inputs that he'd sell me!

As I said, this device has eight inputs; all eight inputs support component, S-Video, and composite video. Three inputs support SPDIF digital audio and ethernet as well. The device is powered and, sadly, it's missing its remote.

Shockingly, the device is made by pelican; it's called the Universal System Selector Pro. It almost looks like a VCR. They're around, but kind of hard to find. Here's a link to their Amazon US page:

Hopefully, you can find one of these things as they are super versatile.

[nova1313]

Had the same problem as you. The monoprice one is great until you try to run a 1080p signal over it. I tried multiple sets of cables over the years but every time the screen would go white, the TV would lose the signal. The box also created a slight ghosting on 1080p images.

720p and 1080i worked great. No complaints.

I now run everything into a receiver with enough inputs and also use an older pelican system selector (looks like a PS2?) to switch older consoles. The selector is powered.

If you find a good solution let me know. I've been tempted to design a box that will do:
10 Composite, 5 Component -> 1 Component and 1 Composite

[RoosterSamurai]

I'm a little confused on this topic. I have some pretty ancient systems, and it seems like you guys are trying to hook up some of the newer stuff (xbox 360, ps3, etc). I happen to be looking for a switch that allows me to hook up PS3, SNES, NES top loader, and an Atari 2600 (I have the coaxial adapter for it). Without upgrading the top loading NES to have AV ports, I am not sure how to do this, because none of the switches I've looked at have coaxial ports. What do you guys recommend for me?