AV switch box

[Dakinggamer87]

Pelican System Selector Pro is my AV switch box that I use. I currently have two of them hooked up and I'm looking to get a third one shortly. It has all the connections that I need (component/composite/ethernet/S-Video/optical) for my classic retro systems and most of my current gen aside from HDMI.

[CRTGAMER]

I use all the inputs on the HD CRT first. Then feed the extra consoles thru separate switch boxes based on each best video connection. HDMI/DVI on one circuit, Component on another, SVideo/Composite on still another and so forth.

[Dakinggamer87]

Any HDMI devices I hook up directly to my HDTV or A/V receiver so I'm covered on HDMI inputs since my receiver has a solid amount.

[RCBH928]

r those still manufactured?
how much do they cost?

[Dakinggamer87]

r those still manufactured?
how much do they cost?

They stopped making them a few years back but look around online. I know Fry's Electronics used to have them quite often but it has been a long time since I last visited a store. They usually costed around $50-$100 back when I bought them new several years ago.

Good luck!!

[RCBH928]

I cant believe I cant find a good switch box.
It seems like a very common problem especially with the many gadgets available today, it should be available now more than ever. People have all kinds of things hooked up to their TVs

[DSKrek]

I cant believe I cant find a good switch box.
It seems like a very common problem especially with the many gadgets available today, it should be available now more than ever. People have all kinds of things hooked up to their TVs

I think that for most people, and certainly where the majority of sales and money is, a standard home theater receiver / processor is more than sufficient. If you think about it, they are essentially switch boxes. I was going to get a Surround Sound Processor (a receiver without the amplification stage) and use it as a switch before I got the Pelican System Selector Pro.

[isiolia]

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?

What kind of inputs do you have to work with, and which cables are you trying to use for the PS3 and SNES? They don't share an optimal interface.

The coax ones...the NES is easy, as the RF switch is a pass-through for your antenna/cable. Channel 3 or 4 and you're set. The 2600, from what I've read, actually needs a manual switch because it doesn't output a signal that's strong enough to trigger an automatic one like the NES has.

A possible strategy for this is utilizing additional devices with tuners built into them, such as VCRs. For example, you could hook your NES up to the coax in on a VCR and run the composite out from the VCR to a switch. The VCR would need to be on, set to channel 3 or 4, and obviously not playing a tape, but otherwise it'll output the content it sees on the tuner over the composite out (and coax out for that matter).

I cant believe I cant find a good switch box.
It seems like a very common problem especially with the many gadgets available today, it should be available now more than ever. People have all kinds of things hooked up to their TVs

Many modern devices are HDMI based, which likely has a lot to do with AV switches becoming more of a specialty product.

[treepop]

I cant believe I cant find a good switch box.
It seems like a very common problem especially with the many gadgets available today, it should be available now more than ever. People have all kinds of things hooked up to their TVs

I think that for most people, and certainly where the majority of sales and money is, a standard home theater receiver / processor is more than sufficient. If you think about it, they are essentially switch boxes. I was going to get a Surround Sound Processor (a receiver without the amplification stage) and use it as a switch before I got the Pelican System Selector Pro.

Any recommendations on a receiver with SVideo/Composite/Component and 5+ inputs?

[RCBH928]

I cant believe I cant find a good switch box.
It seems like a very common problem especially with the many gadgets available today, it should be available now more than ever. People have all kinds of things hooked up to their TVs

Many modern devices are HDMI based, which likely has a lot to do with AV switches becoming more of a specialty product.

even as a specialty product it does not exist. Maybe something that is used in TV stations that costs a $1000