Post by: XboxforU on August 09, 2004, 09:31:00 PM
Post by: Mr Ed on August 09, 2004, 10:05:00 PM
| QUOTE (Nukie @ Aug 9 2004, 07:12 PM) |
| I just bought this TV: http://www.circuitci...9&oid=92345&m=0 It is great for the price, the only real shortcoming is that it only has one HDTV input. So I decided that I needed some type of component switch. I was looking at this: http://www.inoax.com...&RefTag=froogle Is this a good solution if I only need to switch between two things (ie Xbox and HD-cable) or should I go and get a dedicated switch? Since I dont have a home receiver, I am probably going to get the former, but is this a good cheap one, or can I do better? Thanks for any help. |
EDIT: Ok, It has 2 component video inputs. Here's my opinion...for $168 that's a good deal BUT if you are buying something for component video switching, always buy it with at least 1 input more than you need for that HD VCR or Blu Ray DVD player or HD Tivo PVR you add later. Otherwise, when you buy your next video component you'll be in this same situation only $168 poorer.
Post by: reactions on August 10, 2004, 01:05:00 AM
| QUOTE (XboxforU @ Aug 10 2004, 05:34 AM) |
| I have 4 component devices going to my tv through a receiver and tv inputs...but I only have 3 inputs tell u what i did...for one of the input I went and bought 3 $4.00 y rca plug splitters for the component cables from radio shack..worked great...hd signal coming from multiple boxes!!! Waste your money on something better..lol |
theres no way ur getting a great feed - ur breaking the connections way to much - there is a difference - i noticed just upgrading my xbox cables to 50 buck component cable - coloring was so much richer - pixels werent jittery. etc -
but thats ur eyes old man
hehe
Post by: XboxforU on August 10, 2004, 12:16:00 PM
my sony receiver can take in 2 hd components(cost 200 dollars)
my tv takes in two but one is my receiver= 3 hd inputs total...
unfortunately I have 4 hd devices by that tv so I got 3 y gold plugs an inch long since both hd inputs will not be on at once...there is absolutely no difference..how could there be...the cable is so short and if i notice anything I will insulate them...Im enjoying my Enter the matrix in 1080 and it looks great
lol
Post by: irfan on August 10, 2004, 12:36:00 PM
i have the red going to red, green to yellow, and blue to white. just make sure u use the same colors and they match up (however u feel like arranging them).. and for 20 bucks u have a decent switch.
maybe its not good enough for u but on my XGA projector it looks great. try it out for 20 bucks from walmart first,.. if its not good enough , return it and get something more expensive i guess.. but its worht a shot to save some money.
Post by: reactions on August 10, 2004, 02:51:00 PM
| QUOTE (XboxforU @ Aug 10 2004, 08:19 PM) |
| actually in my opinion it looks great with the 3 y plugs....the plugs are gold and so short that there is no difference...if ur worried just add some insulation around the y cable...there is no quality difference and im not an old man....you gotta be kidding me...an inch gold connectors with plenty of insulation and you think there is gonna be a difference...man everybody is paranoid about nothing...stupid people wasting 100's of dollars on moster cables when you can insulate cables better urself... my sony receiver can take in 2 hd components(cost 200 dollars) my tv takes in two but one is my receiver= 3 hd inputs total... unfortunately I have 4 hd devices by that tv so I got 3 y gold plugs an inch long since both hd inputs will not be on at once...there is absolutely no difference..how could there be...the cable is so short and if i notice anything I will insulate them...Im enjoying my Enter the matrix in 1080 and it looks great lol |
well theres ur problem - ur using a sony reciever - thats very limiting - im just kidding about the old man thing - but yes if ur eyes cant see the difference by all means keep the broken connections -
but do this test if u ever have the time - have a scene that has a lot of black -LOTR 2 towers - and play a scene - watch for the greys and blacks with ur splitting - now do a direct connection - i promise u will see a difference - sony or not
good luck
Post by: Mr Ed on October 27, 2004, 09:24:00 AM
This one is popular (high quality JVC under $90) (ACK! doesn't support optical digital audio connections):
http://www.svideo.com/com3.html
This one is also popular (I've been told can be found around $80) My fav. Supports 3 optical digital audio connections and 7 component video inputs:
http://www.the-conso...em_selector.htm
This one is cheap ($63) but no audio switching, just video:
http://www.ramelectr...omp-vid-sw.html
Super cheap one (under $40) but doesn't have any optical digital audio connections
http://www.the-conso...em_selector.htm
I had nothing but trouble with this one and eventually returned it. I believe it was due to the auto switching feature which sounded cool, if it had only worked:
http://www.smarthome.com/7772.html
I know nothing about these:
http://www.dealtime...._Video_Selector super cheap...around $25..haven't heard great things...don't know if it supports optical digital audio connections.
http://www.fcsurplus...exd.asp?id=6669 super cheap...around $30...can't tell if it supports optical digital audio connections but probably not at this price.
http://www.inday.com/ Some have remotes, also has distribution amps.
some of the more expensive ones
http://www.avlinx.com/ (has a remote) Very nice, but high priced at $300. Supports 4 component inputs and 4 optical digital audio connections.
http://www.svideo.com/jxs555.html (High quality JVC and has a remote but over priced at $500+ and only has 2 component video inputs.)
http://www.avdeals.c...tors/JXS777.htm
http://www.avdeals.c...ectors/HDS4.htm
http://www.avdeals.c...tors/HDS4.2.htm
http://www.avdeals.c.../HDS4.2-232.htm
One thing to look for is to make sure it also switched optical digital audio. Some of these only switch video (which may be ok depending on your setup).
Post by: spillage on October 27, 2004, 04:06:00 PM
Post by: Mr Ed on October 28, 2004, 09:20:00 AM
| QUOTE (spillage @ Oct 27 2004, 04:09 PM) |
| I built a very simple YUV switcher for a client a while back. It was nothing ore than medical grade sealed low current switching relays, specifically designed to switch low impedance video signals. The benefits are simple. You get to make it, for little money and it ain't no big deal when you want to change it. |
Way cool. I don't suppose you could share any schematics and part numbers? Pictures?
Post by: spillage on October 28, 2004, 04:48:00 PM
Post by: potna on November 24, 2004, 12:04:00 AM
i have 4 boxes (and four tv's) all modded with nice hd's full of my backed up games...
i have logitech wireless controllers
i bascailly play/use 2 boxes (because of my apartment setup, the other 2 are set up on 2 tiny 5 inch lcd's for modding and backing up purposes...ie cant realy play on those small tvs, just for quick viewing)
i have found that its easier to play my backups as opposed to diggin into my game library on the shelf (yes i am lazzy)
i use the pelican game/channel selector (total of 4, one per tv)...as i have alot of av stuff like n64, ps1, gc, dc, vcrs dvd...not to mention alot of xboxs come to my place for modding and sytem linking, as i have a nice 10/100 16port switch for networking, and i can at a push of a button (on the channel selector) switch between boxes and or other devices ........ect etc........
well i had the bright idea of hey i am lazzy lets see if i can split and run av cables all over my apt to facilitate my being able to "play the xbox in the other room on this tv" by pushing the right button and moving the the wireless controller transciever (or what ever its called) as i have diff backups on diff boxes
well this worked in concept but i am losing video quality....
but....it works and works pretty good. the video degrade is not enough to deter me at this point....but i am looking for ideas here...as i of course want it so i can play any box at any tv...well mainly at the 2 main tvs...dont care so much about the lcds so much...
i have found that over short...very shorts runs...(less than a foot) i can split the composite av with no noticable loss of quality...but when i jump to 8 ft or so its gets real ugly..
perhaps i should mention that these pelican sytem/channel selector has 2 outputs, one is coaxial and is run into the back of the tv..the other output is composite (rca) and runs into the other room into another system selector then to the tv...this works well as i said infact most people dont even notice the diff
i know this is alot to picture as i got confused just trying to dream up this idea..
i know that want i want is possible, as department stores do this..with their tv display setups..note most of their tv's are all on the same channel...but i want multiple inputs as well and i dont have much money to work with...
ideas would be appreciated...
Post by: Mr Ed on November 24, 2004, 09:45:00 AM
Lastly I didn't fully understand if you are using RCA, S-Video, or coax (i.e. cable TV type) connectors for video.
Post by: socrates on November 24, 2004, 09:55:00 AM
Post by: potna on November 25, 2004, 10:03:00 AM
and 4 out puts..ill probably buy one and test it.....
Post by: rockstardaddy on January 09, 2005, 08:02:00 PM
http://www.radioshac.....ct_id=274-881
or something like these...
http://www.radioshac.....ct_id=42-2608
Has anyone done this? I dont' think it would really lose any quility since I"m not splitting the signal really. Anyone?
Post by: celinedrules on January 09, 2005, 08:11:00 PM
Post by: Trevante on January 09, 2005, 09:48:00 PM
Go to your local walmart. They should have something just like that, but with component video ports.
Post by: Mr Ed on January 10, 2005, 10:02:00 AM
Post by: Mr Ed on January 10, 2005, 10:27:00 AM
QUOTE(rockstardaddy @ Jan 10 2005, 08:59 AM)
Yeah, I haven't found anything like that, that will still be capable of HD for under like $90. Anyone else have any ideas?
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Title: Component Switch
Post by: twistedsymphony on August 01, 2005, 02:53:00 PM
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Ideally I'd like something with 7 or 8 component video/analog and digital audio inputs
currently I have:
Xbox (modded)
Xbox (unmodded for live)
PS2
PS1
GameCube
Dreamcast
I plan on building an HTPC within the next year as well as picking up a 360 (though I suppose the 360 can take the place of the unmodded Xbox) then who knows about HD-DVD or BRD players or other next gen consoles like the Revolution or the PS3... All of which I'll be using component or better to interface with my Projector.
With the exception of the Dreamcast (which has VGA out) all of the above have component outputs
My Projector Has a VGA port that can also accept RGB/Component signals
I'm looking for something in the sub $100 range, IR control is preferred but not necessary... anything over $100... I can get up and swap the cables myself
Spillage.... you do great A/V work... you ever write up that stuff about the switcher you built? I'd be all for building my own because then I can get exactly what I want
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Title: Component Switch
Post by: deacon187 on August 01, 2005, 07:13:00 PM
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, but it switches 8 channels 7 on the back and one in a flip down cover on the front, all 8 include composite video / composite audio/Svid/component vid and 3 ports on the back also switch spdif and ether net so its perfect for xbox and ps2 or even putting your pc up on your big screen. only bad thing is that youd have to have the xbox button pushed when ftping, so i just have the ether net going to my router and not the switch
i forgot the name of it but if you search best buy for switchers its bound to pop up
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Title: Component Switch
Post by: twistedsymphony on August 03, 2005, 02:15:00 PM
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it didn't come up in my search (probably because I was looking for relays because that's what he said he used here).
Post by: twistedsymphony on August 01, 2005, 02:53:00 PM
Ideally I'd like something with 7 or 8 component video/analog and digital audio inputs
currently I have:
Xbox (modded)
Xbox (unmodded for live)
PS2
PS1
GameCube
Dreamcast
I plan on building an HTPC within the next year as well as picking up a 360 (though I suppose the 360 can take the place of the unmodded Xbox) then who knows about HD-DVD or BRD players or other next gen consoles like the Revolution or the PS3... All of which I'll be using component or better to interface with my Projector.
With the exception of the Dreamcast (which has VGA out) all of the above have component outputs
My Projector Has a VGA port that can also accept RGB/Component signals
I'm looking for something in the sub $100 range, IR control is preferred but not necessary... anything over $100... I can get up and swap the cables myself
Spillage.... you do great A/V work... you ever write up that stuff about the switcher you built? I'd be all for building my own because then I can get exactly what I want
Post by: deacon187 on August 01, 2005, 07:13:00 PM
, but it switches 8 channels 7 on the back and one in a flip down cover on the front, all 8 include composite video / composite audio/Svid/component vid and 3 ports on the back also switch spdif and ether net so its perfect for xbox and ps2 or even putting your pc up on your big screen. only bad thing is that youd have to have the xbox button pushed when ftping, so i just have the ether net going to my router and not the switch i forgot the name of it but if you search best buy for switchers its bound to pop up
Post by: twistedsymphony on August 03, 2005, 02:15:00 PM
it didn't come up in my search (probably because I was looking for relays because that's what he said he used here).