YPbPr RGB (component switcher)
Hey I am wondering if anyone can suggest a component switcher for my CRT tv. I have the genesis HD retrovision cables and the snes ones and hopefully more as they make them for more systems. my tv only has one port.. would these work or is there a better option:
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-103027-4-Port-Component-Learning/dp/B001TK9SEE?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B001TK9SEE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231626953552?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-103027-4-Port-Component-Learning/dp/B001TK9SEE?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B001TK9SEE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231626953552?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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I bought this piece of crap around a year ago and it works fine.
https://www.amazon.com/GE-73344-Switch-Electronic-Component/dp/B003ANXHWM
Google the "Pelican system selector Pro". ... I've had mine for over a decade, and it's still going strong... Only has 8 component ports
I'd like to upgrade my Pelican HD-970 passive 4-port (3 component + 1 composite) switch to an 8-port component switch (powered preferably), but the only switches I can find still manufactured are 4-port. Is the Pelican System Selector Pro 1.0/2.0 really the only option that is reasonably priced (<$100)? Is an Extron matrix the next best thing? Would daisy-chaining 2x4-port powered component video switches have any signal degradation or input lag?
Current setup details:
Sony Trinitron SD CRT (1 component input)
1 Pelican HD-970 component switch
6 component-video 240/480p consoles (SNES, N64, Genesis, PC Engine, Wii, PS2)
no AV receiver
Although the switch is named HD-970, there's absolutely no HD inputs (720p/1080p HDMI) on this switch or my TV. The consoles I have hooked up are all 240p/480p (SNES, N64, Genesis, PC Engine, Wii, PS2).
Let me clear up the confusion. Pelican definitely marketed it as an HD switch and component was definitely the standard for carrying HD back then. HD isn't digital-only and 1080p isn't even part of the HDTV spec (720p/1080i). According to that AVSForum analysis, your PS2's HD output will suffer when connected through it (may be hard to notice). Yes, I said "your PS2's HD output." Many PS2 games had 720p or 1080i HD modes. There was even an unofficial disc to force other games to run in HD, which many did with surprisingly few issues. The XBOX HD AV Pack was component too. The PS3 even supports 1080p over component and Sony continued selling multi-out component cables for it. For years component was the only way to get HD video from a standard XBOX 360, even with HD-DVD. HD-DVD had already lost the format war by the time the 360 was capable of playing it with HDMI.
When that Pelican switch was made HDMI hadn't been agreed on so some HDTVs had FireWire/i.Link and component, other HDTVs had DVI and component, and most HDTVs had component and no digital video input. It wasn't just XBOX and PS2: If you had a DTheater DVHS player or an HD upscaling DVD player or an HTPC with a GTX 6600 or a satellite box or an external HDTV tuner or an HD cable box, then you were probably using component to connect to your HDTV at 720p/1080i. That's why this switch's HD performance was a big let-down.
That said, it's fine for SD. You may notice problems when you play 1080i PS2 games through it, unfortunately.
https://www.amazon.com/C2G-40697-Component-TOSLINK-Selector/dp/B000S1CEQ4
I was thinking about trying to score a used one (or Pelican Pro 8 port) for cheap on eBay.
Edit: I found a couple on eBay, although they're not complete/boxed versions of the unit.
The Joytech ControlCenter 240C is the one that I've been using successfully for years. The only issue I ever had out of it (and I don't believe it had anything to do with the selector itself) was that my Wii refused to share ports with any other system, whether connected via component or composite/RCA; when it was plugged in, I would get a mono video signal with a lot of snow and distortion, whereas plugging it into the TV directly would clear everything up immediately. Someone did a complete review/rundown of it here if you want to check it out. I don't know how easy this particular model would be to come by these days, but if you're looking for something that's absolutely fully function (supports ethernet [inputs 1-3 only], digital optical audio [inputs 1-4 only], s-video, component & composite, etc.) I'd recommend checking it out.
Pretty sure I have one in the box somewhere. Think I found it open box at Best Buy with no cables ~2007.
Zektor HDS4.1 / HDS4.2 (depending on your needs)
or
Zektor CVS4 (this is the better model, but more expensive and rarer than the HDS's)
These can be used for component, rgbhv, composite, stereo rca audio, SPDIF and toslink.
The Joytech ControlCenter 240C is the one that I've been using successfully for years. The only issue I ever had out of it (and I don't believe it had anything to do with the selector itself) was that my Wii refused to share ports with any other system, whether connected via component or composite/RCA; when it was plugged in, I would get a mono video signal with a lot of snow and distortion, whereas plugging it into the TV directly would clear everything up immediately. Someone did a complete review/rundown of it here if you want to check it out. I don't know how easy this particular model would be to come by these days, but if you're looking for something that's absolutely fully function (supports ethernet [inputs 1-3 only], digital optical audio [inputs 1-4 only], s-video, component & composite, etc.) I'd recommend checking it out.
Edit: I found a couple on eBay, although they're not complete/boxed versions of the unit.
I forgot about those JoyTech selectors. I'll have to add those to the potential buy list.
The ones I can recommend:
Zektor HDS4.1 / HDS4.2 (depending on your needs)
or
Zektor CVS4 (this is the better model, but more expensive and rarer than the HDS's)
These can be used for component, rgbhv, composite, stereo rca audio, SPDIF and toslink.
Those look good, but only have 4 component inputs which seems to be the max you can buy new nowadays without spending $400 on a shinybow matrix