RMD: Component switcher

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:56 am 0

I need a component switcher for my Wii and XBox 360 but I want to spend as little as possible but still have no image degradation. I just want a switcher though. Not a full surround receiver. Preferably something less than 100 quid and not made by Joytech.

Does anyone have anything to recommend. Must be UK based.

TT · Post by TT » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:11 am 0

I'm not one for putting cheap branded crap under my telly, and I was fearful of the Joytech thing, but I can confirm you have absolutely nothing to worry about. For 80 notes, it is a well built, good quality thing.

TT

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:15 am 0

I'm more worried about all the reports of problems with the Wii and the Joytech switcher.

Has anyone tried one of these things? What's the image degradation like?

Al · Post by Al » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:36 am 0

HGFB wrote:I'm more worried about all the reports of problems with the Wii and the Joytech switcher.

Has anyone tried one of these things? What's the image degradation like?

I've got one of those, and shortly after trying it I went and ordered one of these instead as it degraded the signal a fair ol' bit (this is on a 50 inch display mind). The BT947 does a much better job.

Edit: oh and I've not had any problems with the Wii connected via the BT947.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:37 am 0

Did you buy it from that website? How fast do they deliver?

Al · Post by Al » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:38 am 0

HGFB wrote:Did you buy it from that website? How fast do they deliver?

Yup - think I got it within a week.

TT · Post by TT » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:40 am 0

No probs here with the Wii and the Joytech thing. You can adjust the output settings on the Wii via component anyway if you have probs.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:41 am 0

TT wrote:No probs here with the Wii and the Joytech thing. You can adjust the output settings on the Wii via component anyway if you have probs.

I thought the problem with the joytechs and the Wii was weird picture interference (Posted in another thread). There's not a lot you can do on the Wii to fix that.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:43 am 0

Err. Is this what I think it is?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-n-4 ... -1smg.html

oxo · Post by **oxo** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:45 am 0

Posted this in another thread. I got one of these Yamaha Amps
from Richer Sounds. Â£150 so may be a little high for you, but I can
definately recommend it and its a good buy. It has so many inputs
that all my consoles are plugged into it. Also you get all the sound
features thrown in, 5.1 Dolby Digital and Prologic 1 and 2.

http://www.richersounds.co.uk/showprodu ... AMA-RXV359

The ghost of raids past · Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:46 am 0

HGFB wrote:Err. Is this what I think it is?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-n-4 ... -1smg.html

Its a 3 way console to component switch. The only problem with it is you would have to fumble around the back of the consoles to switch inputs and it makes the assumption that you stack all 3 consoles next to each other.

Its also a tad on the cheap side which makes me wonder at the purity of the signal path

Al · Post by Al » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:50 am 0

HGFB wrote:Err. Is this what I think it is?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-n-4 ... -1smg.html

I've also got the 1st version of that (360, PS2 and Xbox 1) and it's rubbish. The quality for the PS2 and Xbox was okay, but the 360 quality was way below the cable that came with the console. Plus you don't get optical out for the Xbox 1. You might be able to tell that I've gone through a lot of configurations here

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:53 am 0

Three of these?

Cost about a quid each off ebay. Apparently they do the trick but obviously it means only one box turned on at once and only good for two boxes.

TT · Post by TT » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:57 am 0

I thought the problem with the joytechs and the Wii was weird picture interference (Posted in another thread). There's not a lot you can do on the Wii to fix that.

I've not experienced any of that at all.

matt303 · Post by **matt303** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:57 am 0

Very likely to degrade the signal a lot with an incorrectly terminated length of wire hanging off the connection and worse than that voltages being applied to the not powered output stages of the other console, BAD BAD BAD do not do.