RMD: Component switcher

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:12 pm 0

Apparently these are the best switcher, only one extra input though but you can daisy chain them. Â£55 each so not cheap at all but certainly within your budget.

http://www.js-technology.com/product_in ... f514228d09

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:15 pm 0

TT wrote:
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.

I have, and still am.

Joytech are still working on it, though last time I spoke to them they still had no idea what the issue was even though they were able to duplicate it!

I have a feeling it actually might be certain Wiis that are at fault but only having one Wii I can't really do much testing.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:18 pm 0

Ooo ta for that disciple.

Â£55 isn't too bad I reckon.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:27 pm 0

It's auto switching so you can just stick it out of the way and forget about it. The folks on avforums seem to like it and "What Home Cinema Award Winner 2006". Â£55 though for one extra input.

Plus you'll need to factor in cable costs too.

TT · Post by TT » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:51 pm 0

disciple wrote: I have, and still am. Confused Joytech are still working on it, though last time I spoke to them they still had no idea what the issue was even though they were able to duplicate it!

I have a feeling it actually might be certain Wiis that are at fault but only having one Wii I can't really do much testing.
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Disciple, don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but have you played with the settings within the Wii itself?

Wii options - settings - screen - tv type

Play with those.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:15 pm 0

Yeah been through the resolutions.

The problem mainly occurs in 480p and manifests as a whole screen, very fast, left right flicker by around 5 pixels, it only occurs on very white screens like the Wii OS screen but not on darker screens. For instance I can play Zelda with no issue (haven't got to the snow section yet). Also this only occurs in 480p, 576i & 480i don't do this.

In 480i I get a different problem (probably related though) where the top fifth of the screen distorts, pulling to the left, again this only seems to happen on very white screens.

In 576i I can just about make out the same effect as in 480i but it's greatly reduced and hardly noticable.

I also had issue with certain channels not working at all in (I think 576i), for instance the Mii channel would just blank the screen but for some reason it doesn't seem to be doing this now, maybe that was fixed when I switch to an official component cable over the madcatz.

I don't get any of this when I plug the Wii directly into my telly which seems to indicate that its the Joytech that's at fault but since my XBox 1 through the same setup as the Wii doesn't do this and that I've heard of people having similar issues when plugging a Wii directly into their TV and have also read people with the same problem using a different brand of component switch I'm thinking it's possible that certain batches of Wii are outputting a slightly out of spec signal which most equipment can cope with but some things cannot, but what do I know.

All I know is that Joytech say they can duplicate it but have no idea what it is, they tell me they're liasing with Nintendo on a solution. *shrugs* mine just doesn't work properly, that all I can say really.

TT · Post by TT » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:39 pm 0

Very weird - like I say, I see none of that at all on any resolutions.

One question - what resolution should I be using? - don't see a lot of difference between any of them.

T

Marizu · Post by **Marizu** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:40 am 0

The ghost of raids past wrote:
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

I got one of the XCM cables for the 360 that allowed you to switch VGA, Component, SVideo, Composite but the output quality wasn't as good as the MS cables. I had some slight ghosting.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:05 am 0

disciple wrote:It's auto switching so you can just stick it out of the way and forget about it. The folks on avforums seem to like it and "What Home Cinema Award Winner 2006". Â£55 though for one extra input. Plus you'll need to factor in cable costs too.

The JS-Technology stuff is great.

I've not used this particular unit, but have several other devices of theirs for various conversion and switiching and their stuff has been amongst the best I've tried.

oxo · Post by **oxo** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:18 am 0

Not sure if im being stupid here. Disciple you keep mentioning a
setting of 576i on the wii, but I don't see that option, all I see
is 480p and 480i with my component cable. Am I missing something
here?

Thanks

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:21 am 0

US Wii perhaps?

oxo · Post by **oxo** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:35 am 0

Ah yes it is a US Wii. Why doesn't that have that option?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:36 am 0

Because 567i is Pal.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:21 pm 0

My switcher arrived today and to be perfectly honest I'm not seeing any picture degradation. Even close up.

I got one of these from Ebay

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:21 pm 0

Well my component switch is going back tomorrow. I phoned Joytech today and sorted it out, basically they still don't have a solution but they are planning on making a device that sits between the Wii and switchbox that sorts the issue out which they'll distribute for free to any 245c owners affected.

I'm not wanting to wait another 3+ months though for this to happen so sorted a refund with the retailer (gameplay.co.uk) who will refund me the full amount paid including postage and also pay for return postage of the "faulty" switch.

Meanwhile I'll go back to using my previous switch :

which for the money it cost is bloody decent and at least works properly.