Component Cable Switch
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Walmart sells a Philips one, it runs $20. I've had it for more than a year and it's great.
It does composite, component, and s-video.
EDIT: This is what it looks like:
http://www.amazon.com/High-Definition-HDTV-4-Way-Switcher/dp/B000BVIBGI
It does composite, component, and s-video.
EDIT: This is what it looks like:
http://www.amazon.com/High-Definition-HDTV-4-Way-Switcher/dp/B000BVIBGI
I realize that, but read the thread before you flame. There is a link to the monoprice component switch in there.
:roll:
They are both analog connections, that travel through the same exact wire. A switch for a component connection will work perfectly with a composite one, and vice versa.
I have the component switch that was linked to above, and I no longer use it. The problem I had with it is that it will ONLY put out the same signal that goes in. So, if you plug in an RCA device and a Component device, and then run component out to your TV, only the component device will work through the switch. This will not change an RCA in to a component out, or vice versa.
But if ALL you have is component connections going in, then it would work just fine.
But if ALL you have is component connections going in, then it would work just fine.
So the composite switch can handle component even though composite uses 1 plug and component uses 3? How does the switch magically know to do this?
A component and composite cable are pretty identical except for the red and white cables have a different capacitance between the center conductor and the shield for audio. You can use a composite cable as component and 9 out of 10 joeblows can't tell the difference.
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You can do Composite + Audio (3 RCA connections in, 3 RCA connections out)
OR
You can do Component + no audio (3 RCA connections in, 3 RCA connections out)
Component video caples are 75ohm and at least the video cable for a composite switch should be 75ohm. Hopefully the audio likes are 75ohm as well.
Component switch doing composite + audio will work.
Composite + audio switch doing Component will work but the only issue might be if the audio switching is not up to spec. It will likely still work fine though.
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