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Do S video switch boxes exist?

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I have an old but beloved Mitsubishi 3503 that only has one S input. What do I do in a case where I have three potential S sources ? (Web TV, Laserdisc, DVD) If a switch box exists, where do I find one, and how much are they? How short do they make S cables? All replies greatly appreciated.

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Re: Do S video switch boxes exist? Yes Indeed! Marsalone 20:10:36 04/19/01 (0)
I've had the same problems... ...one S-Video input on my 27" Philips ready to be filled with DishNetwork, Laserdisc, and videogames.
Sony makes a manual switch box with four inputs. Each section has S-Video, Stereo Audio and Composite Video inputs.
It cost about $30 from Radio Shack. I also think Circuit City now has a similar switch box by some other company and it is maybe around $20 or so.
I don't really notice any degradation.
Ciao,
Daniel
Here's a solution for $11 YPrPb 16:39:24 04/17/01 (0)
pccables.com has an S-video AB switch for $11. It's a very inexpensive solution if you don't mind standing up and walking over to make the switch.
- AB switch
Re: Do S video switch boxes exist? Illustrator 18:22:40 04/16/01 (0)
I had the same problem with my 35" ProScan. I've seen a switch boxe at Goodguys, I didn't like it-badley designed and exspensive. I wanted an SVHS player anyway, so I got a JVC with multible inputs. It works for me, but I guess the proper way is to use an A/V receiver, unless it's a few years old, like mine and has no Svideo jacks.
Re: Do S video switch boxes exist? Illustrator 18:20:58 04/16/01 (0)
I had the same problem with my 35" ProScan. I've seen a switch boxe at Goodguys, I didn't like it-badley designed and exspensive. I wanted an SVHS player anyway, so I got a JVC with multible inputs. It works for me, but I guess the proper way is to use an A/V receiver, unless it's a few years old, like mine and has Svideo jacks.
Re: Do S video switch boxes exist? db 23:08:31 04/15/01 (0)
here is another source to check out.
--db
- http://www.markertek.com
Re: Do S video switch boxes exist? Fish 13:13:13 04/15/01 (0)
If you have a current HT AV Receiver you should definitely run all your video sources into it and utilize it's video switching g ability.
If this is not the case you can try something like the RS link below, but I know nothing of the signal degradation you'll get and it's not remote capable.
- http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog_name=CTLG&category_name=CTLG_002_002_001_000&product_id=15-1966&MSCSProfile=745D84CBF04D14A48AA6FF9C89D722C036698F129F4C93D891A07105F1015CEB4C6BCD8DEC5AE5EA7D4B5B52C206DE0252D40EE138DC7ADEBA9825156

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