I was wandering around a worstbuy or something the other day when I saw the Pelican System Selector Pro which has 8 inputs (7 on the back). I think it will do everything you need, except it does not have a remote control. Looks like it is going for around $70, here's a link to it at wal-mart, their price is competitive with the others in froogle. You might even find it in store and save on shipping.Originally posted by Yefim
Since we are on the Home Theater subject... can anyone recommend affordable video/audio switch? I am looking for something that will take several component type inputs (dvd player, xbox, HTPC, etc.) and will have one (or more) component output to a TV. If it has audio input/output it would be a plus but not required - I can do that through my receiver. I'd like it to have a remote control as well for convenience, but it is not required either. Anyone can recommend something good?
A year ago or so and something like this would have cost $300 easy. I haven't seen any analysis of signal attenuation or even claimed bandwidth, but if you buy it at wal-mart, online or brick&mortar you can always return it to the store if it sucks.
EDIT: I looked around somewhere and it sounds like the bandwidth on the Pelican might not be so hot. This zektor claims to have enough bandwidth and does "use" a remote control, but it only switches video, not audio.
This thread is pretty interesting, there is a post about halfway through where a guy opened is receiver and noticed the s-video and composite video switching was purely relay based, so theoretically it has unlimited bandwidth. He found some s-video to rca cables and used the s-video plus composite video ports on his receiver to switch the component video signals. Seems very pleased with it. If it works for your system, that would clearly be the best way to go and the cheapest too.
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