11-14-2003, 06:19 PM
no no, it doesn't work like that.
Provided the TV set allows for it, the selector can be connected to the TV one way or all ways. My set, for example, allows for coax (standard cable), svideo, composite and component. Currently, Ive got the cable box connected 2 ways : with component (for the high def channels) and with S-vid cables (for the regular channels). When I wanna watch CSI in high def, I gotta change the tv setting to Input 5 (which is one of the 2 component inputs). When Im done, I go back to regular tv (Input 1).
The idea is to hook this thing up to your TV every possible way, and then run the consoles/peripherals into it any way you see fit. So if I hook up my xbox via component, when I play I need to use a component input mode - if I use the PS2 via svid, I can use one of the S-vid inputs, etc. It just saves the trouble of going behind the tv and switching console cables.
it doesnt convert svid or composite to component, i dont think theres anything like that since component video is at a much higher bandwidth.
Provided the TV set allows for it, the selector can be connected to the TV one way or all ways. My set, for example, allows for coax (standard cable), svideo, composite and component. Currently, Ive got the cable box connected 2 ways : with component (for the high def channels) and with S-vid cables (for the regular channels). When I wanna watch CSI in high def, I gotta change the tv setting to Input 5 (which is one of the 2 component inputs). When Im done, I go back to regular tv (Input 1).
The idea is to hook this thing up to your TV every possible way, and then run the consoles/peripherals into it any way you see fit. So if I hook up my xbox via component, when I play I need to use a component input mode - if I use the PS2 via svid, I can use one of the S-vid inputs, etc. It just saves the trouble of going behind the tv and switching console cables.
it doesnt convert svid or composite to component, i dont think theres anything like that since component video is at a much higher bandwidth.