HD System Selector (4-consoles)
Pelican's HD System Selector is the ultimate control device for all your gaming systems and your home video setup. It lets you switch easily between your DVD, Xbox, GameCube and Playstation, just by touching a button. The HD also supports the latest technologies, with inputs for AV, S-Video, Component and Ethernet connections.
HD System Selector (4-consoles) Accessories
 Wii HD Component Cable
Wii Remote Controller
Wii Nunchuk Controller
Official Wii Component Video Cable
Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
Super Mario Galaxy
PlayStation 3 Component AV Cable
Wii Play with Wii Remote
Halo 3
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
HD System Selector (4-consoles) Reviews
Its nice to not have to plug it into the wall, and very easy to switch between sources. Works as advertised with no hassle.
So I took mine apart and found that many of the solder points were disconnected from the mainboard of the device. Completely faulty soldering. Turns out the plug to the video was loose. I then found out that many of the plugs were loose. Mine was out of warranty and the composite video started to become flaky.
I guess you'd have to take a risk. If you are looking for a system selector, you have found it. If all that matters to you is that it is an easy way to change systems, and quality is not lost, then you have clicked on the right item.
I know I would. But, what kind of person would play their PS3 on a regular TV. Just buy this selector if you need one.
OK. However, I cannot say whether or not it works with high def systems like the PS3. It is a basic system selector, and will work with basic TVs, but I fear it won't work with high def TVs.
Ok, first of all the item is not as bad as some of these reviewers have written. you're not going to notice the loss. My only physical complaint about the unit is that it only has 3 component inputs and not 4 of them. it's worth the money. The fourth input is composite/s-video, though, and better than most switches composite-only fourth port.
The lack of completeness on the nameplates for the front is the only packaging complaint of mine. which is what I need. not a processor. It's 20 bucks. That said you will have about a 0.5% signal loss (about a dB in signal) going through the unit. I dropped mine on a concrete floor while moving and it took it smiling. If you're worried about signal loss then you can go ahead and buy one of the state of the art combiners and signal regenerators that will give you the best possible picture on a single mixed-down set of outputs. it's a switchbox.
If the console and TV aren't configured correctly it will look very bad. At any rate. All the box is is a physical switcher. worse than the alloys they use on this stuff nowdays, even.
If you can afford the TV that would make a noticeable difference in this then you can afford to not bargain bin on your cables and switches anyways. Both work flawlessly. If you take care of your stuff you won't have that problem anyways). not 120. wire for wire. (gold plated connectors are just an excuse to charge you more. Unless you have a really nice HD TV and know where every pixel on the screen is going to be and at what time.
I'll be buying a third and fourth one of these to handle the mix-down of the few consoles I'm adding in the future as they do not make, currently, a 12 port component switch. gold is actually a worse conductor than copper is. Here's the skinny. The guy who says it doesn't should try fiddling with his settings. and a solid one at that.
It does work in HD. Most people that will use these are hardcore enthusiasts that will likely still have some of the older systems. it just doesn't corrode. I went out of my way to get a second one as I have NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox360, and a PS2 with a PS3 in the pipe.
I needed an inexpensive video selector that works with component connections and this was just what I needed. The bonus cables made it a great value too. The right price; does the right job. The slightest fault might be that the connections and bonus cables are not gold plated, but this wasn't used on higher end equipment so there was no noticeable visual or audio degradation.
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