Anybody have any experience with this splitter? After doing some research it seems to be made by a company called bandridge. But still couldn't find much. http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Way-Scart...ion_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item565c0e51eb Finding a decent splitter seems to be somewhat difficult for the US folks. I would consider buying a hama 4 way from wolfsoft.de but shipping gets up there and I'm not fond of mailing a check out. Anybody know of another source for the hama? I might make a WTB thread in the classifieds. So if anybody has anything good for sale, keep on a look out Thanks Dan
The thing you have to be careful about is that many SCART splitters sold from the UK do not pass full RGB through. This happened to me twice, they only did composite and S-Video. This despite having RGB in the listing and the sellers swearing it did RGB. The problem is that the sellers are conflating RGB with SCART, as if everything that uses SCART is therefore RGB. http://www.videogameperfection.com/av-gear/scart-switch-roundup/ Read that page, and you'll find the only attainable option are the HAMA ones. They are gigantic though. I would love to get the Mad Catz selector, but they are impossible to find.
That's an interesting link! I don't have any experience with that specific bandridge one (though I recall I had other bandridge stuff, no complaints there). I have one of those HAMA models, but I experience quality loss with that one :/ You might want to try to look for a Joytech AV Control Center? Version 1 had 4 SCARTs and 4 opticals, version 2 had 5 SCARTs, 2 opticals and 2 ethernet, if I recall correctly. Mind you there was a SCART version and a Component version of those AV selectors. Just checked Amazon UK, there also a MadCatz version is listed (exact same model, perhaps they took over later?). I also came across it in an other rebrand, I think it was Marquant. Ah, even found an English review: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_avcontrolcentre
Joytech AV Control Center is pretty expensive I think, and is powered requiring a power strip outlet most of us probably don't have free!
The unpowered (passive) switches are notorious for signal loss and degradation which is unfortunate. I'm starting to think a no compromises scart switch simply cannot be done cheaply.
RetroSwim DIY'd an ace RGB switchbox - not sure how much the components set him back but it certainly looked nice! Reminds me that I should stop spending money on games so I can buy up enough components for my monster switch box project
AWESOME! I'm going the DIY route. Already figured out most of the parts I need. I'm going to base it off RetroSwims design minus the PI though. I'll post up some progress in a new thread!
Nice, will be awesome to see how yours turns out! I'm still debating whether to jump and learn to code something or use a couple of ICs to take care of it. If going for the former, I guess I could go down the PI/Arduino/something else route. Damn decisions!!!
Yeah, I considered using a pi but I don't want the added cost. So I'm just going to go with a basic rotary dial with leds on the front to show which input is selected. I'm also going to throw in my scart to hdmi convertor. The box will have 10 scart inputs with hdmi out. I found the perfect box at my local electronics shop today. Its about the size of a 24 port rackmount switch thats plastic. Now I just have to wait on all the other parts. I think I can get this project done for under 60-70 bucks. (minus the scart to hdmi)
