Crappy composite switch-box aside, why do people wrap cords around controllers? That's a certain way to destroy it. I've seen bunch of controllers with wrecked insulation and connection problems because of this. Not to mention that cord always twists and wraps around when you try to untangle that mess. And it takes forever to get it right after a single "wrapping session". Every time I see anyone do this I cringe. Am I the only one?
I usually leave a good 6 inches of cord from the controller out unwrapped, then loosely wrap the rest of the cable around the controller. I do this to prevent all the cables from turning into a giant mess. When I'm ready to play I hang the controller over a door or something tall and let it relax a bit.
I don't do that, I just leave them stretched out and all over the place! Lmao. But what do you do instead Shendo?
I wrap the cable separately from the controller, like I would with any other kind of cable. They do get tangled up sometimes, but not as much as they would if I wrapped them around the controllers.
I pack the cords how they were from the factory. Around the controller is fine, just as long as you don't do it too tight. Xbox controllers suffer from this so badly.
No doubt, I just gave one of mine away, I did recently recieve a woody over a Steel Battalion controller I found on Craigslist. No you're not, this is my biggest gaming pet peeve in fact!
Haha, I love the OP's enthusiasm. I remember the joy of switching from RF to A/V connectors when I got my own 20" Sony Trinitron TV twelve years ago... a nice upgrade frome an early 1990's RF-only Magnavox. From then on, I was hooked on dedicated video inputs! You should def get an S-Video switchbox if your display supports the input. Heck you may even wish to up the ante and check out various video output mods http://www.gamesx.com/ provides a good resource.
I think some of the criticism is because composite is not the best signal by any means. Older consoles, where applicable, look better in RGB, or s-video in the US where RGB is a little scarce. More modern consoles benefit from component or HDMI. Similarly, cheap switch boxes can introduce interference. So using a cheap composite switch box may be convenient, but it's far from the best way to play your games. You would be better off getting s-video cables and an s-video switch box, as 1080Peter said. RGB may be a step too far for you, as you don't seem to worry too much about the quality of the picture. As for wrapping cables around controllers, it's a big no-no. You should preferably wrap them separately in a coil, then tie the coil together with something, like those Velcro cable ties. Where I worked, we insisted on this, as we saw too many controllers broken by the cable being wrapped around them. However, we would then hang them off a hook by the coil. Perhaps not the best idea, although the coil takes the strain, I guess.
Yes this box thing does have S-video but I dont have cords. Of course i use HDMI for my newer consoles because I have them everywhere.
RGB -> PVM: Char-Grilled Prime Filet Mingon S-Video-> SDTV: Wendy's Composite -> SDTV: McDonalds Some people wouldn't be caught dead near a McDonalds but McD is cheap and it's everywhere.
A video switch box is a handy thing, especially if you don't want to wear out the plugs on your tv. You could've saved a few bucks using Amazon via gift card, but hey you did what you had to do. However, the most important thing you must know. Don't buy your cables from Radioshack. They will rip you off. You can get it cheaper at the dollar store, or even the thrift store. $2 gets me a 6 foot S-video or 12 foot RCA cable.
I still have all my switchboxes, it's great when you are too lazy to hook everything up each time!!!!! Just click and play!!!!! Haha!!!!!
