Needing a 2nd Composite in on my tv

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  1. BasiliskFang

    BasiliskFang Member

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    Sylvania/Funai LC220SL1 22 inch class
    The inputs are very weird:
    1 3.5mm audio out
    1 RCA or S-video
    2 HDMI (1 with RCA audio)
    1 Component
    1 VGA (and 3.5mm in)
    1 RF
    1 Digital Audio Out
    1 Component

    I have a switch box that can take 4 inputs (RCA or s-video) but the TV's priority is s-video. So, if my wii is sending a feed over yellow but the s-video cable is plugged-in the TV, I get no picture only sound from the wii, once I remove the s-video cable the wii picture comes through.

    Now I have a AV Famicom, NES2 and soon a laserdisc player - all of these can at best do yellow/composite.

    how about this for a solution:
    get a vga box to connect COMPOSITE to VGA, then get splitter for VGA (so i can still use the DC VGA box)

    powered AV to VGA box then i think i need one of these Fbnc-Frca or this should be as good/simplier

    or rather this one? VGA tuner box

    this should be okay, right? passive, non-powered VGA splitter

    i am not looking to upconvert but merely use composite.
     
  2. ThetaSigma

    ThetaSigma Robust Member

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    New TVs are really annoying, they often only have 1 composite input, which is understandably a big problem.
     
  3. BasiliskFang

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  4. Eviltaco64

    Eviltaco64 or your money back

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    It'd probably be really easy for you to find a VCR with a few composite inputs on it. If you find one with composite out, then you could hook the VCR up to the TV and probably up to 2 consoles to the VCR.

    You could go all out and find a video receiver, too. You could probably find an older one with composite/s-video in for a pretty decent price now.
     
  5. APE

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    Composite to VGA will look like a mess. Just get a box to add more composite inputs that connects to the sole composite input.
     
  6. mooseblaster

    mooseblaster Bleep. Site Supporter 2012, 2014

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    You may also want to switch out the rubbish composite Wii cables for Component cables.
     
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